Seed breeding specialist Equinom Ltds modern cultivation methods are set to change the paradigm on production and trading of sesame, ensuring profitability and increased market stability for the ancient crop
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Arrigoni supports farmers and producers with online training courses
The Arrigoni Group has launched a series of free and open-to-all webinars to attend remotely that aims to continue supporting and assisting Italian and international agricultural producers, even in this moment of restricted mobility
JAAS and FAO to support sustainable agriculture and rural economies
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS) have signed a partnership agreement to support smallholder farmers through technological innovation
Rothamsted Research scientists make gene breakthrough in fight against weeds
A team of scientists from Rothamsted Research have successfully adapted genetic techniques developed for crop improvement to be used in weeds – allowing them, for the first time, to directly study the genetics responsible for herbicide resistance
Global grain harvest outlook is good
As the governments are taking measures such as banning grain exports and suspending flour sales abroad to ensure their own food security in COVID-19 escalations, this could trigger a food crisis in the world, according to the UN