Tag: Crops

Africans survived 10,000 years of climate changes by adapting food systems – study offers lessons for modern times

Africans survived 10,000 years of climate changes by adapting food systems – study offers lessons for modern times

Svalbard Global Seed Vault evokes epic imagery and controversy because of the symbolic value of seeds

Svalbard Global Seed Vault evokes epic imagery and controversy because of the symbolic value of seeds

A more varied diet would help the world’s economy as well as its health

A more varied diet would help the world’s economy as well as its health

Good flooding? Scientists use rice cultivation to preserve soil in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area

Good flooding? Scientists use rice cultivation to preserve soil in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area

From 40% to 2%: The Decline of Farming Workers in the US – Video

From 40% to 2%: The Decline of Farming Workers in the US – Video

Our robot harvests cotton by reaching out and plucking it, like a lizard’s tongue snatching flies

Our robot harvests cotton by reaching out and plucking it, like a lizard’s tongue snatching flies

Humans are depleting groundwater worldwide, but there are ways to replenish it

Humans are depleting groundwater worldwide, but there are ways to replenish it

Crop Health Sensor Runs on Solar, Microbe Power

Crop Health Sensor Runs on Solar, Microbe Power

How scientists are helping plants get the most out of photosynthesis

How scientists are helping plants get the most out of photosynthesis

E-Nose Sniffs Out Coffee Varieties Nearly Perfectly

E-Nose Sniffs Out Coffee Varieties Nearly Perfectly

Wild ‘super pigs’ from Canada could become a new front in the war on feral hogs

Wild ‘super pigs’ from Canada could become a new front in the war on feral hogs