By the middle of the century, three-quarters of Ukrainian croplands—a critical source of the world’s grain and oilseeds—will experience water shortages due to the combination of climate change and infrastructural damage caused by the Russian invasion, according to new research from an international research team led by Carnegie Science’s Lorenzo Rosa and including members of the World Bank’s Global Water Practice unit. However, there’s hope.

While collectively the EU continues to be among the largest cereal producers in the world—just behind global superpowers like China and the United States—the impact of climate change is becoming increasingly felt by European arable farmers. As we hear from farmers working in arable farming, higher temperatures, less water, new pests, or new cropping models have radically changed the traditional farming/agronomic conditions in recent years. This new model requires new solutions in the short term to be successful. In this context, post-patent plant protection products (PPPs) play a crucial role. 

A new report from The Food Foundation has revealed the truth behind alternative proteins marketing campaigns, with in-depth analysis of 68 different plant-based protein alternatives. The meat alternatives were examined for their nutritional, environmental, and price credentials and then compared to both meat and each other. The study found that all plant-based meat categories come with significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions and water footprints compared to meat, while also containing fewer calories, lower levels of saturated fat and higher levels of fiber on average.

To achieve sustainable rice production and food security in the region, farmers in six Asian countries have used nuclear derived climate-smart agricultural practices and significantly increased their rice yields, with the help of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).