Food Security
In the same manner that nations collaborate to detect and stop human pandemics, a global surveillance system for crop diseases needs to be created to safeguard agricultural trade and food security, argues a team of experts in Science
Cultured insect tissue could combine the planet-saving best of insect farming, GM livestock, labriculture, and plant-based meat substitutes
Genome editing techniques, such as CRISPR/Cas, could help to make agriculture more productive and environmentally friendly
First analysis of impacts to marine aquaculture production warns proactive measures needed to protect global food security
Innovation establishes method to control invasive fly that deposits eggs in fruit crops, causing millions in damage
Plant diseases and pests cause considerable crop losses and threaten global food security
About 25 percent of the world’s food supply is discarded or burned because of contamination or spoilage
A program that distributes leftover food from catered events to the homeless in India inspired the vision for the online, interactive network
Researcher says inadequate sources of cooking energy contribute to food insecurity, particularly for very low income, food-insecure individuals
Research team hopes to apply the same strategy to increase grain production in related plants that are vital in the global food supply, such as rice, corn, and wheat
