The focus of the climate change conversation will shift dramatically in the next two years, according to new research from The Center for Food Integrity (CFI), Kansas City, Mo.

Wageningen University & Research (WUR), The Netherlands, received more than €8 million from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and participating bodies for two major research programs—one involving tower garden systems using LEDs and the other focusing on improvements in the welfare of pigs and chickens.

Twenty-five years ago, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, Mass., and more than 1,700 independent scientists penned the 1992 “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity,” which called on humankind to curtail environmental destruction and cautioned that “a great change in our stewardship of the Earth and the life on it is required if vast human misery is to be avoided.”

Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Canada, announced a step forward on its sustainability journey, as it becomes what is said to be the first major food company in the world to be carbon neutral.

Thai Union Group PCL, Bangkok, announced plans to invest in Flying Spark Ltd., an Israel-based alternative protein startup.

Aleph Farms, Israel, completed its first slaughter-free meat experiment on the International Space Station, 248 miles away from any natural resources.

Nearly 80% of the world’s population is dependent on imports to meet their food and nutritional requirements, as outlined in this report produced by the Hoffmann Centre for Sustainable Resource Economy, London.

Cargill, Minneapolis, announced plans to open a new Cargill Innovation Lab at University of Illinois’ Research Park, Urbana-Champaign, Ill.

Global food insecurity is projected improve from 2019-2029, thanks in part to lower prices and rising incomes, according to a study presented by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Economic Research Service (ERS), Washington, D.C.

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Greeley, Colo., released its 2018 Sustainability Report, which provides a comprehensive overview of the company’s recent achievements and progress toward 2020 sustainability goals.