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Palestinian seeds join Arctic 'doomsday vault'
Oct 23, 2024 (AFP)
Opened in 2008, the Global Seed Vault offers a safety net in case of natural catastrophe, war, climate change, disease or manmade disasters. More than 30,000 sa...
Global research reveals key factors driving woody species spread in arid regions
Oct 23, 2024 (SPX)
The BIODESERT research network, spanning 25 countries across multiple continents, conducted the first global study to examine the variables determining woody sp...
Microbial emissions, not fossil fuels, drove methane surge from 2020 to 2022
Oct 22, 2024 (SPX)
"Understanding where the methane is coming from helps us guide effective mitigation strategies," said Sylvia Michel, a senior research assistant at CU Boulder's...
Drones offer efficient monitoring of maize re-growth
Oct 21, 2024 (SPX)
"UAV-based hyperspectral imaging technology revolutionizes the way we monitor and assess the recovery of lodging crops," said Qian Sun, a researcher at Yangzhou...
German sheep farmers feel abandoned in bluetongue crisis
Oct 20, 2024 (AFP)
Humpert, who has been raising sheep in northwestern Germany's Marienmuenster since 1986 in a bid to save endangered breeds, has since lost 140 of her 500 sheep....
Water crisis threatening world food production: report
Oct 16, 2024 (AFP)
"Nearly 3 billion people and more than half of the world's food production are now in areas where total water storage is projected to decline," said the report ...
Global wine production stuck in a rut: trade body
Oct 14, 2024 (AFP)
"Early indications suggest that 2024 will be another year of relatively low production, most likely below 250 million hectolitres a year," Director General John...
Landscape impact of Martu practices challenges traditional views of agriculture
Oct 11, 2024 (SPX)
"This research is one of the first to show that peoples who are not already engaged in agriculture are still having long-term effects on plant populations," sai...
With EU funding, Tunisian farmer revives parched village
Oct 09, 2024 (AFP)
A local dam built by woman farmer Saida Zouaoui in the village of Ghardimaou after years of effort has turned her into a local hero for her fellow smallholders,...
How climate funds helped Peru's women beekeepers stay afloat
Oct 09, 2024 (AFP)
The women not only rescued their hives from extreme weather events linked to climate change, but built a thriving honey business. Chilal de la Merced, a village...
China slaps provisional tariffs on EU brandy imports
Oct 08, 2024 (AFP)
The two are major economic partners but have butted heads in recent months over Beijing's generous subsidies for its domestic industries. Brussels argues that t...
Spraying for Food Safety
Oct 08, 2024 (SPX)
ESS traces its origins to research done at the University of Georgia in the 1970s and '80s. An electrostatic sprayer works by inducing an electric charge onto a...
Planet partner SatAgro teams with American Crystal Sugar for advanced crop monitoring
Oct 08, 2024 (SPX)
American Crystal Sugar, the largest beet sugar producer in the U.S., contributes roughly 15% of the nation's high-quality sugar through its grower-owned coopera...
Sardinia's sheep farmers battle bluetongue as climate warms
Oct 07, 2024 (AFP)
Some 20,000 sheep have died so far this year on the island, which is home to nearly half Italy's flock and plays an important role in the production of famed It...
EU court blocks French ban on vegetable 'steak' labelling
Oct 04, 2024 (AFP)
EU members states cannot ban the use of commonly used terms if they do not have legal definitions, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJUE) said in its...
China wine industry looks to breed climate resilience
Oct 03, 2024 (AFP)
Scientists are using genetics and artificial intelligence to address imperfect weather conditions, as well as anticipate future problems that might be wrought b...
Droughts drive Spanish boom in pistachio farming
Oct 01, 2024 (AFP)
Now he produces pistachios -- a more lucrative crop that can better withstand the droughts that have become more frequent and intense in Spain. Garcia harvests ...
Locals toil as experts toast Turkish wine renaissance
Oct 01, 2024 (AFP)
Aided by an Italian wine expert, the 50-year-old took up winemaking professionally in the 2000s, aged 30, after the lifting of a state monopoly on alcohol sales...
Breeder who tried to create enormous trophy sheep jailed in US
Sep 30, 2024 (AFP)
Arthur Schubarth, 81, illegally imported parts of the world's largest species of sheep from Kyrgyzstan, which he used to create cloned embryos in the United Sta...
Champagne houses abuzz over English sparkling wine
Sep 26, 2024 (AFP)
The grand opening of the 60-hectare Domaine Evremond vineyard, situated on a quiet hillside in Kent, received the royal seal of approval, with the Duchess of Ed...
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