Jun 10 Watch Using ‘Nature as an Asset’ to Balance Costa Rica’s Farming With Preservation Using 'Nature as an Asset' to Balance Costa Rica's Farming With Preservation… Continue watching
Jun 10 In Costa Rica, Farmers Start to See Value of Biodiversity By Larisa Epatko In Costa Rica, birds, bats and bees serve vital roles in controlling pests and pollinating crops. Now, researchers are measuring the contributions of these critters to encourage farmers to move away from the single-crop model and toward biodiversity. Continue reading
Jun 10 Costa Rica’s Biodiversity By Larisa Epatko Farmers in Costa Rica are encouraged to set aside part of their land from production to help maintain biodiversity and prevent deforestation. Continue reading
Dec 17 Food for 9 Billion: Four Steps Toward a Climate-Friendly Diet In the next installment of the "Food for 9 Billion" series airing Monday on American Public Media's "Marketplace", Jon Miller of Homelands Productions visits Baltimore to explore how food producers are dealing with climate change and… Continue reading
Dec 17 Making an Environmentally Friendly Meal By Larisa Epatko Some Baltimore-based researchers and chefs are looking into how people's diets can be more environmentally friendly. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch Food for 9 Billion: Satisfying China’s Growing Demand for Meat As China's Diet Grows, So Do Concerns Over Safety, Sustainability… Continue watching
Nov 13 China’s New Leaders Face Growing Concerns From Chinese Eaters As the country strains to meet its growing food needs, Chinese consumers insist that the government not cut corners. Continue reading
Sep 26 As Supermarkets Spread in Africa, Some Farmers Find It Hard to Compete In the next installment of the "Food for 9 Billion" series, Gretchen Wilson of Homelands Productions visits the mountain kingdom of Lesotho and Zambia where some farmers are finding it hard to compete with large farms… Continue reading
Sep 26 Zambia’s Food Market Competition By Larisa Epatko Supermarkets are spreading in African countries like Zambia, which provides more outlets for consumers and growers, but also creates competition for some small farmers. Continue reading
Aug 27 Spilt, Spoiled, Lost and Tossed: Exploring Two Worlds of Food Waste Workers at La Laiterie du Berger in Senegal weigh and filter milk before transforming it into yogurt. The company collects milk from isolated herders who have no other way to get it to consumers. Photo by Jori Lewis for… Continue reading