A consumer shops for apples at a market in Sao Paulo, Brazil. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker
The Apple That Never Browns Wants to Change Your Mind about Genetically Modified Foods
After years of development, protest, and regulatory red tape, the first genetically modified, non-browning apples will soon go on sale in the US. Critics and advocates of genetic engineering say that the apple could be a turning point in the nation’s highly polarizing debate over GMOs. While genetic modifications have in the past been mainly defended as a way to protect crops, the Arctic Apple would be one of the first GMOs marketed directly to consumers as more convenient
A Chocolate Candy Aims to Make the World Think about Hunger
A truffle made out of sugar, chocolate, and Nigerian tomatoes was served at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with a very specific goal in mind: to raise awareness on food waste and hunger. The Roca brothers, three Spanish chefs who are UN goodwill ambassadors, created the chocolate. They are exploring food preservation techniques that can reduce food waste and create new market opportunities for young farmers in developing regions.
Early Warning, Early Action: The Innovations Changing Food Crisis Management
There are many challenges to ending hunger and famine, but food security practitioners are developing innovative solutions that enable earlier and more evidence-based responses to food crises, and help communities build resilience to climate change and disasters. These promising innovations are revolutionizing the way we collect and analyze data, and allow people to access the information they need to make better decisions.
How an Australian Mentoring Program Is Improving Plant Biosecurity in Africa
Plant biosecurity management can be a boon to agricultural economies in sub-Saharan Africa, and Australia has a wealth of expertise to share. That’s the logic behind a mentoring program that helps the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research transfer skills in designing, delivering, and managing plant biosecurity to agricultural institutions in African countries—measures to safeguard plants from pests and diseases.