Feb 3, 2021 | Science & Technology
Nearly one in ten people in the world experienced severe levels of food insecurity in 2019. Meanwhile, a third of all food produced globally (around 1.3 billion tonnes) is wasted, each year. It may be thrown out by consumers and retailers or spoiled during harvesting...
Dec 21, 2020 | Business & Economics, Referee
By Madison Pascoe “Regular meal subscription services such as My Food Bag and Hello Fresh market themselves as a convenient alternative to supermarket shopping to consumers with a large focus on sustainability. But is it actually transformational change or too...
Mar 16, 2020 | Business & Economics, Science & Technology
A couple of weeks ago, the Green Party put forward a new bill surrounding organic farming in New Zealand as well as imports and exports. The bill outlines plans to get stricter on what is defined as Organic. However, there is no overarching consensus on what is...
Jan 29, 2020 | Science & Technology
New research out of the University of Otago has revealed that increasing the uptake of plant-based diets in New Zealand could have a significant impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions while simultaneously improving population health. The results showed that a...
Nov 28, 2019 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society, Science & Technology
By Gilbert Wong Gilbert Wong looks at the forces shaping the future of food and how research is contributing to what’s likely to be on our plates in 2030. Consider the following. One in ten New Zealanders is going (mostly) meat free. By some estimates, 70 percent of...
Oct 24, 2019 | Business & Economics, Referee, Science & Technology
By Grant Galbreath New Zealand needs to fall in love with plant-based foods. We’re already great at growing plants for food but it’s not plants we seem to get excited about. No self-respecting sausage-sizzle bothers with a veggie option, and eggs-bene just isn’t...
Oct 17, 2019 | Science & Technology
New Zealand has one of the highest rates of obesity in the world – but how much does advertising have to do with it? Jim Mann is calling for greater government regulations around how food is advertised, especially to children. Lachlan Balfour spoke with Mann...
Jun 20, 2019 | Science & Technology
By Anna Robuck A new study led by Kieran D. Cox and researchers at the University of Victoria in British Columbia confirms a logical but cringe-worthy conclusion: humans are consuming plastic. The researchers estimate that humans are eating about 250 pieces of...
Dec 10, 2018 | Business & Economics, Science & Technology
By Karl Zimmerer Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide and that is not good according to Karl Zimmerer. One day last March I talked with Juliana and Elisa, a mother and daughter who farmed just outside the city of Huánuco, Peru. Although they had only one acre...
Nov 14, 2018 | Business & Economics
By Marco Springmann Marco Springmann explores the benefits of implementing a tax on meat. By now you’ve probably heard that eating too much red and processed meat is bad for you. Not only is it associated with increased rates of coronary heart disease, stroke,...