Plantations are no replacement for biodiverse forests that have evolved over thousands of yearsPeople need trees. A world without ilex, cinnamon and rosewood trees, a world devoid of magnolias, hornbeams and maples would be much the poorer. We rely on …
The millionaire rewilding the countryside, one farm at a time
Julia Davies, lawyer turned activist, is helping wildlife groups to buy up land – and fight back against Britain’s biodiversity crisisJulia Davies had one only goal in mind when she sold her share of the outdoor equipment company Osprey Europe a few ye…
気候危機を生き延びるためのフードテック：SZ Newsletter VOL.98［FOOD］
垂直農法（ヴァーティカルファーム）や培養肉は「後期資本主義のための巨大なランチボックス」と揶揄されいまは富裕層や高級レストラン向けの一皿だけれど、先の国連IPCC報告書でも指摘される気候変動やメタンの削減目標に対応するためには有望なフードテックであることに変わりはない。ビル・ゲイツの新著『地球の未来のため僕が決断したこと』もひも解きながら今週のSZメンバーシップのテーマ「FOOD」の未来を考える編集長からのニュースレター。
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Desertification is turning the Earth barren – but a solution is still within reach | David R Montgomery
The expansion of drylands is leaving entire countries facing famine. It’s time to change the way we think about agricultureDavid R Montgomery is professor of geomorphology at the University of Washington, and author of Dirt: The Erosion of Civilization…
Brexit: food and drink exports to EU suffer ‘disastrous’ decline
First-half sales fall £2bn, says industry body, as barriers are compounded by staff shortagesExports of food and drink to the EU have suffered a “disastrous” decline in the first half of the year because of Brexit trade barriers, with sales of beef and…
垂直農法は世界を食べさせることができるか？：農業ヴェンチャーInfarmの挑戦（後篇）
瑞々しいレタスに香り高いバジル。いまや垂直農法は自動化や機械学習によって作物の糖度、酸性度、ビタミン、毒性、抗酸化物質を測定し、風味豊かな植物や新しい味を生み出そうとしている。従来の農法に比べわずかな土地や水しか使わない一方、地球上の食糧自給の解決策としてもビジネスとしても、まだまだ機能していない。真の自給自足へと挑戦を続ける農業ヴェンチャーの挑戦を追う後篇。
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垂直農法は世界を食べさせることができるか？：農業ヴェンチャーInfarmの挑戦（前篇）
スーパーマーケットの店内で栄養豊富な水とLEDの光に照らされてトレイに並ぶ新鮮な葉物野菜やハーブを選んで購入する──成長を見せる垂直農法を牽引するのがベルリン発の農業ヴェンチャーInfarm（インファーム）だ。従来の農業に比べて圧倒的に省資源で二酸化炭素排出量が少ない垂直農法は、果たして富裕層向けの付け合わせサラダから、大衆向けの持続可能な作物へと移行することは可能だろうか？
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‘It’s a miracle crop’: the pioneers pushing the powers of seaweed
Kelp can clean New York’s polluted waters, tackle climate change and is sustainable – but growers need a law change firstMotoring out of Montauk Harbor aboard a research vessel, Sean Barrett waves hello to a commercial fishing boat, yelling “What up, J…
Meat wars: why Biden wants to break up the powerful US beef industry
As the pandemic drives calls for a radical overhaul of the food system, can the president take on the meat giants?Both the planet and US politics have heated up in tandem over recent decades, but few sectors have stewed in controversy quite like Americ…
‘How is it sustainable if only 1% can afford your food?’: the man on a quest to change farming
Chris Newman, founder of Virginia-based Sylvanaqua Farms, on why feeding people needs to be at the heart of sustainable farmingChris Newman, 38, and his wife, Annie, 35, always planned to retire with a farm. But after a health scare in 2013, the couple…