Consistent, dependable access to sufficient quantities of nutritious food—a concept known as food security—has become a critical issue of our time. Scarcity and inflation are spiking food prices, ...

Nearly 13% of Australians are exposed to food insecurity, with rural, regional and remote areas disproportionately affected. New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has uncovered that while ...

People need reliable access to sufficient, nutritious and affordable food to maintain their health and well-being. However, natural and socio-economic disruptions can jeopardize the security of food ...

Microbiological processes are vitally important to almost all stages of the food production process. It has been recognized that enhancing microbiological processes can have a beneficial impact on ...

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has stressed the need for an investment in climate-smart agriculture such as drought-tolerant seed, efficient irrigation, and soil-water analytics at the ...

Urban agriculture encompasses a range of practices—from community gardens and rooftop greenhouses to vertical farms and indoor hydroponic systems—that integrate food production into densely populated ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today launched ‘Atoms4Food’, a new flagship initiative to help boost food security ...

Water scarcity is one of the most pressing development challenges of our time. Today, 2.4 billion people live in water-stressed countries. Many are smallholder farmers who already struggle to meet ...