A large-scale model study now shows how the global food system can contribute to the fight against global heating. It identifies 23 levers, calculates their effectiveness and concludes: a decisive ...

ZURICH, August 29, 2024 – By 2050, the global population will hit 9.8 billion people. That's almost 2 billion more mouths to feed than today. The rising demand for protein-rich and resource-heavy, ...

A globalized food system has its obvious benefits staring at us from the grocery store shelves: fresh red strawberries no matter the season and flash-frozen seafood available thousands of miles from ...

As the global population surges toward 10 billion by mid-century, humanity faces a critical question: How do we feed more people without exhausting the planet that feeds us? The answer lies in the ...

The global food system—from farm to fork—is facing dramatic changes. Food production has evolved from a predominantly local effort to meet the nutritional needs of small communities to one dominated ...

A group of representatives from UC Health Centers and UC campuses gathered for a systemwide sustainable food sourcing meeting in August 2024. (Photo by Tim Galarneau). The University of California, ...

The global human population is expected to reach 10 billion by 2050, which will lead to a 20% increase in food demand that will further strain the global food system. Traditional animal agriculture is ...

A new analysis highlights three strategies — revolt, reform, and rebuild — for tackling the industrial food system’s environmental and social challenges. Advocates point to small-scale, local, and ...