Breakthrough could help address growing demand for the staple that already provides a fifth of global caloric intake. An international team of scientists has identified a gene that can preve... Read more
RESEARCHERS SAY WASTE ADDS TO OTHER PROBLEMS THREATENING GLOBAL SEAFOOD RESOURCES SUCH AS OVERFISHING, POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE As much as 47 percent of the edible U.S. seafood supply is... Read more
If it were the end of the world as we know it, we’d be fine, according to Michigan Technological University professor Joshua Pearce. “People have been doing catastrophic risk research for a... Read more
Researchers have some bad news for future farmers and eaters: As carbon dioxide levels rise this century, some grains and legumes will become significantly less nutritious than they a... Read more
The work demonstrates how extinction and overfishing threats from multispecies fisheries can be identified decades before valuable species are over-harvested and populations decline Threats... Read more
A new study has revealed that global warming is resulting in the spread of crop pests towards the North and South Poles at a rate of nearly 3 km a year. The study, published in the journal N... Read more
A greater focus on the role of microbiology in agriculture combined with new technologies can help mitigate potential food shortages associated with world population increases according to a... Read more
AUSTRALIAN researchers have made a breakthrough in combatting a global stem rust strain threatening the world’s wheat crops CSIRO post-doctoral fellow Sam Periyannan has cloned a stem... Read more
Farming is one of the few human activities that can pull CO2 from the atmosphere and store it safely Farming is one of the few human activities that can pull CO2 from the atmosphere and stor... Read more
Wealthy capital cities vary greatly in their dependence on the global food market. The Australian capital Canberra produces the majority of its most common food in its regional hinterland, w... Read more
And, the scientists say, they are already seeing the harmful effects in some regions. Climate change will pose sharp risks to the world’s food supply in coming decades, potentially undermini... Read more
Plans to boost food production in Britain and reduce its impact on the environment have been unveiled. The government’s 20-year food strategy includes making land available for people... Read more
