NFU warns government that the country cannot import its way to food security
Climate change blamed for difficulties facing world’s biggest consumers
National Farmers’ Union seeks extra support for growers after England suffers wettest 18 months since 1836
In the wake of large protests in the country, many are calling for an early vote
The continent is a big net importer of food but optimists say better seed varieties and greater use of fertilisers are potentially transformational
Party spearheads legislation as one lawmaker vows not to ‘eat bugs with Bill Gates’
Government restrictions come after farmers raise concerns over domestic food security
Katrín Jakobsdóttir tells the FT the island nation needs food security in a hostile world
Brussels has long resisted pressure to levy import duties on food from Russia and Belarus
Ransacking of warehouses and deadly stampede at grain sale spark fears of breakdown in law and order
Ukraine president says protest ‘increases the threat to the supply of weapons to our warriors’
UK development minister says 3mn people face acute food shortage because of drought and civil war
Report estimates one-third rise in commodity prices by 2050 would be compensated by health and nature savings
Food deserts blight some of America’s poorest communities. We meet the campaigners fighting back. Plus: Italy’s wine woes; women in agri-business; low-meat Denmark; VCs bet on regenerative farming; improving Africa’s crops; to plough or not to plough?
Improved varieties of crops such as teff and cassava could alleviate hunger on the continent
The FT's Eleanor Olcott explains why Beijing is diversifying its sources of imported goods to protect the inflow of staples such as corn, soybeans and rice
Food agency says animal protein needed to address hunger and nutrient deficiencies in developing nations
Reducing waste and cutting meat consumption are among the main challenges to address
Also in today’s newsletter, a clash between rich and developing countries over global tax reform
The mining group plans to invest $9bn in a Yorkshire mine that will produce a fertiliser mineral for which there is currently little demand
Lender predicts prices of sugar, coffee, corn and soyabeans will weaken as production increases
Also in this newsletter: the EU’s dirty ‘carbon bombs’ hiding under its green facade
Political will confronts geographical reality as Beijing tries to rely less on foreign farmers
Pomologists know how to grow the perfect fruit. But as the world gets hotter, can they save it from extinction?
Report blames biggest companies for profiteering while consumers suffer worst bout of inflation for a generation
