Increasing global CO2 levels threaten human nutrition: Study

By Nathan Gray

09-May-2014 Last updated on 18-Mar-2017 at 15:28 GMT

Rising levels of carbon dioxide will mean that some grains and legumes will become significantly less nutritious than they are today, according to new international research.

FAO outlook: Climate and politics impact to food markets but 2014 stocks remain adequate

09-May-2014

By Nathan Gray

Challenging weather conditions in various countries, coupled with continuing political tensions in the Black Sea region have made food markets more volatile, according to the FAO's first major forecast for 2014.

Stain on your coffee cup, and conscience? Study slams ‘unsustainable’ production

01-May-2014

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Modern 'intensive' coffee production is unsustainable and risks destroying soil within a couple of decades, rendering it useless, US researchers claim.

Food production must take climate change potential in to account, warns FAO chief

25-Apr-2014

By Nathan Gray

Countries all over the world must step up and increase efforts to shift food production systems to more sustainable methods that can mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation director-general.