Protein products made from soy, peas, algae or fungi have gained a foothold in the market as a vegan alternative to meat, fish and milk. Consumers have a variety of reasons for the increased demand, […]
Farmers might be able to get help tending and harvesting crops using a new sensing technology from Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute (RI). Researchers have invented a tool called SonicBoom that can find crops like […]
A team of agricultural economists, environmental scientists and policy experts envisions a path toward a carbon-neutral agricultural future by expanding the reach of policies designed to promote low-carbon biofuels for transportation and aviation.This post was […]
Natural genetic variation in the genome ensures biodiversity and drives evolution. However, as natural evolutionary processes require millennia, we cannot wait for them to adapt crop plants to the rapidly changing climatic conditions. To safeguard […]
Insects are becoming increasingly popular to grow on farms as feed for other animals, pet food and potentially as food for people. The process of bringing a wild animal into an artificial environment, known as […]
For small-scale farmers up against floods, droughts and other dramatic climate events, diversifying income sources can mean financial safety—a lifeline as crop-growing conditions destabilize. But in Nepal, where natural hazards rank among the most severe […]
Scientists from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, together with researchers from St. Petersburg State University and K.A.Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology RAS, have defined key changes in the metabolism of amaranth plants that help them […]
When soybean plants survive attacks from insects and periods of drought, they remember. While plants don’t remember in the way animals do, research out of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station shows that soybean plants can […]
In the selection of specialty coffees, those that score above 80 points in blind tests are free of physical and sensory defects. Greenish-colored beans are known to give the drink an astringent taste, which is […]
A team of researchers led by CABI have identified 9,071 pest species previously unreported in Uganda which pose potential concern in terms of possible threats to the livelihoods of smallholder farmers as well as food […]
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