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Invasive species costing Africa $65 bn a year
Aug 19, 2021 (AFP)
Non-native species of weed, insect or worm can have catastrophic effects on farming, with just a single bug capable of reducing yields of staple crops across th...
New global risk index anticipates loss of important pollinators
Aug 16, 2021 (UPI)
The new index -- published Monday in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution -- not only forecasts what types of pollinator populations are declining and where...
NASA at your table: where food meets methane
Aug 16, 2021 (JPL)
At NASA, scientists study the global methane budget to better understand the primary sources of methane emissions and how they contribute to climate change. In ...
Bees' pleas: Habitat loss, pesticides killing pollinators
Aug 16, 2021 (AFP)
Shifts in land use to mono-crops, expanded grazing for livestock, and the widespread use of chemical fertilisers have also contributed significantly to their co...
New gene to make plants heat-tolerant in rising temperatures
Aug 11, 2021 (SPX)
Drs. Kendal Hirschi and Ninghui Cheng discuss the importance of the patent and its environmental impact. "In commercial agriculture, we want high yield and nutr...
A drought-hit California town finds itself sinking into the ground
Aug 08, 2021 (AFP)
A constant stream of trucks carrying tomatoes, alfalfa or cotton outside this town of 20,000 shows just how inextricably Corcoran's fate is tied to the intensiv...
Pig farms accused of defiling Mexico's 'sacred wells'
Aug 05, 2021 (AFP)
Known as cenotes, the thousands of cavities are part of a vast labyrinth of caves connected to a giant aquifer under the lush jungle of a region known as the "R...
In blistering drought, California farmers rip up precious almond trees
Aug 05, 2021 (AFP)
"It breaks your heart," he sighed as he surveyed the once vibrant landscape before him -- curled, yellowed leaves covering the shrunken husks that would have be...
Pesticide threat to bees likely 'underestimated': study
Aug 04, 2021 (AFP)
Bees and other pollinators are crucial for crops and wild habitats and evidence of steep drops in insect populations worldwide has prompted fears of dire conseq...
Solar-powered microbes to feed the world?
Aug 03, 2021 (SPX)
If these needs are to be met solely by conventional agriculture, the environmental cost will be huge. An international research team led by a Gottingen Universi...
Shoring up the Corn Belt's Soil Health With NASA Data
Jul 30, 2021 (SPX)
In the coming months, the rye would sprout into a rolling sea of grass. Below ground, it would feed soil microbes and scavenge nitrogen leftover from the corn, ...
From grey to green: world cities uprooting the urban jungle
Jul 29, 2021 (AFP)
At a time when coronavirus lockdowns have amplified the need for nature in urban areas, AFP has gathered images and footage of projects optimising precious city...
Hong Kong's urban farms sprout gardens in the sky
Jul 29, 2021 (AFP)
Invisible to those below, a sprawling garden of radishes, carrots and rhubarb is flourishing at the top of the 150-metre tall Bank of America tower, a stark and...
From Seed to Market: NASA Brings Food to the Table
Jul 28, 2021 (SPX)
In our skies, NASA's Earth-observing satellites help farmers track rainfall amounts, soil moisture, crop health, and more. On the ground, NASA partners with age...
Researchers make vegan probiotic drink from rice, pea proteins
Jul 28, 2021 (UPI)
Food scientists at the French research institute INRS have been working to develop a vegan option for drinkers of high-protein probiotic beverages. Unfortunatel...
NASA's role in agriculture
Jul 27, 2021 (SPX)
Producing food has always been challenging, and in the 21st century, human-caused climate change is already affecting food security through increasing temperatu...
UN pushes for transformation of global food systems
Jul 26, 2021 (AFP)
Even before the emergence of the coronavirus, the United Nations acknowledged the world would not meet a goal of eliminating global hunger and malnutrition by t...
Knives out in France for 'ersatz' lab-grown foie gras
Jul 26, 2021 (AFP)
Gourmey, a Paris-based venture, has raised $10 million (8.5 million euros) from European and US investors this month to perfect its recipe for making fattened d...
RNA breakthrough inspires high-yield, drought-tolerant rice, potatoes
Jul 22, 2021 (UPI)
By inserting a gene responsible for production of a protein called FTO, scientists produced bigger rice and potato plants with more expansive root systems. In e...
Paris start-up sees a future for lab-grown foie gras
Jul 21, 2021 (AFP)
That's the goal for Gourmey, a Paris-based venture that raised $10 million (8.5 million euros) from European and US investors this month to perfect its recipe f...
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