Climate

Efficient regulation in water markets is vital to deal with growing pressure on global water resources, says a new report.

The paper says private companies concentrate too much on short-term profit margins, and that more research has to be carried out with public funding.

By using microbes to improve crop resilience, the company hopes to drive sustainable yield improvements.

The amount of meat people eat would be reduced, but crop production for human consumption would take up the slack, the study suggests.

Rabobank says in Brazil, wet weather has made production more difficult, tightening global supplies.

The head of Coller Capital argues investors should see factory farming as a risk like any other.

Irrigated crop acreage in the US could decline as soon as 2020.

The private and public-funded initiatives will tackle soil quality and help smallholder farmers in developing countries arm themselves against the challenges of climate change.

And can the alternative fertiliser technology make a comeback on the investor agenda?

Techniwood, a construction company, says it uses ethically sourced timber from forests that leave a relatively low carbon footprint in its products.