From seed production to farming to food processing, agriculture technology (AgTech) is fast becoming an answer to growing global food shortages. The city of Atlanta has decided to get an early start on finding solutions to future food shortages.

As the world celebrates Earth Day Friday, USDA is offering tips that both save the environment and money.

Eleven universities receive grants to research food safety, plant and animal health and other uses for nanotechnology solutions.

Without an appropriate response, the report says climate change will likely disrupt production that could lead to a variety of problems.

Targets call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 65 percent by 2050

Named the ‘Al-Sumait Prizes’ after the Abdulrahman Al-Sumait, a Kuwaiti physician who devoted his life to helping the poor in Africa.

Risks are greatest for poor and tropical regions with local product availability, price increases and interrupted transport conduits at stake.

The increase sparks a call for better collaboration between the food industry and federal and state governments.