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What Really Drives the Price of Milk? | FoodUnfolded AudioArticle

More milk, fewer farmers and a sinking demand: So why has the price of milk been falling? And, why are we still producing more milk each year? Article by Katharina Kropshofer Read by Cait Mack Graphics by Eloise Adler Sound Design by Jane Alice Liu Read the full article "Milk Production: What Really Drives The Price of Milk?" Listen to FoodUnfolded AudioArticles on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you download your favourite podcasts. ... Find FoodUnfolded on: Youtube: www.youtube.com/@foodunfolded Instagram: @food.unfolded Website: www.foodunfolded.com Our Print Magazine: www.foodunfolded.com/shop Spotify: FoodUnfolded Podcast ... Reconnect to the origins and future of your food. FoodUnfolded is powered by EIT Food, an extended body of the EU. This project is co-funded by the European Union.

The Environmental Impacts of Greenhouse Agriculture in Almería, Spain | FoodUnfolded AudioArticle

If you look at a satellite image of Spain, you will observe a white dot in the South East of the peninsula often referred to as the ‘Orchard of Europe’. The plastic greenhouses making up that white dot supply many European supermarkets with their affordable produce. But how sustainable is this high-yield agricultural system? Article by Inés Oort Alonso Read by Inés Oort Alonso Graphics by Eloise Adler Sound Design by Jane Alice Liu Read the full article "The Environmental Impacts of Greenhouse Agriculture in Almería, Spain" Listen to FoodUnfolded AudioArticles on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you download your favourite podcasts. ... Find FoodUnfolded on: Youtube: www.youtube.com/@foodunfolded Instagram: @food.unfolded Website: www.foodunfolded.com Our Print Magazine: www.foodunfolded.com/shop Spotify: FoodUnfolded Podcast ... Reconnect to the origins and future of your food. FoodUnfolded is powered by EIT Food, an extended body of the EU. This project is co-funded by the European Union.

Hand Pollination: Lessons From Sichuan | FoodUnfolded AudioArticle

Bees and other pollinators play an invaluable role on our planet – from being an integral part of land-based ecosystems to sustaining human agricultural systems through pollination. But how does agriculture fare when these little miracle workers disappear from a landscape? Read on to learn why farmers in China’s Sichuan Province have resorted to pollinating their orchards by hand, why can't plants pollinate themselves and what drove this unusual practice. Article by Molly Melvin Read by Inés Oort Alonso Graphics by Eloise Adler Sound Design by Jane Alice Liu Read the full article "Pollinating Orchards By Hand: Lessons From Sichuan, China" Listen to FoodUnfolded AudioArticles on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you download your favourite podcasts. ... Find FoodUnfolded on: Youtube: www.youtube.com/@foodunfolded Instagram: @food.unfolded Website: www.foodunfolded.com Our Print Magazine: www.foodunfolded.com/shop Spotify: FoodUnfolded Podcast ... Reconnect to the origins and future of your food. FoodUnfolded is powered by EIT Food, an extended body of the EU. This project is co-funded by the European Union.

Does Fairtrade Really Work? | FoodUnfolded AudioArticle

The Fairtrade certification system was created to support and empower marginalised small-scale producers and workers in low-income regions of the world. Fairtrade enables farmers and workers to tackle poverty and improve their own financial sustainability, by creating a trade model with fairer prices and working conditions. But to what degree does it work in practice? How does Fairtrade overcome limitations of its system for greater impact? Article by Jane Alice Liu Read by Jane Alice Liu Graphics by Eloise Adler Sound Design by Jane Alice Liu Read the full article Does Fairtrade Really Work? Listen to FoodUnfolded AudioArticles on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you download your favourite podcasts. ... Find FoodUnfolded on: Youtube: www.youtube.com/@foodunfolded Instagram: @food.unfolded Website: www.foodunfolded.com Our Print Magazine: www.foodunfolded.com/shop Spotify: FoodUnfolded Podcast ... Reconnect to the origins and future of your food. FoodUnfolded is powered by EIT Food, an extended body of the EU. This project is co-funded by the European Union.

