Can Genetic Engineering Help Crops Adapt to a Warmer World?
Roger Deal is trying to figure out how plants remember drought. An assistant professor of biochemistry and genetics at Emory University,...
Seed Lab to Study Climate Change Effect on Rice
Imagine giant refrigerators and microwave ovens. A $10-million plant-growth facility, meant for the studies of the impact of climate...
Zambia: El Niño Pushes Zambian Farmers to Question Maize Habit
Forward-thinking farmers in drought-hit Zambia are planning to trim the amount of maize they plant, switching to faster-growing crops...
Uganda: Banana Farmers Trained in Solar Drying
As part of efforts to reduce post-harvest wastage and enable value addition, Uganda Small Scale Industries Association (USSIA) in...
Women’s Role in Achieving a Food Secured Africa
The just ended year 2015 was the African Union’s Year of Women Empowerment. In post 2015, one thing is apparent – that Africa will not...
Government Trains Farmers to Deal With Climate Change in Barbados
Local farmers will have a training facility in the coming months to assist them in preparing for the impact of climate change, the...
Could Genetic Engineering be Used as a Tool to Fight Climate Change?
As we look to the future of agriculture, one issue should dominate the debate: the world’s climate continues to become warmer. Companies...
Ecosystem-Based Farming Comes of Age
A new FAO book out today takes a close look at how the world's major cereals maize, rice and wheat - which together account for an...
Burkina Faso: Agricultural Expansion Could Spark Unforeseen Climate Change
Rainfall and groundwater are crucial for crops in West Africa, yet agriculture may make droughts worse and lead to crop failure,...
Ghana: Improving Forest Practices One Beehive at a Time
All over the world, deforestation and forest degradation are under the microscope because together they comprise the second greatest...