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SUSTAINCrop to Measure Industrial Crop Footprints
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (483+ words) The initiative, called SUSTAINCrop, will develop and validate a digital assessment tool using crop production data from Latin America and Europe. The goal is to help farmers, businesses and policymakers make informed decisions about producing crops for biomaterials and other…...
The Fertilizer Squeeze Could Change the Seed Industry for Years
4+ week, 1+ day ago (967+ words) Geopolitical conflicts continue to disrupt global fertilizer markets. Seed World Columnist Shawn Hackett explores how prolonged volatility could reshape seed demand, production planning and breeding priorities over the next several years. Throughout history, agricultural production and prices have moved in…...
Climate Change Threatens Crop Nutrition, Researchers Warn
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (430+ words) Climate change is not only affecting how much food farmers can produce. It is also changing how nutritious that food is. In a review published in Nature, researchers from Ghent University and international partners examine how genetic technologies can help…...
Rice Breeding is Becoming a Game of Tradoffs
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (784+ words) Modern breeding programs face growing pressure to increase yield, improve quality, reduce environmental impacts and remain globally competitive all at the same time. Rice feeds more people than any other crop on Earth, supplying roughly one-fifth of all calories consumed…...
Underutilised Crops Network to Boost UK Food Resilience
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (421+ words) The James Hutton Institute, Scotland’s interdisciplinary scientific research institute for the sustainable management of land, crop and nature resources, is playing a central role in a new UK-wide research and innovation network designed to strengthen the future of food production....