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# Food & Agriculture

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## Food & Agriculture


* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf26e633bfed8ed61/69f8ea98912763ebbe993418/GettyImages-2269842284.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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* ![Rising global temperatures can impact cranberry production.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3e9eaaec10faac7/6998cbf87323afe7b82bd12e/climate-change-thanksgiving-produce-dinner-cranberries.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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* ![Scientists design a vegan menu that's nutritious and climate-friendly.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6262ec824afe3370/6998cb99e2d64b398dc5fdc7/vegan-diet-climate-impact.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)  
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* ![Bananas are displayed for sale in the fresh produce area of a Sprouts Farmers Market grocery store in Redondo Beach, California on February 23, 2024.  ](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9892cb9ad84d55e0/6998c90ca97fc076cca7498b/banana.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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## [Climate Change is Coming for Your Bananas](https://time.com/7310462/banana-supply-climate-change/)  
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by Simmone Shah  
* ![\(L-R\) Peter Diamandis, Shantanu Agarwal, Axel Reinaud, Mike Kelland, Julia Reichelstein, Matt Atwood, Jim Mann, and James Woolner onstage during the 2025 TIME100 Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2025 in New York City.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt065e0fdbedf37be3/6998c6029fbc7c0de9d9a049/mati-carbon-xprize-winner.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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* ![Packages of "Impossible Burger" and Beyond Meat sit on a shelf for sale on Nov. 15, 2019 in New York City.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1c65e13344369e1c/698a42b086f68e47d66f3057/alt-meat-climate-change.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)  
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* ![Studies have shown that meat production contributes a significant amount—in the range of 14% and 20%—of global greenhouse gas emissions.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte5e2dc94339f59b5/698a41d8e6e84aefbe2b0a6c/climate-warning-label-meat-study.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)  
by Alejandro de la Garza
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## [El Nino May Make Coffee and Chocolate More Expensive](https://time.com/6286286/el-nino-coffee-high-prices/)  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)  
by Bloomberg

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