The large-scale expansion of agriculture in the Amazon through deforestation will be a no-win scenario, according to a new study. Published today, 10 May, in IOP Publishing’s journal Environ... Read more
Researchers at the University of Alicante have patented a new device that allows more efficiently to cultivate microalgae and can be used as raw material for biofuel or for other valuable su... Read more
Securing the critical contribution of wild fish stocks to food and nutrition security in the developing world depends on better governance and management of the fisheries sector. Fish is a k... Read more
British scientists say they have developed a new type of wheat which could increase productivity by 30%. The Cambridge-based National Institute of Agricultural Botany has combined an ancient... Read more
The large-scale expansion of agriculture in the Amazon through deforestation will be a no-win scenario, according to a new study. Published today, 10 May, in IOP Publishing’s journal Environ... Read more
World’s cassava experts to wage war against cassava viruses; introduction into Nigeria, the largest cassava producer in the world, could result in drastic food shortages in this part o... Read more
New discoveries of the way plants transport important substances across their biological membranes to resist toxic metals and pests, increase salt and drought tolerance, control water loss a... Read more
Researchers illustrate how changes to farming could dramatically increase future costs of conservation In the face of unprecedented deforestation and biodiversity loss, policy makers are inc... Read more
“Precision agriculture will aid efforts to improve food security and also crop quality” Precision agriculture promises to make farming more efficient and should have an important... Read more
Families can be key players in a revolution needed to feed the world, and could save money by helping to cut food losses now occurring from field to fork to trash bin, an expert said here to... Read more
Many roads are causing irreparable damage to nature but properly planned roads could actually help the environment Two leading ecologists say a rapid proliferation of roads across the planet... Read more
Scientists say amending an EU directive on GMOs could help stimulate innovation in making cheaper vaccines, pharmaceuticals and organic plastics using plants. In a paper to be published in C... Read more
The approach could be used on other pests as well A new discovery promises to allow expanded use of a mainstay biological pest control method, which avoids the health, environmental and pest... Read more
A machine that helps lettuce farmers is just one of several robots intended to automate aspects of agriculture and horticulture LETTUCE is California’s main vegetable crop. The state grew $1... Read more
Australia’s potential to become the ‘food bowl’ of Asia has triggered a drive to develop robots for use in farming and agriculture and University of Sydney mechatronics exp... Read more