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Climate Science Digest: December 5, 2024
Climate Science Digest: December 5, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: December 5, 2024

Gene editing and plant domestication essential to protect food supplies in a worsening climate, scientists say Colm Gorey | Frontiers - We all need to…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 6, 2024 Full article
Global crop yields rise steadily but future food security faces hurdles
Global crop yields rise steadily but future food security faces hurdlesScience

Global crop yields rise steadily but future food security faces hurdles

Contrary to concerns about stagnating crop yields, new research reveals that global agricultural productivity has maintained consistent growth over the past six decades. The study,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 28, 2024 Full article
Building climate resilient cocoa farming in West Africa
Building climate resilient cocoa farming in West AfricaScience

Building climate resilient cocoa farming in West Africa

Agroforestry systems, which integrate trees and shrubs into farming, are vital to achieving sustainable cocoa production in West Africa where 70 percent of the world…
SourceSourceNovember 22, 2024 Full article
How ‘vaccinating’ plants could reduce pesticide use and secure global food supplies
How ‘vaccinating’ plants could reduce pesticide use and secure global food suppliesScience

How ‘vaccinating’ plants could reduce pesticide use and secure global food supplies

As the climate crisis alters familiar growing conditions, we urgently need to find ways of protecting the world against famines. Currently, our food system is…
SourceSourceNovember 15, 2024 Full article
Joint UK-China project aims to shield tea industry from climate change risks
Joint UK-China project aims to shield tea industry from climate change risksNewsScience

Joint UK-China project aims to shield tea industry from climate change risks

The global tea industry, valued in the tens of billions of dollars, is facing increasing pressure from climate change. As both the quality and quantity…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 24, 2024 Full article
Researchers uncover plant genes for anti-stress molecule to boost crop resilience
Researchers uncover plant genes for anti-stress molecule to boost crop resilienceScience

Researchers uncover plant genes for anti-stress molecule to boost crop resilience

In a breakthrough for sustainable agriculture, researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) have identified the genes responsible for the production of a unique…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 9, 2024 Full article
CABBI team develops bioenergy crops with improved water efficiency
CABBI team develops bioenergy crops with improved water efficiencyNewsScience

CABBI team develops bioenergy crops with improved water efficiency

Drought stress has been a major challenge for crop production globally, a problem exacerbated by climate change. For over a century, researchers have aimed to…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 5, 2024 Full article
How climate change is impacting global food and timber supply competition
How climate change is impacting global food and timber supply competitionClimate

How climate change is impacting global food and timber supply competition

Climate change is set to significantly disrupt the global balance between land used for food production and timber harvesting, according to a new study by…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 29, 2024 Full article
France heading to one of worst wheat harvests in 40 years
France heading to one of worst wheat harvests in 40 yearsNews

France heading to one of worst wheat harvests in 40 years

Paris, France (AFP) - France is heading for one of its worst wheat harvests in 40 years, after a rainy winter and sparse sunny conditions…
SourceSourceAugust 9, 2024 Full article
Disaster plant pathology: solutions to combat agricultural threats from disasters
Disaster plant pathology: solutions to combat agricultural threats from disastersClimate

Disaster plant pathology: solutions to combat agricultural threats from disasters

By American Phytopathological Society An often-overlooked component of natural and human-driven disasters is their potential to affect plant health and thus food security at domestic…
SourceSourceAugust 7, 2024 Full article
Scientists study how to bring you ‘climate-smart coffee’
Scientists study how to bring you ‘climate-smart coffee’Science

Scientists study how to bring you ‘climate-smart coffee’

By Brad Buck | University of Florida Crave that cup of coffee in the morning? Globally, consumers drink more than 2.2 billion cups daily. Someone…
SourceSourceJuly 26, 2024 Full article
Are sustainable aviation fuels truly sustainable?
Are sustainable aviation fuels truly sustainable?ClimateScience

Are sustainable aviation fuels truly sustainable?

By International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) A new IIASA-led study offers the first detailed estimates of land use change emissions for six sustainable…
SourceSourceJuly 22, 2024 Full article