ViewsWeek Views from around the world
Crops are interesting for investors because if the price of food is low and the price of energy is high, you can then use the crops for energy. But these types of crops are not nutrient-dense, so it’s not great in terms of food security.
June, 2021
May, 2020
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3 May
Why Pakistan Cannot Produce Enough Vegetables?
Yields of vegetables produced in Pakistan are low which is due to infestation with diseases, low plant density, weed infestation and poor water quality. By adopting suitable seeds and cultivating methods yields could be extended considerably.
April, 2020
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3 April
How COVID-19 Threatens Seasonal Farmworkers and American Food Supply
Eventually, consumers could begin to see the impact of any labor shortages in the form of higher prices or shortages of products ranging from strawberries and lettuce to meat and dairy.
August, 2019
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9 August
Land Clearing and Farming Contribute a Third of the World’s Greenhouse Gases
Given the mounting impacts of climate change on food security and land condition, there is no time to lose.
July, 2019
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9 July
Eight Ways to Halt a Global Food Crisis
If we are to avoid a global food crises, we need to re-imagine where our food comes from and move, at least in part, towards more seasonal diets with a lower use of land and a serious reduction in global trade – especially for fruits, vegetables, and protein.
June, 2019
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15 June
Saving Water in Pakistan and India by Feeding Thirsty Crops with Drops
How India and Pakistan can reduce wastage of water in the age of climate change and water scarcity. The two countries can conserve water and increase productivity which can lessen stress on their shared and contested water resources.
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8 June
Land Grabbing and Its Implications for Sudan – Views from a Scholar
The Nile basin is rich in natural tangible and intangible resources, which are witnessing massive processes of grabbing in the recent decades. Most of the land was allocated to companies from mainly Middle Eastern states – including Qatar, Egypt, Lebanon, Kuwait, Saudia Arabia, the UAE and Syria – acquiring huge areas of land to produce food crops, animal feed such as alfalfa, and biofuels.
May, 2019
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31 May
How Soybeans Became China’s Most Powerful Weapon in Trump’s Trade War
China has reportedly halted all purchases of US soybeans. Here's why that's going to be very painful for American farmers.
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30 May
Urban Agriculture Should be Taken Seriously
In the Philippines, urban agriculture is slowly gaining ground but still has a minuscule contribution to overall crop production.
January, 2018
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22 January
Scientists Breeding Super-nutritious Crops to Help Solve Global Hunger
Biofortification is a partial solution global hunger, which must go hand in hand with efforts to reduce poverty, food insecurity, disease, poor sanitation, social and gender inequality.
