Climate change has cut global farm productivity by 21% since 1960, especially in warmer regions.…
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Agriculture is the science and practice of cultivating crops, raising livestock, and managing natural resources to produce food, fiber, and other essential goods. It combines biology, ecology, engineering, and economics to meet the needs of a growing global population while addressing challenges like climate change, soil degradation, and water scarcity. Modern agricultural research explores innovations in sustainable farming, precision agriculture, genetic engineering, pest management, and soil health. As food systems evolve, agriculture remains at the heart of efforts to ensure food security, environmental stewardship, and rural development around the world.
Global Warming Intensifies India’s Monsoon Rainfall If global warming continues unchecked, summer monsoon rainfall in…
Tomato mutations impact fruit size in unpredictable ways due to underlying genetic variation. CRISPR experiments…
Researchers at Tel Aviv University were able to reconstruct the nutrition of stone age humans.…
Drought intervals are lengthening and rainfall is more erratic in the western U.S., raising concerns…
Scientists turned spent grain into protein-rich food ingredients and industrial chemicals, offering a sustainable solution…
The veiny skeleton of a spinach leaf shows for the first time it can support…
The western United States is currently experiencing moderate to severe drought, and it is expected…
Collaborative research shows more severe slowdowns in warmer regions like Africa and Latin America. The…
Global Pesticide Use Is Set to Increase A global map of agricultural land across 168…
Beef cattle fed red algae showed reductions in methane emissions of over 50 percent without…
Feeding silkworms cellulose nanofibers produced silk twice as strong, offering a sustainable, chemical-free method to…
New Long-Term Study Could Mean More Sustainable Burgers A bit of seaweed in cattle feed…
Lettuce Thrives Under Light-Filtering Solar Panels A recent study shows that lettuce can be grown…
UMass Amherst researchers used remote sensing to quantify the previously underestimated erosion. More than one-third…
Colorado State University researchers provide the most detailed accounting to date of the industry’s greenhouse…
Human evolution was shaped by the need to hunt large animals. As those animals disappeared…
Wasted in 2019: 931 million tonnes of food sold to households, retailers, restaurants and other…