Until now, sugarcane’s complicated genetics made it the last major crop without a complete and highly accurate genome. Scientists have developed and combined multiple...
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Digital transition: Long-term implication for EU farmers and rural communities Explore how the digital transition can bolster the resilience of agriculture and rural areas amid future...
The citron of Calabria in southern Italy had almost died out from extreme weather and lack of economic value. But growing the crop under a canopy of solar panels has...
FAO/IAEA International Symposium on Managing Land and Water for Climate-Smart Agriculture
Director-General stresses the importance of FAO’s first-ever Science and Innovation Strategy in achieving new levels of productivity, quality, diversity, efficiency, and environmental sustainability.
In line with the objectives of the EIB and the European Union in terms of innovating, promoting sustainable agriculture, protecting the environment and supporting European cohesion areas, this project will help increase...
Scientists have discovered that plants, like humans, have an ‘internal clock’ - meaning they are able to tell the time. But what does this mean and could it...
MIT researchers grow structures made of wood-like plant cells in a lab, hinting at the possibility of more efficient biomaterials production
Could lab-grown plant tissue ease the environmental toll of logging and agriculture?
Protein and micronutrient-packed legumes like cowpea, groundnut, beans or chickpea are important crops for small farmers in developing countries to improve family diets and soils. Yet for years...
Plant breeding is a key challenge for resilience to climate change among agricultural producers. A new far-reaching project is aimed at strengthening networks and institutional capacities in this field in three...