Vertical farming faces several challenges. Zoning law is one of them.
US urban zoning laws need a rethink if the benefits of vertical farming are to be fully realized, writes real estate lawyer Jared Burden.
US urban zoning laws need a rethink if the benefits of vertical farming are to be fully realized, writes real estate lawyer Jared Burden.
The US government must do more to diversify food systems, support farmers, and fund research to make regen ag a climate solution.
The crisis in Ukraine has damaged an already weakened post-Covid global food system. It has also highlighted the vulnerabilities of that system’s interconnectedness, write FAIRR’s Helena Wright and Alexander Burr.
Xi said that China “should shift our focus from farmland only” and use biotechnology to “obtain calories and protein from plants, animals, and microorganisms.”
With so much of the world’s food and fertilizer — and tech prowess too — coming from Ukraine and Russia, we’re facing yet another global food crisis.
Subsidies are “driving the destruction of ecosystems and species extinction,” according to a new report from The B Team and Business For Nature.
As Michael Nash prepares to start filming Climate Refugees 2, we caught up with him and Leonardo DiCaprio’s father George to discuss his novel approach to covering the climate crisis that the DiCaprios are executive producing.
The agency will fund pilot projects to produce commodities “using farming, ranching or forestry practices that reduce emissions or sequester carbon.”
The Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture includes several entrepreneurs and experts from the world of agrifoodtech.
‘Future food’ is one of several areas outlined in a new document setting out agricultural policy objectives under the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan.
Cannabis has been removed from the country’s narcotics list, potentially paving the way for a new industry around hemp-based products and services.
The farm laws “were for the benefit of farmers, but we could not convince a section of them despite our best efforts,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Dutch government may consider farm expropriation, among other measures, in an effort to reduce nitrogen emissions.
It’s “an instrumental step in upscaling the European insect sector,” according to industry group IPIFF.
CRISPR is the best tool the EU has to achieve its ambitious agrifood sustainability goals. The bloc needs to keep that squarely in mind when regulating its use, write Rudi Ariaans and Ferdinand Los.
The new law targets diners and restaurants that leave food uneaten, as well as ‘chibo’ binge-eating challenges livestreamed on social media.
Carbon farming can “contribute significantly” to EU climate effort, the European Commission says after a two-year study into regenerative ag practices.
The US Congress has issued a report on dangerous levels of heavy metals in baby food. But these substances can’t simply be regulated away, a molecular biologist writes.
The Singapore government unveiled the fund, aimed at encouraging local agtech adoption, as part of its 2021 national budget and 10-year sustainability plan.
Cyberattacks, disinformation, and buyouts are weapons in the warchest for sovereign states that want to close the competitive gap with a rival country’s ag sector.