Analysis
When it Comes to Food, Is the New York Times Out to Lunch?
A New Series Highlights Western Myopia on Climate and Agriculture
· Vijaya Ramachandran, Alex Smith
Food Grow more food on less land.
A pragmatic vision for the global food system: meet rising food demand for a healthy and prosperous population while minimizing emissions and humanity's intrusion into wild nature.
Issues
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Animal Agriculture
Latest: Beef. It’s Still What’s For Dinner
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Agricultural Biotechnology
Latest: Breakthrough Institute Applauds USDA Approval of Genetically Engineered Disease-Resistant American Chestnut Tree
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Industrial Agriculture
Latest: The Clock Is Ticking for Glyphosate
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Sustainable Intensification
Latest: Rich World, Poor World
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Agricultural Research and Innovation
Latest: Are U.S. Crop Yields Declining?
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Pesticides
Latest: Bioengineering the Ultimate Honeypot
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MAHA
Latest: Glyphosate’s Environmental Benefits
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Organic and Regenerative Agriculture
Latest: Surgeon General Pick Deepens Rift Between Trump Admin and Farmers
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Biofuels
Latest: Breakthrough Institute Statement on EPA’s 2026-27 Renewable Fuel Volume Requirements
Food work
Research, analysis and everything on the record across animal agriculture, agricultural biotechnology, industrial agriculture and more.
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Analysis
Wishful Thinking in the Stratosphere
Jet Fuel from Corn Sounds Sustainable, but Isn’t Much Cleaner
· Matthew L. Wald
Analysis
Cover Crops’ Climate Hype
Rethinking Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture
· Dan Blaustein-Rejto
Analysis
Food Is Too Cheap, Says the UN
The Modest Proposal of True Cost Accounting for Food
· Alex Smith
Statement
Letter from Breakthrough Institute and Partners Ask Congress to Grow Research Investments in Next Farm Bill
Signed by 60+ agricultural organizations, environmental nonprofits, universities, and scientific associations, the letter calls on Congress to build on recent Farm Bill momentum and fund critical research efforts at USDA
· Emily Bass
Analysis
Giving the Lie to The Great Meat Displacement Theory
Two new studies myth-bust both extremities of the meat debate
· Alex Smith
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Who leads this work
Dan Blaustein-Rejto
Director, Food and Agriculture Email
Latest: Breakthrough Institute Applauds USDA Approval of Genetically Engineered Disease-Resistant American Chestnut Tree
Emily Bass
Director, Federal Policy, Food and Agriculture Email
Latest: Climate Change Alone Doesn’t Explain Today’s Wildfires
