Food for 9 Billion

Exploring the challenge of keeping ourselves fed
at a time of rapid social and environmental change.

Taking the climate fight to the table

Low-emissions cooking aims to slow global warming one plate at a time.
China strains to satisfy growing demand for meat

China’s growing appetite for meat and dairy is driving big changes in everything from farming to food safety.
Greece's diet crisis

As Greeks abandon their traditional foods, obesity rates soar.

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Jan 18, 2012
Map: World food statistics
Compare countries by more than a dozen indicators, from population growth and malnutrition to available land and water.
Darcy A. Dyll
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- Food for 9 Billion
- Environment
- Health and Welfare
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Dec 30, 2011
Egypt: Growing pains
More than a million Egyptian farmers have quit the land in the last 20 years, reshaping the country’s physical and political landscape.
Sandy Tolan
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- Food for 9 Billion
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Nov 29, 2011
Egypt: Food for a revolution
Egyptians used to grow nearly all their food. Today, the country relies on imports. To many economists, this makes sense. The people on the street aren’t convinced.
Sandy Tolan

Charlotte Buchen
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- Food for 9 Billion
- Environment
- Health and Welfare
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Nov 14, 2011
The complexities of famine
Somalia and Ethiopia have just been through the worst drought in decades. So why are tens of thousands of people dying on one side of the border and hardly any on the other?
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- Food for 9 Billion
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Nov 13, 2011
The scientific challenge
Nearly every prescription for feeding the world says we need to invest more money in science. What's that money going to get us?
Jon Miller
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- Food for 9 Billion
- Environment
- Health and Welfare
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Jan 15, 2013
Exhibition shows how what we eat connects us to the world
A show at New York's American Museum of Natural History looks at how our food system got to be the way it is and considers where it might be headed.
Jon Miller
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Dec 17, 2012
Can’t stand the heat? Get into the kitchen
Our food system is a major producer of greenhouse gas. Changing the way we eat can make a difference.
Roni Neff
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Nov 27, 2012
Are we ready for post-modern farming?
Twentieth-century agriculture was built on cheap oil. Maybe it’s time for an information-age rethink.
Jon Miller
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