The Bacterial Battery Revolution
8 July 2024A new startup, Bactery, based at the University of Bath in the UK, has created a self-recharging battery when placed in soil. Bacterial batteries, or bio-batteries, convert the chemical energy.
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AFRICA MOBILIZES AGAINST SOIL DEGRADATION
24 June 2024Soil degradation in Africa jeopardizes its food security and the sustainability of its development. The continent has lost fifty million hectares of fertile land in 50 years. Each year, the.
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Plant Fluorescence Measurement by Genetic Transformation
3 June 2024Understanding and identifying plant stress is essential to preserve their health and ensure their proper development. Fluorescence, a luminous phenomenon emitted by plants, can be a valuable indicator for detecting.
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Agronomy
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Dangerous Scarcity of Arable Land
21 May 2024Land is the essential element of food security. However, a series of converging factors are leading to a scarcity of agricultural lands worldwide. The causes include intensive exploitation, environmental demands,.
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Agro-economics
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A Third of Global Food Production is Wasted
13 May 2024Food waste is an environmental, economic, and social scourge. One third of the food produced and intended for human consumption, approximately 1.3 billion tons, is wasted or lost each year.
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Monitoring Techniques for Agricultural Methane Emissions
8 April 2024Methane is a greenhouse gas that plays a crucial role in global warming. With a warming potential up to 80 times greater than that of CO2 over 20 years, it.
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Potatoes: The 2nd Largest Agricultural Production by 2030?
19 March 2024The global production of potatoes is projected to grow by 50% by 2030, reaching 750 million tons (Mt). Potatoes will be at the forefront of food security strategies in emerging.
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How Ukrainian Agriculture Resisted Two Years of War – Part 2
4 March 2024Read Part 1 On the grain markets, Ukraine remains an export giant. This year, it produced 65 million tons of grains and will export 33 million tons. The war with.
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Agro-economics
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How Ukrainian Agriculture Has Withstood Two Years of War – Part 1
26 February 2024In the grain markets, Ukraine remains a giant exporter. This year, it produced 65 million tons of grains and will export 33 million tons. The war with Russia no longer.
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Africa
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Protecting African Fishermen
29 January 2024According to local fishermen, fishery resources are dangerously declining along the African coasts, jeopardizing the future of artisanal fishermen. Moustapha Diouf, a Senegalese fisherman, states that since 2005, the date.
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