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Highlights: Climate change remains a major challenge to food security, particularly in developing countries. CSA technologies were significantly influenced by social factors in rice farming...

Agricultural extension can have important impacts on vulnerable populations by increasing food production, which improves both rural incomes and urban food security. Yet...

The relationship between productivity and farm size has been at the center of considerable debate. Agricultural mechanization – that is rapidly taking off in a large number of low- and middle-income countries...

The Russia–Ukraine conflict affected the price of staple crops and spurred interest in tropical wheat production. Regional consumption patterns and trade are better placed to guide effective...

‘Game changer.’ Scientists are genetically engineering crops to clone themselves.

Highlights Artificial intelligence improves agricultural productivity. Artificial intelligence improves postharvest and food operations. Consumers can apply artificial intelligence in food-based decisions...

A systematic review conducted by a team of scientists from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) has revealed that many farmers around the world incorrectly identify their...

Highlights Reducing the information gap with respect to the real needs of farmers will make policies more effective. Strategies that do not consider farmers' perceptions are...

Food and nutrition security - identified via availability, access, utilization, and stability - and transitions to sustainable food systems are major discourses in the agro-food arena, as many...

The accurate location-specific information of the crop area, yield and production is critical for food security planning especially in developing countries where the living standards of the majority population largely...