Everything from food to metals are facing major upheaval.
Winter wheat being harvested in the fields of the Tersky Konny Zavod collective farm in the North Caucuses.
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Australia is one of the world’s top exporters of grain. Producing it at lower emissions is crucial for global climate action.
For people with conditions such as celiac disease, avoiding gluten is crucial to health. However, sticking to a gluten-free diet is expensive, socially challenging and linked to nutritional inadequacies.
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People with conditions such as celiac disease must follow a gluten-free diet to manage symptoms and health. But avoiding gluten is difficult, costly and linked to nutrition issues and quality of life.
Australian wheat growers need to boost yields to stay competitive in the face of climate change. They could do this by sowing earlier, but need new varieties of wheat to help them do it.
The benefits of beans, lentils and other pulses go beyond the belly.
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Many of the crop plants that feed us waste 20 percent of their energy, especially in hot weather. Plant geneticists prove that capturing this energy could boost crop yields by up to 40 percent.
Farmers in Ethiopia evaluate traits of wheat varieties.
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The Trump administration’s promise of $12 billion in aid to offset losses from retaliatory tariffs will not make up for the long-term consequences of a prolonged trade war.
With so many varieties, it’s hard to know which bread is the most nutritious.
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Australia’s wheat harvest has stalled over the past 26 years, and worsening weather is to blame.
Wheat growing in a field in Western Australia and destined to be processed to flour for many different food products.
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Most people eat about a kilo of wheat a week but for others it can cause painful health concerns. So why not isolate the parts of wheat that cause problems, and remove them from future crops.