I. The Great Australian Egg Shortage For the first time in my life, I found myself unable to afford eggs. This past New Year, my family and I rented an Airbnb in Sydney, Australia, to ring in the new year. Being unfamiliar with the area, we did all our shopping…
Foodthink’s Perspective Before the Spring Festival, Ren Yingying, a post-90s farmer from Lianxiang Farm in Chengde, Hebei, was invited by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture to attend the Global Forum for Agriculture and Food (GFFA) in Berlin, where she helped draft a position paper for young farmers.…
Every garden possesses its own theory of beauty and its own moral conception of happiness. —— Santiago Berrueyet, *Philosophy in the Garden* Strangely enough, it was “weeds” that first drew me to ecological farming. Firstly, weeds as a problem. As a student of sociology and anthropology, I spent nearly a…
Recently, there has been much discussion surrounding a shift in attitude from delivery platforms, which have indicated they will pay social security for delivery riders. We shall see how many riders truly benefit from this and whether it leads to a genuine improvement in their working conditions. In the latest…
Since January this year, the US has faced widespread egg shortages due to avian flu. Because of the scarcity, many supermarkets have introduced purchase limits, and stockouts have become frequent. Meanwhile, egg prices have soared. Americans, accustomed to cheap eggs every day, have been voicing their frustration. This scene feels…
Foodthink’s Perspective Termite mushrooms, known locally in Shaoguan, Guangdong as “Summer Solstice mushrooms”, have become a culinary trend in recent years, sparking a picking frenzy across Northern Guangdong. CaiCai and Dayan from the “Springflut” studio ventured into the Yao community and inadvertently found themselves amidst a vast army of mushroom…
1. Why do maize crops need six pesticide treatments? “I wouldn’t dare buy maize to eat from the shops,” Old Lei said with a small smile. I felt a sudden wave of gloom; as a city dweller, boiled maize is my favourite breakfast on those mornings when I’ve slept in.…
The world’s table begins with China’s small pulses 10 February 2025 marks the seventh World Pulses Day. This year’s theme is “Pulses: Bringing Diversity to Agrifood Systems”. Grow pulses, eat pulses; diverse farming, healthy living. Soya beans, edamame, and black beans are common staples on the dining table, yet all…
Foodthink Says What happens when young people, reluctant to follow the mainstream path of life, come to intern at an agroecological farm? What do they gain? This article shares the reflections of Ze Jun, an intern in Foodthink’s third “Agroecology Internship Programme”, compiled from her talk at last year’s sharing…
On 4 February, Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives announced the successful breeding of a genetically modified strain of Blackchin tilapia. These modified tetraploid tilapia produce sterile offspring when mated with naturally occurring diploid tilapia. The government hopes this will curb the spread of the African invasive species and reverse…
