Agriculture
Why plant-based protein can be good for food security, according to Singapore’s Temasek
SINGAPORE — The shift toward plant-based proteins may benefit food security, the chief sustainability officer of Singapore’s state investor said Tuesday. Steve Howard of Temasek said around 18% of calories come from livestock, but 80% of agricultural land is used for farm animals. In some markets, 80% of grain is fed to livestock, he told […]
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Why the global soil shortage threatens food, medicine and the climate
Soil can be considered black gold, and we’re running out it. The United Nations declared soil finite and predicted catastrophic loss within 60 years. “There are places that have already lost all of their topsoil,” Jo Handelsman, author of “A World Without Soil,” and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told CNBC. The impact […]
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Food price inflation rocks the Middle East’s economies, pushing up risk of social unrest
Local government officials and a Ukrainian soldier inspect a grain warehouse earlier shelled by Russian forces on May 06, 2022 near the frontlines of Kherson Oblast in Novovorontsovka, Ukraine. John Moore | Getty Images Rising prices of food and energy are reverberating through Middle Eastern and North African economies, a new S&P Global Ratings report […]
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From EV batteries to coffee: Ideas about recycling and nature are changing how firms do business
A hot cup of coffee is the perfect start to the day for millions of people around the world. But when taking that first sip, it’s easy to forget how much work goes into bringing it to the table. From the farmers cultivating and harvesting coffee plants, to milling and roasting, many crucial and labor-intensive […]
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India is better positioned to weather food inflation, says official
India is relatively better positioned to weather the global rise in food prices, the country’s chief economic advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran told CNBC’S “Street Signs Asia” on Wednesday. “It is a tricky situation … for many countries, but India is relatively better placed because of the fact that there is ample availability of food grain, […]
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India isn’t the only one banning food exports. These countries are doing the same
India has banned wheat exports as the price of grain surged this year due in part to the Russia-Ukraine war. T. Narayan | Bloomberg | Getty Images India has banned wheat exports, becoming the latest country to do so as the price of grain surged this year due in part to the Russia-Ukraine war. The […]
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India blocks all wheat exports with immediate effect
India, the world’s second-biggest wheat producer, has blocked all exports of the grain with immediate effect. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India has prohibited wheat exports with immediate effect, the government said in a notification late on Friday, as the world’s second-biggest wheat producer tries to calm local prices. Shipments of wheat are allowed […]
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It’s not just Russia – China’s also contributing to higher inflation worldwide, report says
Restrictions and tariffs imposed by China in two major commodities — fertilizer and pork — have caused prices to surge worldwide. Deng Gang | Visual China Group | Getty Images Russia is guilty of creating a food security crisis and higher energy prices through its war with Ukraine, but China has — under the radar […]
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Australia opens facility that will ‘blast’ human waste and convert it into fertilizer
A sewage treatment plant. The idea of reusing organic matter or waste in industrial processes and other initiatives is not a new one, and the last few years have seen a number of interesting projects take shape. Thomas Imo | Photothek | Getty Images An Australian plant that converts human waste into fertilizer and energy […]
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Heat wave in India threatens residents and crucial wheat harvest
Farmers harvest wheat crop on April 14, 2022 in India. The country has just endured its hottest March since records began, according to the India Meteorological Department, and the heat wave is dragging well into harvest time. Vipin Kumar | Hindustan Times | Getty Images A record-breaking heat wave in India exposing hundreds of millions […]
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