And…we’re back! Nice new infographics derived from that classic paper “Increasing homogeneity in global food supplies and the…
To celebrate Open Access week at Communications Biology, we asked the authors of some of our most accessed articles how Open…
Last year, the FAO reported that of the 6,000 different species used as food, only nine contribute 66 percent of total food…
I often find myself in a position explaining to non-professionals just how bad the state of global biodiversity really really is.
5 years ago when we published global dietary change and increasing homogeneity (https://t.co/qbeGBGnple) and we were asked 'where…
From our perches in the urban jungle – or even in the leafier parts of suburbia – we often have a tough time naming the last…
Pat ThomasGMO-based monocultures like soybean are bad news for wildlife, because they destroy habitats for a wide range of wild…
Earlier this spring, the United States became the newest member of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food…
New Changing Global Diet website explores changes in diets over the past 50 years in countries around the…
You may remember the paper Increasing homogeneity in global food supplies and the implications for food security, which we…
Five surprising ways people’s diets have changed over the past 50…
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Simran Sethi is a journalist and educator focused on food, sustainability and social change. Named the environmental “messenger…
In the July issue of Scientific American, our Graphic Science section features a data visualization on the consumption of food…
Excerpted from Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love, out now from HarperOne.
The highly polarized GM debate too often devolves into good vs. evil, or corporate vs. small and organic farmers. The barrage…
Researchers argue that, with the right practices and incentives, smallholder farmers can boost productivity and help beat…
Earlier this year, CIAT published a study in PNAS, which addresses the increasing homogeneity of global food supplies and the…
Lay off the kale, you arrogant yuppies.* The leafy green’s popularity has skyrocketed in the last few years, and as a result…
A rethink of what we grow in arid regions, supporting traditional climate smart crops like millet, which needs 3.5 times less…
Fifty years ago palm oil was virtually non-existent in the Colombian diet. Now over 25% of the fat in national food supplies…
The homogenisation of global food supplies, and therefore of agricultural fields, makes agriculture more vulnerable to major…
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El cada vez menor número de cultivos distintos en los que se basa la alimentación de la humanidad supone un…
A new study about the increasing homogeneity of global food supplies has produced, well, a gut reaction in mass media around…
Consumers in many countries have gained access to new crop commodities from globalization and international trade. Yet, the…
More of the world's population is eating the same stuff, meaning more monocultural crops at risk for disease and less gut…
En las últimas décadas las dietas que consumen las personas en todo el mundo han incrementado su parecido en una tasa media del…
You’ve probably heard that the food people eat worldwide is getting more and more homogeneous. As the Western diet spreads, we…
A new article published in PNAS warns of, Increasing homogeneity in global food supplies and the implications for food security.
Results of 50-year study suggest changing food patterns will lead to rise in obesity and global food insecurityThe world food…
Over the past half-century, a few staple foods like rice and soybeans have come to dominate people's diets all over the world.
Soybeans for everyone. Image: United Soybean BoardAs a tourist, you can track down a burger in Sub-Saharan Africa or find…