A new paper published on 5 December in Nature presents the first global map of the distribution of atmospheric ammonia (NH3) based on satellite data (1). The new data has
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Increasing soil carbon could mitigate climate change and promote global food security
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In a commentary published on 3 December in Nature News & Comment, leading climate experts and scientists have laid out eight steps for recovering soil carbon stocks, which they believe
Cork-based agtech startup ApisProtect is using an Internet of Things (IoT) technology to help bees survive and flourish. The company, founded in 2017, has just raised a €1.5 million of
“Precision Conservation” could provide economic benefits to farmers while creating a positive environmental impact
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A Canadian case study published in the November edition of Agricultural Systems, an international peer-reviewed journal, shows that by taking unprofitable parts of a field out of production and instead
A new study published on 15 November in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems has presented a cheap and easy real-time method to measure nutrient levels in grassland (1). This rapid
Newly discovered gene mutation can produce drought-resistant crops without growth defects
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A new study published on 8 November in Nature Communications has demonstrated that modifying the signalling of the plant steroids, known as brassinosteroids, in only the vascular tissue of plants
Aerospace has the potential to transform African agriculture, but the biggest challenge will be getting these technologies into the hands of farmers that need them. The white paper entitled The
Recent EU ruling on gene-edited crops may deny Europe important opportunities in sustainable agriculture, say scientists
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Three months ago, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that gene-edited crops, including those created using the newer and more precise gene-editing technologies like CRISPR–Cas9, should be subject to
Should the agricultural industry adopt an approach similar to the auto industry’s fuel-emissions standards?
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A new study published on 15 October in Nature Sustainability finds that adopting benchmarks similar to the fuel-efficiency standards used by the automotive industry in the production of fertilizer could
A new study published on 10 October in the journal Nature has found that sustainably feeding the world population, estimated to reach 10 billion by 2050, is achievable but only