ICAR-Indian Institute of oil seeds research has developed a biopolymer-based smart seed coated that enhances stress tolerance and delivers up tp 30% higher yield in key crops.
This paper highlights Africa’s persistent food insecurity, marked by malnutrition and underemployment, placing it significantly behind on SDG targets. Despite this, Agenda 2063 offers a vision for shared prosperity.
The manure-to-energy field has a new sales pitch. Critics warn it could mean even more factory farms.
A full-scale shift toward healthier diets, combined with improved farm productivity and a halving of food waste, could reduce global agricultural land use roughly 6% by 2050 – an area.
This paper highlights Africa’s persistent food insecurity, marked by malnutrition and underemployment, placing the continent significantly behind in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
AgNavigator spotlights the most-read stories of the month, covering breakthrough innovations, rising startups and the trends shaping the future of farming.
This report tracks the global water cycle, extreme water-related events and their impacts on communities, ecosystems and human activities.
Demand for biofuels has been growing in many parts of the world. Governments, particularly those in countries with large agricultural sectors, have viewed crop-based fuels as a way to support.
Many staple crops, including wheat, potatoes, and beans, now contain fewer vitamins and minerals than they did decades ago, largely because of rising carbon dioxide levels linked to climate change.
Nitrogen fertilizer prices have dropped sharply from the highs reached during the Iran conflict, as traders increasingly believe the worst of the Middle East supply disruption has passed.
