Supporting EU Member States to innovate agriculture
Here, Open Access Government discusses how the European Commission is supporting its Member States in creating a sustainable and resilient agricultural sector.
Defeating late blight disease of potato in sub-Saharan Africa
Three academic experts, including Richard E. Goodman from the Food Allergy Research and Resource Program, shed light on defeating late blight disease of potato in sub-Saharan Africa, starting with a brief introduction to the crop in question.
Soil rhizosphere, agriculture and human health
Zachary Senwo, PhD, Professor, tells us what we need to know about soil rhizosphere, agriculture and human health.
How is apivectoring innovating agricultural systems?
Charlotte Coates, Peter G. Kevan & Saira Espinosa from the University of Guelph, explore how apivectoring is innovating agricultural systems with its method of precision biological control.
How proteins can be extracted from red seaweed sustainably
Prof Charlotte Jacobsen from the National Food Institute, DTU, explains how proteins can be extracted from red seaweed sustainably.
Gene-edited crops are not GMOs 2.0
David Green, Executive Director at U.S. Sustainability Alliance and a commentator and advisor on food and agriculture for GreenOrange, argues that gene-edited crops are not GMOs 2.0.
Why Nitrogen cycling is a keystone indicator in sustaining soil health
Zachary Senwo, Fulbright Scholar & Professor of Soil Microbial Biochemistry, Environmental Science & Toxicology at Alabama A&M University, explores nitrogen cycling in sustaining soil health and agricultural systems.
The links between forests, food security & nutrition
Terry Sunderland1,2 & Amy Ickowitz2 tell us about the links between forests, food security and nutrition.
A zero-waste approach in the meat processing industry
BETA Technological Center explains its experience on the valorisation of organic wastes from the meat processing industry to obtain biostimulants.
Sustainable food production is not just about circular production models
Bengt Fellbe, Program Leader, SSEC, Swedish Surplus Energy Collaboration, explains how sustainable food production is not just about circular production models, there are more important links in the food system.
Usable Packaging project: Launching a revolution in bioplastics
Funded by the BBI JU programme within the EU’s Horizon 2020 initiative, the Usable Packaging project seeks to dramatically reduce the use of environmentally harmful fossil fuel-based packaging by developing high-performance bio-alternatives.
The hard solution to develop low glycemic rice for diabetes
Professor Dr Apichart Vanavichit, at the Rice Science Center, reveals the hard solution to develop low glycemic rice for diabetes, starting with comment on soft-texture white rice as a health risk factor.
How is cloud seeding implemented?
Here, Droplet Measurement Technologies LLC Chief Scientist Darrel Baumgardner examines traditional approaches and methodologies to cloud seeding, which aims to enhance or suppress precipitation and launder the air below clouds to remove pollutants.
A blueprint for advancing agricultural science
Parag Chitnis from the United States Department of Agriculture provides a blueprint for advancing agricultural science.
Farm to Fork: More sustainable & healthier food
Claire Bury, Deputy Director-General for Health and Food Safety at the European Commission, walks us through the Farm to Fork strategy that concerns a transition to more sustainable & healthier food.
IMPAQT: Supporting the sustainable development of aquaculture
Here, Coordinator of the Intelligent Management Systems for Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMPAQT) project Frank Kane discusses the path to revolutionising aquaculture and increasing the industry’s sustainability.
Is soil health restricted to agricultural activities?
Aarthi JanakiRaman, Research Manager, Chemicals and Advanced Materials at TechVision, Frost & Sullivan, states that soil health management is no longer restricted to agricultural activities.
Japanese scientists are creating realistic steak meat in a petri dish
A team at the University of Tokyo are creating steak meat in a petri dish, which could soon become the most realistic tasting biosynthetic meat available.
Invasions threaten sustainable late blight control
Andrivon Didier, Research Director at INRAE, France’s new National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, discusses the need for sustainable late blight control despite the threat of new evolving invaders.
Boost your well-being with U.S.- grown rice
Cameron Jacobs from the USA Rice Federation tells us you can boost your well-being with U.S.- grown rice.