Analysis
African Farmers Need Access to Synthetic Fertilizer Now
The world won't meet rising demand for food without increasing agricultural productivity
· Vijaya Ramachandran, Saloni Shah, 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.
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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
Is Tucker Carlson Right About Cow Masks?
Unmasking the truth about livestock methane emissions and measurement.
· Chris Gambino
Analysis
Bad Stove Science Is a Roadblock on the Path to Electrification
Actively courting the culture war and reframing everyday activities into eco-nightmares seems likely to generate backlash and suspicion.
· Alex Trembath
Analysis
Seed Prices Have Soared—Is Intellectual Property the Problem?
How intellectual property, regulation, and research can make agriculture more competitive.
· Emma Kovak
Analysis
The Breakthrough Institute’s Vision for the 2023 Farm Bill
As 2023 Farm Bill negotiations heat up in Congress, Breakthrough issues its agricultural research and trade policy recommendations.
· Emily Bass
Analysis
To Decarbonize Food Production, Congress Must Invest in R&D
To address the large environmental challenges facing US agriculture, R&D funding will need to be at least doubled.
· Dan Blaustein-Rejto, Emily Bass
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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
