Navin Ramankutty

You could be paying more for potatoes in 2019. Is climate change to blame?

Global News spoke to Navin Ramankutty, a food security and sustainability professor at UBC, about the affect of climate change on potato crops. Ramankutty said it’s too early to know […]

Dec 6, 2018

Organic is only one ingredient in recipe for sustainable food future

Organic is only one ingredient in recipe for sustainable food future

Many people choose organic thinking it’s better for humans and the planet, but a new UBC study published today in Science Advances finds that might not always be the case.

Mar 10, 2017

Drought, heat take toll on global crops

Drought, heat take toll on global crops

Drought and extreme heat slashed global cereal harvests between 1964 and 2007 – and the impact of these weather disasters was greatest in North America, Europe and Australasia, according to a new study published in Nature led by UBC and McGill University researchers.

Jan 6, 2016

Globalization threatens benefits of an African ‘green revolution’

Globalization threatens benefits of an African ‘green revolution’

A prospective “green revolution” in Africa could boost land use and carbon emissions globally, according to a study co-authored by a UBC researcher.

Sep 9, 2014