agriculture

The economic downturn means organic farmers are less likely to reap rewards of premium prices for their produce

Government-backed research project aims to bolster fruit's resilience to soaring summer temperatures

Report warns intensive agriculture at risk from resource scarcity, as international bodies call for end to biofuel subsidies

Oxfam warns key crops may cost up to 180 per cent more by 2030, with half the price rise blamed on climate change

WWF warns plantations are clearing critical Brazilian savannah habitats faster than in the Amazon

Mushrooms offer magic solution to dwindling phosphate supplies

Bank survey finds a third of agricultural businesses would like to deploy on-site renewable energy but lack finance to bring projects forward

UN report finds consumers in rich countries waste almost as much food as the entire net food production of sub-Saharan Africa

Scientists warn that farming practices must be adapted to a warmer world and rises in global population