This paper models the resource use of solar-powered single-cell protein (SCP) production and finds that SCP can produce 10 times more protein and double the calories per unit of land, compared to conventional crop production. SCP is any form of edible biomass from microbes such as algae, fungi or bacteria.

These three reports from the think-tank the Good Food Institute set out the global market landscape for three forms of alternative protein: cultivated, plant-based and fermented. The reports discuss retail trends, investments, science and technology developments, and government regulations.

This paper argues that novel foods such as microalgae, mycoprotein, molluscs and mealworm can be important sources of nutrition that are resilient to disturbances such as climate change, trade restrictions and disease.

This report from the World Resources Institute discusses how agriculture in Denmark can become carbon neutral, in line with the net zero commitments made by many Danish agricultural organisations. It stresses the need to continuously improve agricultural technologies by supporting cooperation between researchers, farmers and businesses.

Public engagement ahead of the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit has so far produced over 1,200 ideas for transforming the food system. Ideas were put forward by farmer and producer groups, indigenous communities, civil society, academics, the private sector and UN Member States. Further ideas can be submitted until 1 May 2021.

In this article for the Institute of Food Technologists, Liz Specht of the Good Food Institute explores the role that microbial fermentation can play in the alternative protein sector. Specht groups microbial fermentation techniques into three classes: traditional fermentation such as cheese and yoghurt; biomass fermentation such as Quorn and tempeh; and precision fermentation for producing specific molecules, e.g. the heme protein used by Impossible Foods.

This book, aimed at first year undergraduate students, defines agroecology and the agricultural practices associated with it.

This book gives an overview of the phytomicrobiome - that is, the microbes that live in and around plants - and how it affects agricultural productivity. It is aimed at students, policymakers and researchers of plant biology.

This paper describes a method for irrigating agricultural soils in areas that are prone to drought or do not have access to water supplies. The system is based on a “super moisture absorbent gel” (SMAG), which absorbs moisture from the atmosphere and then releases it to the crops when heated by the sun.