From hunting and gathering to GMOs and ultra-processed foods, this expansive tour of human history rewrites the story of our species – and points the way to a better future. The history of Homo sapiens is usually told as a story of technology or economics. But there is a more fundamental driver: food. How we […]

The transformation of food chains towards sustainability in food consumption and food security is a global issue, connected with the global challenges of poverty reduction, employment and urbanization. Combating malnutrition-undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies-as well as overweight and obesity is an increasing problem. The main topics to be examined are the following: Ensuring sustainable food production […]

Norman Borlaug was the only person during the twentieth century who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for work in agriculture and food. There is no Nobel Food Prize, so the Nobel Committee chose Dr. Borlaug as the 1970 recipient of the Peace Prize based on his dramatic scientific breakthroughs and wheat production technology that […]