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Agriculture and technology inflection point: Are our creaky and faltering century old food systems poised for revival?
The fundamental flaw in our initial wave of agricultural technology wasn’t just a lack of tools, it was a mismatch ...
Non-browning and extended life bananas are here—thank you gene editing
UK-based plant biotech co Tropic is gearing up to launch non-browning bananas in March and bananas with extended shelf-life by ...
Viewpoint: What policies do the leading food, farming and activist organizations hope and fear from a second Trump Administration
Given the lack of detail in the official Republican party platform on food and ag, meanwhile, uncertainty abounds…. American Farm ...
On agricultural tech innovation and agro-chemical regulations, Canada has it right while the European Union is still flailing
Earlier [in 2024], Brussels was rocked by the publication of a secret legal opinion written by advisers to the European ...
Why consumers don’t know or care about the ‘regenerative agriculture’ movement so popular in progressive circles
The report, which surveyed US consumers from around the country, comes courtesy of Purdue’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and ...
Methane-free cows? Editing genes of gut microbes responsible for emissions could be one-time treatment for climate-friendly cattle
From feed supplements to animal breeding to vaccines, multiple approaches are being explored to cut methane emissions from belching ruminants. But if you can edit ...
Food security challenge: How Africa can benefit from the emerging agricultural bioeconomy
Improved governance, multisectoral and multistakeholder coordination, and “bioeconomy education” are among the potential enablers of more sustainable and climate-resilient food ...
Net carbon zero by 2050? Here’s the reality behind the slogan
Over 120 countries — from highly industrialized nations like Canada, Germany, and the UK to developing economies such as Myanmar, ...
How the USDA could help foster a technological ‘revolution’ in agriculture
Anyone paying passing attention to the agricultural sector understands that it is in the middle of an “agtech” revolution. Innovations ...
Why scientific arguments won’t end Europe’s opposition to CRISPR-edited crops
John van der Oost....is a microbiologist at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. His research in the late 1990s contributed to ...