A new report by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food)'s report ''The Politics of Protein: Examining claims about livestock, fish, ‘alternative proteins’ and sustainability'', reveals that fake meat is a ‘silver bullet’ technology that may not be as sustainable as its advocates claim. There is a rush...

Misleading generalizations and hype are polarizing public discussions about meat and protein. Techno-fixes like fake meat, lab meats, plant-based alternatives, precision livestock and fish-farming are being promoted but could cause more harm than good for people and the planet. It’s time to set the record straight - to shift focus...

A major new report by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) ''The Politics of Protein: Examining claims about livestock, fish, ‘alternative proteins’ and sustainability'' sheds light on misleading generalizations that dominate public discussion about meat and protein, and warns of the risks of falling for meat techno-fixes. With the climate...

The Special Report ‘’Another perfect storm?’’ of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) takes stock of the impacts of the Ukraine crisis on global food security. It identifies underlying vulnerabilities and rigidities in terms of food production patterns and import dependencies, in a context of declining...

Within the framework of the project "Development of organic peasant agriculture for economic recovery and productive reactivation in the context of COVID-19" financed by the Spanish Cooperation and the ETEA Foundation for development and cooperation, and implemented by the NGO Alter Vida, an informative meeting was held to present data...

Although the relevance of agroecological farm and management approaches for achieving sustainable development goals is widely acknowledged, a gap persists regarding their implementation. Agroecological approaches require the co-creation of knowledge and exchange at eye level between scientists, extensionists and farmers. The final of the Innovation Challenge “Advisory for Agroecology” will take...