Is Sugar The New Tobacco? | FoodUnfolded AudioArticle

Understanding the impacts of sugar on our health is not an easy task. Food science is complicated and imperfect, but some level of confusion has been added in by sugar industry stakeholders, who have spent millions over the past few decades to support studies that would produce desirable results for their industry. That’s why a little historical journey will help us spot conflicts of interest and put current findings in perspective. Article by Silvia Lazzaris Read by Silvia Lazzaris Graphics by Eloise Adler Sound Design by Jane Alice Liu Read the full article: Is Sugar The New Tobacco? Listen to FoodUnfolded AudioArticles on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you download your favourite podcasts. ... Find FoodUnfolded on: Youtube: www.youtube.com/@foodunfolded Instagram: @food.unfolded Website: www.foodunfolded.com Our Print Magazine: www.foodunfolded.com/shop Spotify: FoodUnfolded Podcast ... Reconnect to the origins and future of your food. FoodUnfolded is powered by EIT Food, an extended body of the EU. This project is co-funded by the European Union.

Phosphorus: How It Impacts Food Security | FoodUnfolded AudioArticle

Have you heard of phosphorus? It’s a naturally abundant mineral, essential for the growth of plants. Although it naturally replenishes, the slow regeneration cycle of phosphorus reserves has led to concerns over improper management and unsustainable extraction. Listen on to learn how this might impact future food systems. Article by Madhura Rao Read by Madhura Rao Graphics by Eloise Adler Sound Design by Jane Alice Liu Read the full article: Phosphorus | How It Impacts Food Security Listen to FoodUnfolded AudioArticles on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you download your favourite podcasts. ... Find FoodUnfolded on: Youtube: www.youtube.com/@foodunfolded Instagram: @food.unfolded Website: www.foodunfolded.com Our Print Magazine: www.foodunfolded.com/shop Spotify: FoodUnfolded Podcast ... Reconnect to the origins and future of your food. FoodUnfolded is powered by EIT Food, an extended body of the EU. This project is co-funded by the European Union.

Is Soy Bad For The Environment? | FoodUnfolded AudioArticle

Is soy bad for the environment? Produced on a colossal international scale, soy has a huge environmental impact – but probably not for the reasons you think. Listen to discover the hidden driving force behind soy-related deforestation, and why eating plant-based alternatives like soy is still better for the planet. Stream our AudioArticle: Is Soy Bad for the Environment? Article by Molly Melvin Read by Inés Oort Alonso Graphics by Eloise Adler Sound Design by Jane Alice Liu Read the full article: Is Soy Bad For The Environment? Listen to FoodUnfolded AudioArticles on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you download your favourite podcasts. ... Timestamps ... Find FoodUnfolded on: Youtube: www.youtube.com/@foodunfolded Instagram: @food.unfolded Website: www.foodunfolded.com Our Print Magazine: www.foodunfolded.com/shop Spotify: FoodUnfolded Podcast ... Reconnect to the origins and future of your food. FoodUnfolded is powered by EIT Food, an extended body of the EU. This project is co-funded by the European Union.

Vanilla Beans: The Cost of Production | FoodUnfolded AudioArticle

You would never know when looking at it, but vanilla happens to be one of the most volatile spices on the global market. On the whole, natural vanilla bean extract makes up only 1% of the vanilla flavour on the global market with the majority of vanilla flavouring coming from synthetically-produced vanillin. Some 1,700 to 1,800 tonnes of demand for natural vanilla is projected for 2020. Around 65% of that will come from the Northeastern region of Madagascar, where the rise and fall of vanilla’s price takes a very real toll on the fates and fortunes of the local community. Listen to our AudioArticle on Vanilla Beans: The Cost of Production. Article by Samanta Oon Read by Aran Shaunak Graphics by Eloise Adler Sound Design by Jane Alice Liu Read the full article: Vanilla Beans | The Cost of Production Listen to FoodUnfolded AudioArticles on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you download your favourite podcasts. ... Find FoodUnfolded on: Youtube: www.youtube.com/@foodunfolded Instagram: @food.unfolded Website: www.foodunfolded.com Our Print Magazine: www.foodunfolded.com/shop Spotify: FoodUnfolded Podcast ... Reconnect to the origins and future of your food. FoodUnfolded is powered by EIT Food, an extended body of the EU. This project is co-funded by the European Union.

