For the first time in three decades, COP28 dedicated a day of discussion to greenhouse gas emissions from food and agriculture, resulting in the first global declaration on reducing emissions from food production. But, researchers in the nature journal say that not enough has been agreed upon in the deal

Researchers find that substantial amounts of agricultural land and water could be saved by replacement of livestock feed with agricultural by-products. This article presents a predictive model which explores the impact of feed replacement with agricultural by-products on agricultural resource uses.

Human Rights Watch has reported that the Israeli government is starving civilians, a recognized war crime, as a military tactic. High ranking Israeli officials have publicly supported a complete blockage of humanitarian aid including food and water.

This paper adds to the literature on modelling agricultural land-use demand in 2050 given a growing global population, climate change-induced changes in yields, and projections for as-yet unrealised technological improvements. The main innovation of this study is to constrain the amount of dietary change that can be included in the model. Consequently, this model includes much more regional dietary variation than do other such projections, and much higher ASF consumption than many. The authors find that, contrary to previous studies, several regions cannot achieve food security without expanding agricultural land use. In particular, more pasture land is needed, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In a wider group of regions, producing sufficient food without increasing agricultural land use only appears possible if we assume an optimistic scenario for increasing yields

This article from Carbon Brief recaps the key food and agriculture issues discussed and negotiated at COP28 which saw voluntary commitments and negotiated texts on food and agriculture in relation to climate change. The article provides more in-depth analysis in several topics including nature finance, food systems transformations, nature-based solutions and more. 

This paper gives an overview of the prospects for algae production as a source of protein as well as other nutrients including vitamins, beta-carotene and polyunsaturated fatty acids in Europe. The authors examine algae as a source of protein, the current European protein market and challenges and opportunities for production in Europe.

This article takes an economic approach to projecting future scenarios for the global fish market and is intended to guide policy around aquaculture regulations. It presents different scenarios for aquaculture and fisheries production projections up to 2030 and highlights the potential implications for food security. The authors identify a gap in future food security literature, both within literature focused on fish and the literature more broadly, that has lacked incorporation of the impact of supply and demand due to changes in food prices, household income, and consumer preferences.