Reports show invasive species have cost North America $1.26 trillion in the last 60 years, crowding out native species and damaging agriculture production. Could the solution be to harvest these pesky ...
As the world’s population grows – the UN forecasts that it will exceed 10 billion by 2100 – new ways to increase food production are being sought. This is illustrated by the rise of vertical farming ...
Subsistence farmers in countries like India battle extreme weather and financial desperation to support their families. The AI for Agriculture Innovation initiative held workshops with farmers in Indi ...
Royal Caribbean’s Icon of The Seas can hold almost 10,000 people, and that means tens of thousands of meals a day. WSJ’s Jamie Leventhal goes behind the scenes to see what happens to what doesn’t get ...
You’ve heard of plant-based burgers, vegan nuggets, and perhaps even fish-free tuna. But whole cut meat-free octopus tentacles, with ‘distinct suckers’ to boot? The reason you likely haven’t come acro ...
CAMEROON – Cameroon has secured an investment commitment of US$2.2 million from Japan to boost its coffee and cocoa sectors. This comes as part of Cameroon’s plan increase its national cocoa and co ...
The Bezos Earth Fund has announced an initial $60m investment to establish the Bezos Centers for Sustainable Protein. Announced by Bezos Earth Fund vice chair Lauren Sánchez, the investment forms pa ...
Dubai: The Dubai World Trade recorded 2.47 million visitors passing through its exhibition halls during 2023, which is a 25 per cent increase on 2022 and helped by strong attendance for the likes of G ...
Summer, to me, is all about stone fruit: dark-purple plums, peaches you can smell from three feet away. But last summer, I struggled to find peaches at the farmers’ markets in New York City. A freak d ...
According to the State of Food Waste report in West Asia during Ramadan, 30–50% of food prepared in Saudi Arabia goes to waste, alongside 25% in Qatar and 40% in the United Arab Emirates, revealing an ...
Timothy Robb peers into a microscope to reveal the underground realm of the living and dying within a fistful of soil. On the glass slide, he sees clumps of golden-brown minerals and organic matter pa ...
Processed foods are once again a hot topic. Between catastrophic externalized costs, new diet drugs, rampant price gouging and a growing wave of regulations, processed foods are attracting all the wro ...
In today’s world, women are breaking barriers in male-dominated industries. However, despite the progress made towards gender equality, women still face significant challenges. The challenges Wo ...
The growing trend for functional ingredients, new flavors and leveraging agri-food tech is driving beverage innovation in the UAE as consumers in the Middle East embrace health, well-being and sustain ...
An Emirati entrepreneur is making use of fallen date palm tree leaves by converting them into eco-friendly cutlery. Lamis Al Hashimy’s company, Palmade, manufactures cutlery from discarded date palm t ...