A WWF report finds that cocoa cultivation, long associated with deforestation in West Africa, is now driving a dangerous new front of forest loss in some of the world’s most critical tropical ecosystems, including Liberia and the Congo Basin. 

This study tracked GHG emissions arising from croplands and found drained peatlands (35%), rice paddies (35%) and synthetic fertilizer (23%) as the primary contributors. Four crops—rice, maize, oil palm and wheat—accounted for 67% of total emissions. 

This study claims the role of small-scale farmers in national food consumption has been underestimated, particularly in high-income nations, where small farms account for about a third of consumption. By contrast, in regions where small-scale agriculture is widely practised (eg, West Asia, North Africa and East Africa), agricultural imports originate from countries dominated by large-scale farming.

This systematic review of precision agriculture reveals that some academics make claims about PA and sustainability without presenting adequate evidence. Of 444 English-language academic publications on PA and sustainability, it found 54 papers with field-trial or modeling evidence, and most evidence exists for variable rate technologies in grain farming. 

Dietary shifts, particularly reduced animal-sourced food (ASF) consumption in high-income countries, risk stranding substantial livestock farming related assets - worth €258 billion in the EU and UK and 78% of farming fixed assets. This study estimates that ASF reductions of 9.5%, 60% and 100% could strand 18%, 50% and 77% of these assets, respectively.

Agrobiodiversity underpins sustainable, nutritious food systems but this study found moderate to high species diversity often fails to translate into dietary and nutritional diversity across 906 districts in South India. Researchers suggest that these findings indicate substantial unrealized potential to align sustainability and nutrition in agricultural strategies. 

This presentation took part on 17 February 2026 in a hybrid format, with viewers online, in-person in Wageningen, and in-person in Oxford. Following this introduction to serious games, in-person and online participants played different serious games and took part in discussions about the games.Visit the Games at TABLE Library.Learn more about serious games.

Barefood is a serious game for decision-makers and experts to explore and plan for the complex vulnerabilities within the UK food system. It can also be played by the public and students. Barefood lets you simulate what happens when chronic weaknesses, like food poverty or just-in-time logistics, meet acute shocks, such as extreme weather or cyber attacks. By taking on various stakeholder roles and making difficult choices with limited resources across simulated five-year rounds, participants identify how the food system might fail, and develop resilient strategies to prevent potential civil unrest. The game requires a minimum of 7 players, and can accommodate up to 35 players as they join one of 7 stakeholder groups. A game session can last between 2 and 4 hours.

This book describes the development of aquaculture in the world and covers: Essential concepts, approaches and uses; fish, plants and bacteria; design and monitoring of an aquaculture system and regulatory, societal and economic challenges