Viewpoint: In this age of disinformation, how can scientists and farmers promote food literacy

 …[W]e need to ask for more than feel-good, farm narratives that have limited transparency. While we want to support local small businesses, we also have an obligation to understand the consequences of those businesses on the planet.

Importantly, we need to learn about climate performance of agricultural systems, which starts but moves well beyond mere direct greenhouse gas emissions, according to Luigi Mariani and Aldo Ferrero. They write in the June 2026 issue of Scientific Reports that productivity, land use efficiency, and their influence on future land demand must be taken into account when discussion the effects of agriculture on climate and consumer well-being.

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We need to adopt a different way of being transparent. Increasingly, in this era of sites chasing search engine optimization and Google algorithms prioritizing AI summaries, it’s important to be close readers of texts. That includes articles across platforms that may or may not foster trust in our food systems.

In the age of disinformation, conscious food literacy can lead to better health, climate, and public trust.

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