Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Farming
Tim Marshall on why blocking the Strait of Hormuz makes food more expensive
When the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted, the shock travels from Gulf shipping lanes to European farms – and then to supermarket shelves
People eat six times as much chicken than 65 years ago, UN report finds
Average global meat supply rose from 25 kilograms per person in 1961 to 47 kilograms by 2022
The promise of self-fertilising crops
Self-fertilising crops offer new hope for food security around the world
Why lab-grown protein might transform farming as we know it
Cultivated meat is emerging as a potential solution to climate pressures, factory farming and global hunger
Geo explainer: What is potash – and why does the world want it?
Discover more about potash: the mighty group of minerals and chemicals supporting food production across the planet
M&S aim to stop cows farting
British high street chain, M&S, aims to reduce the methane produced from farting and burping cows by changing their diet.
British government proposes new badger cull to combat bovine TB
In a move that’s likely to stir strong emotions the British government has proposed a cull of badgers in order to combat bovine TB.
India’s farmers are marching on Delhi
Thousands of Indian farmers are marching on Delhi demanding that the central government stick to promises they made three years ago.
Climate change dries up Iran’s saffron harvest
Drought and rising temperatures are drying up Iran's valuable saffron harvests and causing world prices to rise dramatically.
Myanmar becomes the world’s biggest producer of opium
Conflict and a lack of economic opportunities leads to Myanmar becoming the worlds largest producer of opium.
Farming seaweed in UK waters for a sustainable future
A growing industry is taking sustainable seaweed farming to new depths on a Pembrokeshire farm, using innovative techniques
Podcast: The cashmere crisis
Super-soft cashmere may be beloved for use in fine clothes but, despite being a natural fibre, it's undergoing a sustainability crisis
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