Food & Agriculture Stories
How do we feed a growing and more affluent population without the environmental collateral damage? The Anthropocene’s coverage of food and agriculture digs deep into innovations in farming, aquaculture, filling the global protein gap, reducing the carbon footprint of supply chains, and more.
To have an impact, plant-based meats must replace animal-based ones. They’re hardly making dent.
A new study showed that increased demand for plant-based meat only drove a 1.2% decline in ground beef production—which amounts to a 0.15% decline in US cattle production.
Researchers repurpose a medical tool to expose seafood fraud
A cancer-detecting device can be used to identify fish species in just 15 seconds
A 15-year snapshot of US diets reveals a gradual shift away from beef
US citizens are eating less animal-based products—and that's driven a 35% decrease in dietary carbon emissions over 15 years.
Saltwater Aquaculture Moves Inland
Improved technology could give fish farms a sustainable foothold far from the ocean
Butter Is Toast
Margarine has a significantly lower environmental impact than butter in four important areas: global warming potential (i.e., carbon footprint), eutrophication potential, acidification potential, and land impact
Food apps have untapped potential to nudge people toward greener diets
An extensive new study tested a different nudges and found a few simple, cheap ones that reduced a meal's carbon footprint by up to 76%.
What are the world’s 35 biggest meat and dairy companies doing to mitigate climate change?
Drawing on a vast dataset called OpenSecrets, researchers found that the amount that companies spent on lobbying against climate action
generally tracked with the intensity of their emissions
If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em.
A photo essay on the rise of edible packaging
Enhanced Rock Weathering
A geological process with a billion-year track record might boost crop yields and could lock up as much carbon as planting a trillion trees.
A vicious cycle of cows, disease, and climate change
Livestock welfare will be key in helping us reign in emissions
