The aim is to design and develop weed management strategies that are effective and sustainable. (Image source: photoAC/Pixabay)
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
Now is the time to protect the flow of food around the world, according to FAO chief economist. (Image source: PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)
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
These diseases challenge temperate-grown wheat and rice, respectively and so jeopardise the security of our two most important calorie crops. (Image source: Hans/Pixabay)
As pathogenic fungi pose a huge and growing threat to global food security, Exeter researchers have discovered a novel chemistry to protect crops from fungal disease
The organisations jointly agree to host the “e-Agriculture Innovations Challenge” to be held in Islamabad to address the pressing challenges facing agriculture sector. (Image source: Trung Hieu Dang/Pixabay)
Shoaib Ahmed Siddique, secretary IT and telecommunication in Pakistan and Minà Dowlatchahi, FAO representative, have virtually signed an MoU to thwart any delay imposed by worldwide social distancing in the wake of COVID-19
It is imperative that farm and food sector receive short-term exemptions from lockdown. (Image source: CallyL/Pixabay)
Food shortage in the UK would be a serious crisis under a coronavirus lockdown and it is imperative that plans are in place to ensure the supply chain remains open, functional and optimised, according to Andre Laperriere, executive director at Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN)
