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Vegetables pricier than pork worry Chinese consumers as costs swell

Vegetable prices are surging in China after heavy rain swamped crops this month, fuelling ...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Sorghum, Food/Nutrition, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,

Small grains deliver big returns for African farmers facing climate change - Alliance for Science

The rains are long gone and the field is dry, but the sorghum crop is flush with luscious green leaves, foretelling a good harvest. The stubby, thin sorghum stalks, which delicately balance bi-color heads of grain, crowd farmer Simangaliso Ncube’s one-hectare plot in Mapulubusi village in Zimbabwe. Ncube planted the sorghum in the 2019-20 season, […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, GMO's, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, Ag Australia/NZ, Food Security/Shortage,

Fast-forward breeding and rapid delivery systems for food security : Research for Agriculture

The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture has collaborated with international researchers to develop a roadmap to fast-forward breeding for accelerated crop improvement and rapid delivery systems, which will lead to a food-secure world. Two papers, recently published in Trends in Genetics and Nature Biotechnology, were the result of a Perth-based workshop organised by […]

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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Economics, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,

'Africa is exporting wealth and importing poverty'

Fr Godfrey Nzamujo runs a "zero waste" agriculture system aimed at increasing food securit...

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Topics: Water, Food/Nutrition, Hydroponics , World Hunger, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind), Food Security/Shortage,

The "unique" hydroponic model made Bill Gates invest money - Agricultural Family

This model can consume 90% less water than traditional farms and 90% less electricity than vertical farms using LED lights. The “unique” hydroponic model made Bill Gates invest money Over the years, California (USA) has struggled with various devastating droughts, which seriously affected many economic sectors, especially agriculture. A drought in 2012 – 2017 caused farmers’ […]

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Topics: Vegetables, Food/Nutrition, Ag Global Specialty Food, World Hunger, World Population, Food Security/Shortage,

Could microgreens have potential to help provide global nutrition security? - NeomVisions

Starting decades ago as fashionable, high-value gourmet greens, today microgreens have gained popularity among consumers for their nutritional profile and

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, Government / Policies, Food Security/Shortage,

Potential crop yields can be dozens of percentage points higher than estimated

Food security policies implemented by governments, businesses and organisations such as the UN rely partly on global models that assess current and potential crop yields. Scientists at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln warn that these global top-down models have certain shortcomings.

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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, Ag Australia/NZ, Plant Breeding, Food Security/Shortage,

Fast-forward breeding and rapid delivery systems for food security : Research for Agriculture

The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture has collaborated with international researchers to develop a roadmap to fast-forward breeding for accelerated crop improvement and rapid delivery systems, which will lead to a food-secure world. Two papers, recently published in Trends in Genetics and Nature Biotechnology, were the result of a Perth-based workshop organised by […]

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Genes /Genetics, Plant Breeding, Food Security/Shortage,

Fast-forward breeding and rapid delivery systems for food security : Research for Agriculture

The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture has collaborated with international researchers to develop a roadmap to fast-forward breeding for accelerated crop improvement and rapid delivery systems, which will lead to a food-secure world. Two papers, recently published in Trends in Genetics and Nature Biotechnology, were the result of a Perth-based workshop organised by […]

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Fertilizer, Ag Africa, Regenerative Agriculture, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind), Weather, Food Security/Shortage,

EcoGen is giving Malawi’s rural farmers a climate-minded biogas upgrade

EcoGen is reintroducing biogas technology in Malawi to provide sustainable fuel and fertilizer, in an effort to address food insecurity.

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