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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.
As atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rise, rice plants produce fewer vitamins and other key nutrients. This could worsen hunger, malnutrition, child stunting and other diet-related health problems.
Study finds that coal pollution in China is leading to people getting significant levels of mercury poisoning from rice.
It was more than a storm in a teacup when the judges of UK Masterchef displayed their ignorance about South-East Asian food.
It looks as if climate change is forcing 24,000 people to leave the Mekong Delta every year.
Intensified rice production in Cambodia’s dry season is wreaking havoc on local bird populations.
Africa’s orphan crops are under-researched and underutilised. They can be a vital tool in combating food and nutrition insecurity on the continent.
New research questions whether claims of a ‘national sex revolution’ in China are actually nothing of the sort.
Japanese negotiators in Maui appear to be bending to American pressure to accept more US rice imports. The flood of grain, local farmers say, will end their way of life.
Tests have shown that arsenic in rice often exceeds recommended daily levels, yet there are no in-food arsenic safety standards. Why not?
There are two sides to rice: the grain that feeds half the world – and the primary carcinogenic source of inorganic arsenic in our diet. Arsenic is a natural occurring element that is ubiquitous in the…
Cocoa, rice and vegetable waste could soon be turned into environmentally-friendly plastic. American Chemical Society scientists…
Following the wettest winter for 250 years, it would seem fair to assume that drought-induced food shortages are unlikely to be a problem for Britain. But in the near future we may find that water is a…
A study by an international team of researchers, headed by Kansas State University, has improved our understanding of how…
Japanese PM Shinzō Abe has a problem, and he might end up killing an awful lot of frogs to solve it. Shares are up in Japan, but everything else has flatlined: kick-starting the stubbornly moribund economy…
Australia has some of the world’s most ancient soils, many of which grow delicious produce. In this series, “The good earth”, soil scientist Robert Edis profiles some of those soils and the flavours they…
Golden Rice has recently made international headlines following the Philippine Government’s decision to allow the plant to be released throughout its jurisdiction. Golden rice is genetically modified (GM…
Eating white rice on a regular basis could substantially increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to an assessment that reports a greater prevalence of the condition in Asian studies…
Japan’s tsunami of March 11 2011 brought a wall of water laden with debris up to 5 kilometres inland from the sea. After the surge receded, the surrounding farming area was left covered in debris and a…
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics
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Soil Scientist, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
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University Lecturer in Biogeography and Biodiversity; Academic Director of Oxford's MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management, University of Oxford
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Research Fellow in Environmental Economics, University of Bath
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Professor of Environmental Economics, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Plant and Soil Sciences, Queen's University Belfast
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia
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