Is Organic Food Really Better? | FoodUnfolded AudioArticle

The organic food market is currently worth $168 billion and has more than doubled in the past decade. Despite being the fastest growing food sector in most European and North American countries, organic agriculture still only contributes to between 1 and 8% of total food sales in the regions. The European Union has now established that by 2030, a quarter of all European food production must be organic, and more and more consumers recognise the organic label. But is organic really where we should be focussing for the future of food production? Article by Silvia Lazzaris Read by Eloise Adler Graphics by Eloise Adler Sound Design by Jane Alice Liu Read the full article at Is Organic Food Really Better? Listen to FoodUnfolded AudioArticles on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you download your favourite podcasts. Search: The FoodUnfolded Podcast ... Find FoodUnfolded on: Youtube: www.youtube.com/@foodunfolded Instagram: @food.unfolded Website: www.foodunfolded.com Our Print Magazine: www.foodunfolded.com/shop Spotify: FoodUnfolded Podcast ... Reconnect to the origins and future of your food. FoodUnfolded is powered by EIT Food. This project is co-funded by the European Union. ... Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:29 Organic food was born as a philosophical movement 03:36 When did we turn to organic? 4:06 What is DDT? 5:52 What does it mean to do organic farming? 10:50 But is organic really better? 14:16 A possible solution 15:32 Is organic the only alternative? 17:03 What is crop rotation? 17:20 So what is the goal? 18:10 We need a better system for everyone 19:06 Credits #organic #organicagriculture #organicfood #sustainability #sustainablefoodsystem #foodfacts #foodhistory #agroecology #organicfarming

Cheap Seafood: The Social Cost of Production | FoodUnfolded AudioArticle

Many workers employed onboard offshore fishing vessels have been subjected to unsafe working conditions, unfair wages, subpar living conditions and both physical and psychological abuse. While this issue exists around the world, it is particularly rampant in Southeast Asia, a region that owes much of its recent prosperity to its ability to provide cheap seafood through its fisheries. Here is the cost of cheap seafood that you don’t see. Article by Madhura Rao Read by Madhura Rao Graphics by Eloise Adler Sound Design by Jane Alice Liu Read the full article: Cheap Seafood | The Social Cost of Production Listen to FoodUnfolded AudioArticles on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you download your favourite podcasts. ... Find FoodUnfolded on: Youtube: www.youtube.com/@foodunfolded Instagram: @food.unfolded Website: www.foodunfolded.com Our Print Magazine: www.foodunfolded.com/shop Spotify: FoodUnfolded Podcast ... Reconnect to the origins and future of your food. FoodUnfolded is powered by EIT Food, an extended body of the EU. This project is co-funded by the European Union.

How Ethical Is Our European Grown Produce? | FoodUnfolded AudioArticle

Our supermarkets are brimming with Spanish produce: green beans, strawberries, aubergines, watermelons... If you live in a European country, chances are that you enjoy produce grown in the greenhouses of Almería, a region in the South-East of Spain. Here’s the side of Almerían greenhouse farming you don’t see. Article by Inés Oort Alonso Read by Inés Oort Alonso Sound Design by Jane Alice Liu Read the full article at https://www.foodunfolded.com/article/how-ethical-is-our-european-grown-produce Listen to FoodUnfolded AudioArticles on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you download your favourite podcasts. ... Find FoodUnfolded on: Youtube: www.youtube.com/@foodunfolded Instagram: @food.unfolded Website: www.foodunfolded.com Our Print Magazine: www.foodunfolded.com/shop Spotify: FoodUnfolded Podcast ... Reconnect to the origins and future of your food. FoodUnfolded is powered by EIT Food, an extended body of the EU. This project is co-funded by the European Union.

