Boosting Photosynthesis to Feed the World
Researchers from around the globe have creative ideas about how to re-engineer photosynthesis to meet the food demands of the future.
Food Shortage
Obesity Linked to False Perception of Food Scarcity
New research from Finland finds people with a high BMI take longer to notice hidden food items.
Ten Hearty Orphan Crops
More about the different kinds of orphan crops that grow all over the world.
Rethinking the Sandwich: The Globalization of Wheat Rust
Ignored orphan crops from the developing world may be the White Knight that rescues the Green Revolution from the Red Queen.
Matches for Gasoline: A View From Haiti’s Food Riots
Haiti has been an early casualty of the latest global food crisis. Here, the Associated Press correspondent in Port-au-Prince provides a first-person report from the front lines.