This book explores the potential of biofertilizers as a natural and eco-friendly alternative for promoting sustainable soil fertility management among smallholder farmers in Africa. It highlights current research trends on biofertilizers that can be adopted by resource-poor farmers, equipping stakeholders with knowledge to unlock relevant sustainable farming practices.

A new report from the Nature Friendly Farming Network in the UK argues that an ambitious transition to nature-friendly farming is correct way forward for farm businesses as well as for people and planet. It sets out how emphasising soil health, water management and nature on farms will help farmers navigate the growing economic and environmental pressures they face. 

IPES-Food’s latest report explores how geopolitical tensions, trade disruptions, aid cuts, and climate shocks are driving food price volatility and reshaping global food security – and offers recommendations for more resilient, self-reliant food systems.

This article claims that the beef and dairy sector of upper-middle countries demonstrate that it is possible to achieve net reductions in GHG emissions without reducing the production of animal source foods by increasing productivity and reducing herd sizes. However, in low-income countries, production growth is still driven by increases in animal numbers. The article argues that increasing productivity and reducing herd sizes across the world is required to meet the sector's climate targets. 

Drawing on 51 interviews with founders, engineers, product designers, dairy experts/advisors, board members/investors and farmers, the study examines a range of digital tools, including animal health and behaviour monitoring sensors, pasture measurement systems, herd management applications and decision-support applications. It shows how design logics and commercial models can misalign technologies with ecological and organisational realities.

This review found that in 500 studies, 78 (15.6%) reported industry involvement. Studies with industry ties were 16 times more likely to report favourable conclusions regarding meat consumption. 

This article argues that scientist, policymakers and NGOs have a carbon tunnel vision on addressing meat - a disproportionate focus on reducing emissions. The authors claim this tends to oversimplify the meat issue, ignoring regional variations, mitigation potential, and ecological and nutritional contexts. It concludes that hyperbolic narratives, and misguided policies risk compromising the reform of existing meat industries. 

This research found that discretionary foods that include sweets, biscuits and desserts accounted for 22% of spending and contributed up to 17–32% of environmental impacts. Reducing discretionary food consumption could yield notable environmental benefits and allow reallocation of expenditure towards more nutritious foods.

Soil organic carbon stock is a key component impacting agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. However, a standardized methodology for integrating SOC stock changes into agricultural life cycle analyses is still debated. This study integrated SOC stock balance into LCA of the carbon footprint of milk production at farm level based on data from a research dairy farm in Helsinki, raising the carbon footprint by 41%.