Seeds for Change

Our number one agricultural export by value is an ingredient for highly processed food. Photo:...

Setting us up for a grim harvest

The can just disappeared down the road again.

Growing for good recognises some limits

Growing for good recognises some limits

It is past time farming stepped into its future, writes Sean Connelly.

Retreating to something better

Retreating to something better

Do we need a process of managed retreat from hyper-productive agriculture?

Clearing the air around methane

A clearer view of the future of farming involves assessing all options. Photo: NZME

Clearing the air around methane

No single fix will get us to our agricultural methane emission targets.

Growing for the long term

There is a growing anxiety over the price of food and our supermarket duopoly is at the centre of concern, writes Sean Connelly.

Conversations for a system in crisis

Local produce at an Otago Farmers Market stall. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Conversations for a system in crisis

We need to connect up the conversations about our struggling food system, writes Sean Connelly.

Food to feed ourselves

We need to talk about the food we produce for ourselves, writes Sean Connelly.

Considering our grandchildren

We need to think beyond 2100, say an international group of researchers.

Facing up to the hurt of hunger

Land of plenty? Child poverty statistics might beg to differ. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Facing up to the hurt of hunger

The Commerce Commission report on competition in the retail grocery sector has rightly placed attention on the control that the two major supermarket chains play in shaping our food system.

Reimagining our food

We can still remodel the food system to provide us what we really need, writes Sean Connelly.

Climate friendly food

It's not just about cutting emissions on the farm, writes Sean Connelly.

All the ingredients for change

Production and consumption both have lessons to teach us about the future of food. PHOTO: GETTY...

All the ingredients for change

Much of the discussion around the future of food in NZ focuses on the impact on the primary sector - whether that’s about global trends towards plant-based diets, addressing climate change and biodiversity, or rising concern among consumers about where their food comes from and how it's produced.