Livestock production systems including cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, and related animals.
Fieldwork in the pastoral areas of Gannan and Qinghai shows that low-priced imported meat from New Zealand, Brazil and other countries, called ‘fake meat’ by herders, is both squeezing local grass-fed meat out of the market and driving down herder household incomes.
From deforested ranches in the Amazon to European supermarket shelves, Marcel Gomes of Brazil’s investigative organisation Repórter Brasil pieces together the route by which JBS and other Brazilian meat firms put illegally deforested beef into global markets.
Foodthink’s Take On 16 February, Foodthink hosted an in-person sharing session centred on *Fake Meat Displaces Real Meat*, a featured work of the Lianhe Creative Project. The author and guest panellists engaged in a lively discussion on topics such as the impact of imported meat and the future of traditional…
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…
From meat shops in county towns in the pastoral areas of Qinghai and Gansu to ranches in the Brazilian Amazon created by deforestation, low-priced imported beef and mutton push down local grass-fattened meat prices and affect herders’ income from livestock sales and their livelihoods.
As the twelfth lunar month approaches, the ultimate comfort food for people in Shaanxi is a simple bowl of mixed noodles: red-hued wide wheat noodles from Yan Gui Qing, oil-splashed chilli made from Qin peppers, and a topping of minced pork sauce made from mountain-roaming pigs—the true finishing touch. Every…
The Paris Olympics closed last week, but the dust has yet to settle on the doping controversies. The turmoil involved at least three incidents related to food safety: Ultimately, all three incidents were determined to be caused by the consumption of meat products “contaminated” with doping agents, rather than the…
Which documentary influenced the career choices of our colleagues at Foodthink, prompting us to dedicate ourselves to the food and agriculture sector? Perhaps it was *Food, Inc.* Released in 2009, the film exposes the inner workings of the US food industry, with a particular focus on the health and environmental…
Gerile and other dairy producers in Sanggen Dalai Town, Zhenglan Banner, Inner Mongolia, describe how hand-fermentation, local fresh milk and wooden tools shape flavour, and explain why standardised upgrading makes it hard for many small workshops to expand production.
One of the most significant recent news stories from Europe has seen farmers across the continent taking to the streets to protest against EU trade and land management policies, with France serving as the epicentre of the unrest. According to leaders of the primary French agricultural unions involved, extreme weather…
