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Taking action to deliver agriculture growth, jobs, food security in face of climate change
Apr 08, 2014 (SPX)
The influential Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released this week, concluded that climate change is already damaging food production a...
A new approach to detecting changes in GM foods
Apr 07, 2014 (SPX)
Does genetic manipulation causes unintended changes in food quality and composition? Are genetically modified (GM) foods less nutritious than their non-GM count...
Scientists ID Genes that Could Lead to Tough, Disease-Resistant Varieties of Rice
Apr 07, 2014 (SPX)
As the Earth's human population marches toward 9 billion, the need for hardy new varieties of grain crops has never been greater. It won't be enough to yield re...
Ancient nomads spread earliest domestic grains along Silk Road
Apr 07, 2014 (SPX)
Charred grains of barley, millet and wheat deposited nearly 5,000 years ago at campsites in the high plains of Kazakhstan show that nomadic sheepherders played ...
Using different scents to attract or repel insects
Apr 07, 2014 (SPX)
Flowering plants attract pollinating insects with scent from their flowers and bright colours. If they have become infested with herbivores like caterpillars, t...
The science of champagne fizz: How many bubbles are in your bubbly?
Apr 07, 2014 (SPX)
The importance of fizz, more technically known as effervescence, in sparkling wines and champagnes is not to be underestimated - it contributes to the complete ...
Scientists say new computer model amounts to a lot more than a hill of beans
Apr 07, 2014 (SPX)
Crops that produce more while using less water seem like a dream for a world with a burgeoning population and already strained food and water resources. This dr...
Attracting wild bees to farms is a good insurance policy
Apr 07, 2014 (SPX)
Investing in habitat that attracts and supports wild bees in farms is not only an effective approach to helping enhance crop pollination, but it can also pay fo...
Meeting climate targets may require reducing meat and dairy consumption
Apr 07, 2014 (SPX)
Greenhouse gas emissions from food production may threaten the UN climate target of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, according to research at Chalm...
Damaging effects of biochar on plant defence casts doubt on geoengineering claims
Apr 07, 2014 (SPX)
In the first study of its kind, research undertaken at the University of Southampton has cast significant doubt over the use of biochar to alleviate climate cha...
Urban gardeners may be unaware of how best to manage contaminants in soil
Apr 07, 2014 (SPX)
Consuming foods grown in urban gardens may offer a variety of health benefits, but a lack of knowledge about the soil used for planting, could pose a health thr...
Crop feasibility should be investigated before promoted to farmers
Apr 07, 2014 (SPX)
With rising food and energy costs, smallholder farmers are looking for alternative crops that can generate more income and provide a better livelihood; however,...
Calcium waves help the roots tell the shoots
Apr 07, 2014 (SPX)
For Simon Gilroy, sometimes seeing is believing. In this case, it was seeing the wave of calcium sweep root-to-shoot in the plants the University of Wisconsin-M...
US diners gorge on oysters as polluted bay revives
Apr 05, 2014 (AFP)
Cage after cage, oysters destined for a sprinkling of lemon juice and a delighted diner are pulled from the majestic Chesapeake Bay, where 20 years ago they had...
China's COFCO to acquire 51% of agri-firm Noble
Apr 02, 2014 (AFP)
China's state-owned grain giant COFCO is to take a majority stake in the agricultural commodities subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Noble Group, the firms said Wedn...
Quarter of Europe's bumblebee species risk extinction: study
Apr 02, 2014 (AFP)
Almost a quarter of European bumblebee species are threatened with extinction, largely because of climate change and intensive farming, the International Union ...
Space tech provides Africa's first Islamic insurance for herders
Apr 01, 2014 (AFP)
The son of a camel herder, Hassan Bashir knows how tough traditional life in Kenya's arid north is, where pastoralists rely on livestock herds surviving boom an...
Ancient African Cattle First Domesticated in Middle East
Apr 01, 2014 (SPX)
Geneticist and anthropologists previously suspected that ancient Africans domesticated cattle native to the African continent nearly 10,000 years ago. Now, a te...
Food insecurity a growing challenge in Canada's northern and remote Aboriginal communities
Apr 01, 2014 (SPX)
A new expert panel report on food security in Northern Canada, has found that food insecurity among northern Aboriginal peoples requires urgent attention in ord...
Research Clarifies Health Costs of Air Pollution from Agriculture
Apr 01, 2014 (SPX)
Ammonia pollution from agricultural sources poses larger health costs than previously estimated, according to NASA-funded research. Harvard University researche...
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