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…
SourceNovember 15, 2024
Full articleMaking agriculture more resilient to climate changeNews
Making agriculture more resilient to climate change
Researchers across MIT are working on ways to boost food production and help crops survive drought. Anne Trafton | MIT News - As Earth’s temperature…
SourceNovember 1, 2024
Full articleDroughts threaten Spain’s dehesa pastures: new tool aids livestock managementScience
Droughts threaten Spain’s dehesa pastures: new tool aids livestock management
Pigs feed on grass in a pasture in the northern part of Córdoba province. Credit: IFAPA In Spain's iconic dehesas - vast oak-studded pastures integral…
Muser NewsDeskOctober 31, 2024
Full articleResearchers 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 AlexandreOctober 9, 2024
Full articleHow 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 AlexandreAugust 29, 2024
Full articleClimate change fuels rise in salmonella risk from raw produceScience
Climate change fuels rise in salmonella risk from raw produce
Climate change is poised to elevate the risk of foodborne illnesses caused by Salmonella enterica, particularly through the consumption of raw produce, according to new…
Adrian AlexandreAugust 29, 2024
Full articleLocal food production saves costs and carbonClimateScience
Local food production saves costs and carbon
Study highlights economic and environmental efficiency of Indigenous harvesting in the Canadian Arctic communities. By Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Emphasizing local food production…
SourceJuly 30, 2024
Full articleWe’re not eating Peppa! Preschoolers befriend farm animalsScience
We’re not eating Peppa! Preschoolers befriend farm animals
By SWPS University Giving a chicken, turkey or pig a name and pointing out its individual qualities may change children's attitudes towards animals. It makes…
SourceJuly 15, 2024
Full articleCutting farm nitrous oxide emissions helps climate and ozone layerScience
Cutting farm nitrous oxide emissions helps climate and ozone layer
Farming methods can reduce nitrous oxide emissions without slowing down the overall recovery of the ozone layer, results from new research have shown. By University…
SourceJuly 10, 2024
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