Tomatoes in Italy: The Social Cost of Production | FoodUnfolded AudioArticle

Tomatoes are a staple ingredient in many homes across Europe, but the story of how they reach your plate may surprise you. This is a dark story of the invisible people who pick our tomatoes in Italy, but the story parallels many of the other fruits and vegetables we love and eat today, and many of the countries that proudly grow them. The story opens with a rather cheap and affordable tomato sauce tin sitting on a supermarket shelf. It took kilos of tomatoes to make it, countless hands to harvest and process it, and yet the final product is very cheap – perhaps costing even less than 1 euro. But how is that possible? Article by Silvia Lazzaris Read by Silvia Lazzaris Sound Design by Jane Alice Liu Read the full article: Tomatoes in Italy | The Social Cost of Production Listen to FoodUnfolded AudioArticles on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you download your favourite podcasts. ... Find FoodUnfolded on: Youtube: www.youtube.com/foodunfolded Instagram: @food.unfolded Website…

Cashew Nuts: The Hidden Cost Of Cashew Processing | FoodUnfolded AudioArticle

Alongside the dramatic rise in health conscious and vegan diets, cashew nuts are fast becoming the world’s favourite nut. But does this rise in demand come at a greater cost? Listen to find out more on the working conditions of cashew processors in India, the hidden costs of cashew processing and how we as consumers can make a difference. Article by Molly Melvin Read by Cait Mack Sound Design by Jane Alice Liu Read our full article: Cashew Nuts | The Hidden Cost of Cashew Processing Listen to FoodUnfolded AudioArticles on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you download your favourite podcasts. ... Find FoodUnfolded on: Youtube: www.youtube.com/@foodunfolded Instagram: @food.unfolded Website: www.foodunfolded.com Our Print Magazine: www.foodunfolded.com/shop Spotify: FoodUnfolded Podcast ... Reconnect to the origins and future of your food. FoodUnfolded is powered by EIT Food, an extended body of the EU. This project is co-funded by the European Union.

What Is The ‘True Cost’ Of Food? | FoodUnfolded AudioArticle

Climate change, obesity, child labour, plastic pollution, and so on: these are all food-related problems and costs we don’t take into account when buying our groceries. How can we include these hidden costs, in order to pay the real price - the true cost - for our food products? Article by Marieke van Schoonhoven Read by Marieke van Schoonhoven Sound Design by Jane Alice Liu Read our full article: What is the 'true cost' of food? Listen to FoodUnfolded AudioArticles on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you download your favourite podcasts. ... Find FoodUnfolded on: Youtube: www.youtube.com/@foodunfolded Instagram: @food.unfolded Website: www.foodunfolded.com Our Print Magazine: www.foodunfolded.com/shop Spotify: FoodUnfolded Podcast ... Reconnect to the origins and future of your food. FoodUnfolded is powered by EIT Food, an extended body of the EU. This project is co-funded by the European Union.

What Do Farmers Think of a Climate Tax? (ft. Farmer Stuart Roberts) | Climate Tax Series

A climate tax on food could help make our food system more sustainable, but how do farmers feel about it? Lottie Bingham spoke with Stuart Roberts, Farmer and Deputy President of the UK National Farmers Union, to see what the farming community think about implementing a climate tax on food. Read more about climate taxes on food at www.foodunfolded.co/climate-tax Podcast by Lottie Bingham. Find FoodUnfolded on: www.foodunfolded.com www.instagram.com/food.unfolded Find the National Farmers Union: https://www.nfuonline.com

Climate Taxes on Food | What Does The Science Say? (ft. Dr Marco Springmann from Oxford University)

In 2020, the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change released a report containing recommendations for a tax on foods based on their environmental impact. Lottie Bingham speaks with Dr Marco Springmann, a senior researcher in population health at Oxford University, to learn more about what a climate tax on food would mean for our food habits, and the environment. Podcast by Lottie Bingham. Find FoodUnfolded on: www.foodunfolded.com www.instagram.com/food.unfolded

