Intensive animal farming may increase the risk of future pandemics, a new study has found. The findings go against the conventional wisdom that industrialized farming reduces the risk of disease ...

Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. Industrialised farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 5, 2025) A biomonitoring study in Environmental Geochemistry and Health, focused on small-scale farms in Pahang, Malaysia, analyzes levels of essential and toxic elements in ...

Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. Industrialized farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from ...

Factory farming is not only taking a toll on animal welfare, it is also shortening human lifespans and inflicting irreversible damage on the environment, a new report reveals. Dubbed the Factory ...

India needs a gradual shift away from chemical-intensive farming, with policy reforms that expand farmers’ choice, experts said, as subsidies and extension systems continue to favour chemical inputs. ...