Follow The Food

The average age of the global farmer is over 60 and increasing numbers of younger rural workers are flocking to the cities, so the future of our farming communities is looking uncertain.

A look to see if new innovations meet the food challenges of the future.

James Wong examines how we can become less reliant on a small number of crops.

James Wong considers how we can produce a new generation of farmers to stop the world going hungry.

Many of us rarely think about how food reaches our plate, but that all changed with the pandemic. James Wong considers the very foundation of the food chain, the earth itself.

James Wong examines whether cities can produce more of their own food, to help reduce food miles and waste.

James Wong reveals how big data has transformed food production.

James Wong examines how people can transform the food system simply through the choices they make as consumers.

James Wong examines how agriculture can solve its water problems.

Climate change, population growth and poverty mean future food security is a major problem for everyone, both in the developed and developing world. James Wong explores what farmers, scientists, food retailers and governments can do to create a more resilient, flexible, sustainable and healthy fo...