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How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming

March 6, 2026

Most shipping companies have suspended journeys through the strait of Hormuz Nima Shokri, United Nations University and Salome M. S. Shokri-Kuehni, United Nations University; Technical University of Hamburg Tehran…

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Our Lifestyles Are Making Us Sick: How Food-Is-Medicine Can Help

January 24, 2024

The concept of “Food is Medicine” (FIM) dates back to antiquity, with the writings of Hippocrates emphasizing the deep relationship between food and health. Image: Unsplash The concept of “Food…

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Farmers In India Are Using AI For Agriculture – Here’s How They Could Inspire The World

January 24, 2024

Krishna, a smallholding farmer, diligently cultivates his half-hectare plot in Telangana, India, every day. For this, he earns $120 per month—just enough to meet his family’s basic needs. But Krishna…

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Our Lifestyles Are Making Us Sick: How Food-Is-Medicine Can Help

January 24, 2024

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Farmers In India Are Using AI For Agriculture – Here’s How They Could Inspire The World

January 24, 2024

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Sustainable Urban Farming – Lighting Up Our Local Farms

March 12, 2021

A*STAR’s innovations in hybrid lighting technologies will create farming environments where vegetables can be produced sustainably and cost effectively. Indoor farming has gained traction in highly urbanised countries such as…

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The Rise And Significance Of Urban Agriculture

November 10, 2020

The term ‘agriculture’ might evoke thoughts of a rural landscape. You might think of rolling fields and farmland. What you might not think of is a sprawling urban terrain, dense…

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Food Systems Aren’t Meeting Global Needs. Consumers And Farmers Can Change It Together

October 29, 2020

Global food systems are not meeting all the needs of people and planet. Currently, more than two billion people globally are overweight or obese, more than 600 million people fall ill due to…

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How Urban Farming Tech Is Shaping The Future Of Food

September 3, 2020

As agriculture goes urban, it brings along technologies which may alter the future of food. Urban farming is the practice of agriculture — usually thought of as a rural phenomenon…

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How Can Urban Farming Feed The World?

June 16, 2020

The infusion of data, automation, and agriculture may be the solution to global food security. By the year 2050, the world’s population is projected to exceed 10 billion, around 70%…

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