Food and agriculture

News articles classified as Food and agriculture

Stanford Report —

Star chef Mingoo Kang visits the Farm

Stanford community members gathered at the O’Donohue Family Educational Farm to taste the work of Mingoo Kang, who is reimagining Korean cuisine for health and sustainability.

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability —

Tradeoffs in aquaculture

Marine aquaculture has promise for supporting food security, but its growth can come at a cost to small fisheries. A new paper explores policies that promote positive outcomes for both sectors.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Harnessing farming’s human capital

Shiro Wachira envisions a new form of agricultural education that could empower Africa’s rural communities to see farming not as an unchanging method of survival but as a dynamic entrepreneurial activity.

Farming for food and biodiversity

Diversified farming is an important complement to forest protections for reversing tropical biodiversity declines.

Stanford Center on Food Security and the Environment —

Solutions for childhood stunting

Adding minerals to farmland soil could help prevent a condition with long-lasting harmful consequences for children in the developing world.

Can alternative meat compete?

The analysis compares innovations and policies related to plant-based and lab-grown alternatives to animal meat and dairy in the U.S. and European Union. Its findings could help ensure legislation levels the food industry playing field.

Stanford Law School —

Climate-smart agriculture needs better data

A new report emphasizes the need for precise, practical protocols for measuring the climate benefits associated with agricultural practices.