Crop farming

The United Nations' worst-case scenario calculation is that global food prices will rise by an additional 8.5% by 2027.More expensive fertilizers are contributed to those higher costs, with some fertilizers spiking 300% since September…

Chipotle is testing out an autonomous kitchen assistant, Chippy, which offers a robotic solution for making chips in restaurants.Courtesy: ChipotleThe lengthy lunchtime lines at Chipotle Mexican Grill waiting to order could serve as a good…

Soil can be considered black gold, and we're running out it.The United Nations declared soil finite and predicted catastrophic loss within 60 years."There are places that have already lost all of their topsoil," Jo Handelsman, author of "A…

A hot cup of coffee is the perfect start to the day for millions of people around the world. But when taking that first sip, it's easy to forget how much work goes into bringing it to the table.From the farmers cultivating and harvesting…

Like many coastal communities around the world, people living by the sea in the United Kingdom have harvested and consumed seaweed for centuries.In Wales, Welsh laverbread — made from cooking a type of seaweed called laver — is a culinary…

Currently less than 1% of fresh produce is grown through hydroponics systems versus open-field agriculture, but this segment is forecast by Mordor Intelligence to grow by nearly 11,% or about $600 million, by 2025.Fifth SeasonNext to the…

Fruit and vegetable allotments on the outskirts of Henley-on-Thames, England.David Goddard | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesFrom oranges and lemons grown in Spain to fish caught in the wilds of the Atlantic, many are spoiled for choice…