Real vs Fake Wasabi (ft. Dr Janet Colston) | How It's Grown

Are you eating real wasabi? Or just green-dyed horseradish? How do you tell the difference? And how is real wasabi grown? Dr Janet Colston, founder of the Functional Plant Company in Scotland, explains it all. Podcast by Annabel Slater. Find FoodUnfolded on: www.foodunfolded.com www.instagram.com/food.unfolded Find the Functional Plant Company at: http://thefunctionalplantcompany.com

COVID-19 Impact On Red Meat Industry (ft. John Royal) | Coronavirus Series

How has the coronavirus crisis impacted the red meat industry in the UK? Lottie Bingham spoke with John Royal, a chief livestock advisor of the UK's National Farmers Union of the beef and lamb sectors to understand more. Find FoodUnfolded on: www.foodunfolded.com www.instagram.com/food.unfolded Find the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers: https://www.nfuonline.com

Technologies That Help Farmers (ft. Thomas Engel from John Deere) | Coronavirus Series

How has the coronavirus crisis impacted farmers and their crop production? But more importantly, what's being done to mitigate the impact? We spoke with Thomas Engel from John Deere's European Innovation Centre in Germany to explore what technologies have helped farmers stabilise their food production against the coronavirus crisis.

COVID-19 Impact on Dairy Industry | Coronavirus Series

The coronavirus quarantines have impacted people all around the world, as well as our food system. Listen in to our four part Coronavirus Series to learn more about the impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns on our farmers and food supply system. In this episode, we spoke with Peter Alvis, Chairman of the UK’s Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers to discuss how the coronavirus crisis has impacted the dairy industry. Find us on: www.foodunfolded.com www.instagram.com/food.unfolded Find the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers: https://www.rabdf.co.uk/ Powered by EIT Food www.eitfood.eu

Free-Range vs Caged Eggs (ft. Dr Victoria Sandilands) | Which is Better?

Are your eggs from free-range or caged hens? Why do egg farms use cages? Should all egg farms be free-range? What would be the most ethical purchasing decision? We explore all this in this podcast episode with Dr Victoria Sandilands a poultry behaviour expert from Scotland's Rural College.

Lab Grown Meat | How It's Grown (ft. Neil Stevens)

Ever wonder how lab grown meat is grown? Neil Stevens joins this episode of the FoodUnfolded Podcast to share the ins and outs of cultured meat.

Farming On Mars (ft. Ray Wheeler from NASA) | How It Works

Join us on a journey into space and discover the technologies that help us grow food in outer space. We talk with NASA researcher and plant physiologist Ray Wheeler about bioregenerative system in space and how close we are to farming on Mars. Background Sound Credits: NASA and Tessa Elieff: https://freesound.org/people/le_abbaye_Noirlac/ Find us online: foodunfolded.com instagram.com/food.unfolded

Arctic Farming | Permaculture in Svalbard

Can you grow your own vegetables if you live in the Arctic? Join us on our cold journey to the Svalbard islands, where we join Polar Permaculture to see how they grow vegetables in one of the world's coldest towns: Longyearbyen. To learn more about permaculture in the Arctic, you can read our article at foodunfolded.co/arcticfarming. You can find the Polar Permaculture online (www.polarpermaculture.com/) and on Facebook (@polarpermaculture).

Rice in Asia | How It's Grown

Ever wonder how your rice is made? Join us on our journey to Singapore, where we join the Ground Up Initiative (an eco-conscious community campus) to see how they grow rice in their small rice paddy field. To learn more about how rice is grown in asia, you can read our article at foodunfolded.co/rice. You can find the Ground Up Initiative online (groundupinitiative.org) and on Instagram (@groundupinitiative).

Aquaponics | Farm Ecosystem in a Fish Tank

Aquaponics grows herbs and vegetables without soil through a close-looped system, where fish, bacteria and plants are able to mutually benefit while providing for each other. Join us on our journey to Singapore, where Lee Kim Seng from National University of Singapore shows and explains how he maintains his aquaponics system. To learn more about aquaponics, you can read our article at foodunfolded.co/aquaponics.

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