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Source: © Ollivier Girad/CIFOR-ICRAF Fifty-eight ‘forgotten’ food crops in sub-Saharan Africa have been identified as able to provide healthy diets in a changing climate

Africa’s ‘forgotten’ foods research wins prestigious US Cozzarelli Prize

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Lab-grown meat techniques aren't new but bringing them up to scale will require further development

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How science and innovation can strengthen global food systems

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Climate change will make rice less nutritious, putting millions of the world's poor at risk

Kristie Ebi 13 Jun 2018

FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

8 Jun 2018

New app uLima will optimise the farming potential of Africa

1 Jun 2018

Mainstreaming biodiversity crucial for securing global food security

31 May 2018

These CRISPR-modified crops don't count as GMOs

These CRISPR-modified crops don't count as GMOs

Yi Li 23 May 2018

Toward sustainable ammonia production

Toward sustainable ammonia production

Xiaofeng Feng 22 May 2018

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Can bees battle climate losses? Harvests aren't sweet as hoped, farmers say

Moraa Obiria 21 May 2018

NaCRRI labs during Connected Conference (Image Supplied)

More scientists, researchers needed for interdisciplinary plant disease research network

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Data-bait: Using tech to hook globe's multi-billion-dollar fishing cheats

Thin Lei Win 16 May 2018

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Andrew Butt, Andrew Fisher & Shakira Hussein 11 May 2018

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Hidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

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Innovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

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Key insights into the global garlic market

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Dangerous hitchhikers: New measures to help stop the spread of plant pests across borders

24 Apr 2018

Papers to help improve labour safety in agriculture, forestry sectors

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Honeybees hog the limelight, yet wild insects are the most important and vulnerable pollinators

Philip Donkersley 16 Apr 2018

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Researchers developing drought-tolerant African crops

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The next great water crisis may be under our feet

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The cotton bollworm is hybridizing with the corn earworm in ways that could result in a damaging mega-pest (Credit: CSIRO)

Two major crop scourges are hybridising to produce a new mega-pest

Rich Haridy 10 Apr 2018

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Eco-farming can solve hunger, climate crises, experts say

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Strengthening the role of family and small-scale farmers in scaling up agroecology

6 Apr 2018

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

5 Apr 2018

Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

4 Apr 2018

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Bayer, WFO launches global Care4Cattle grant to support innovation in animal well-being

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Scaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

Esther Ngumbi 29 Mar 2018

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On dangerous ground: Land degradation is turning soils into deserts

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Data: The fertiliser that will feed Africa's agricultural transformation

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Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

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FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

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New app uLima will optimise the farming potential of Africa

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Mainstreaming biodiversity crucial for securing global food security

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The cotton bollworm is hybridizing with the corn earworm in ways that could result in a damaging mega-pest (Credit: CSIRO)

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Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

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Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

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