Tackling Southeast Asia’s Protein Crisis In Southeast Asia, the Protein Challenge is aiming for nothing less than a total transformation of regional food systems. The solution? Empowering and uniting the protein system’s various and diverse actors to create change from within. Read More
Can Fungi Save our Soil? Australian start-up Loam is using fungi to help crops capture carbon in the soil—and keep it there. It could be a game-changer for farmers and the fight against climate change.
Setting the Standard for Better Rice The world’s thirstiest crop is also responsible for feeding half our planet. The Sustainable Rice Platform thinks it can make a better life for farmers and consumers alike.
The Light Fantastic New Zealand startup BioLumic is producing radically healthier and more productive crops, simply by exposing them to novel “recipes” of UV light
Ghosts of Tokyo: A Q&A with Barry Yourgrau An author brings his flair for the fantastic to old Tokyo.
An Elegy for Karachi’s Empress Market The dismantling of Karachi’s markets and informal shops isn’t just robbing the city of its soul. It threatens the survival of the very people that make it a city.
Teach a Man to Fish The livelihood of Turkey’s small-scale fishermen is under threat from many fronts—the country’s currency crisis is just the latest.