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Microbial-based solutions for agriculture are among some of the new innovations having an impact on the sector in the developed world.
Get a taste of a drone-enabled future by looking at innovations and explorations from researchers, students and employees at one of the nation’s largest university systems.
New research pinpoints the genes that could counteract decades of bland breeding.
Researchers are developing biological tools that can boost crop yields to feed a growing world population without harming human health or the environment.
The ocean can no longer be viewed as a limitless space for free access for all. It needs to be managed over its entirety
Australia’s wheat harvest has stalled over the past 26 years, and worsening weather is to blame.
Official statistics in Tanzania do not capture small-scale irrigation, meaning that it’s impact is unclear. Yet new research reveals that it’s two to three times greater than previously thought
Cassava is a key food source in tropical countries, but yields have been flat for decades. New genetic research is identifying many options for boosting production of this valuable staple crop.
How can we feed a growing world population while protecting the environment? One key strategy is to improve yields on small farms, which produce much of the food in the world’s hungriest countries.
Understanding the connections between basic food demands and accessibility to water and energy is important when it comes to climate change and its impact on agriculture and livelihoods.
Are you part of the 86 percent of Americans who do not live in rural America? Here’s why Trump’s choice to lead the USDA matters to you.
The case of bovine leukemia virus shows how scientists monitor health risks in our food supply and why it’s critical to revisit scientific conclusions when new technologies become available.
The environment minister recently told a conference that agriculture is as old as ‘mankind’. She’s out by a few million years.
The crops of the future must become much better at dealing with dehydration.
The gains reported in 2016 went hand in hand with overall growth in Africa over the last two decades.
Free range, sow stall free - you’ll find a number of different types of ham on the market this Christmas. But what do they mean?
Zimbabwe like many other post colonial governments across the globe continues to struggle to attain equitable land reform.
Book on agricultural innovation has had key policy impacts at the micro and macro level.
From wine to cheese, geographical origin has long been used as a mark of quality in selling a wide array of agricultural products. How do we protect it?
Top contributors
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Chief Executive Officer, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Professorial Fellow, Fenner School for the Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Soil Scientist, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland, Curtin University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Emeritus Professor, Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Professor & Director, Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Analyst, University of Pretoria
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chair professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL
