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Study Finds Insects Heavily Rely on Bacteria for Essential Nutrients

According to a new study performed at Lund University in Sweden, for insects, there is a huge dependence on bacteria for essential nutrients that are lacking in their diet.

30 May 2023

Agri-Epi Centre Announces Agreement to Develop Agri-Tech with Morocco

Agri-EPI Centre has announced a significant agreement with Morocco’s agri-innovation agency to develop agri-tech innovation.

4 May 2023

UMass Amherst Researcher Receives New Innovator Grant

Lutz Grossmann is on a scientific quest to develop tasty, animal-free protein that has a minimal carbon footprint and is generated without the use of agricultural land, which is a common and more stressed source of the world’s food supply.

27 Apr 2023

Research Proposes a Totally New Way to Think About Agriculture

On November 15, 2022, the 8 billionth person on the planet was born. With concerns about food security on the rise, experts are asking: how will we feed everyone? Climate change, natural resource depletion, soil erosion, and fossil fuel use in farming make the task even more challenging. We need to do something differently, but what?

13 Apr 2023

Newly designed robot can effectively perform Synecoculture farming

Synecoculture is a new agricultural method advocated by Dr. Masatoshi Funabashi, senior researcher at Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. (Sony CSL), in which various kinds of plants are mixed and grown in high density, establishing rich biodiversity while benefiting from the self-organizing ability of the ecosystem.

21 Mar 2023

Could 3D Printing Help Solve Food Insecurity?

Researchers from the University of Ottawa have outlined a range of factors that feed into the quality of food produced by additive manufacturing.

21 Mar 2023

Study: Cultivating edible fungi alongside trees could feed millions

Growing edible mushrooms alongside trees can produce a valuable food source for millions of people while capturing carbon, mitigating the impact of climate change, a new study by University of Stirling scientists has found.

16 Mar 2023

Scientists discover mechanism behind how plants can develop long-term immunity to stress

A mechanism behind how plants can develop long-term immunity to stress has been discovered by scientists at the University of Sheffield.

8 Mar 2023

Unique approach harnesses plant molecules like chlorophyll to harvest solar energy

Our current solar panels aren't very efficient; they are only able to convert up to about 20 percent of the sun's energy into electricity. As a result, to generate a lot of electricity, the panels require a lot of space-;sometimes leading forests to be cut down or farms to be replaced by solar. If solar panels were more efficient, much smaller panels could make the same amount of electricity, and wouldn't claim as much land.

20 Feb 2023

Pungent ginger constituent puts white blood cells on heightened alert

Ginger has a reputation for stimulating the immune system. New results from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich ([email protected]) now support this thesis.

15 Feb 2023

'Green' products recycled from human excreta can be excellent fertilizers for agriculture

To tackle the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and pollution, humanity will need to move to a circular economy, where all resources are recycled.

17 Jan 2023

Sprayable new super-disinfectant can protect food from bacterial contamination

Researchers at McMaster University have created a powerful new weapon against bacterial contamination and infection.

6 Dec 2022

New effort to generate high quality reference genomes for 1,000 known species of euglenoids

The Euglena International Network (EIN) (https://euglenanetwork.org/), founded in 2020, is a global consortium of hundreds of scientists around the world with the collective goal of supporting euglenoid science through collaborative and integrative omics between academics and industry.

23 Nov 2022

Food Production News and Research

Study Finds Insects Heavily Rely on Bacteria for Essential Nutrients

Agri-Epi Centre Announces Agreement to Develop Agri-Tech with Morocco

UMass Amherst Researcher Receives New Innovator Grant

Research Proposes a Totally New Way to Think About Agriculture

Newly designed robot can effectively perform Synecoculture farming

Could 3D Printing Help Solve Food Insecurity?

Study: Cultivating edible fungi alongside trees could feed millions

Scientists discover mechanism behind how plants can develop long-term immunity to stress

Unique approach harnesses plant molecules like chlorophyll to harvest solar energy

Pungent ginger constituent puts white blood cells on heightened alert

'Green' products recycled from human excreta can be excellent fertilizers for agriculture

Sprayable new super-disinfectant can protect food from bacterial contamination

New effort to generate high quality reference genomes for 1,000 known species of euglenoids

Sustainable seaweed-based wrapper could solve fast-food packaging problem

Assessing the potential of improving circularity in the food system

Breadfruit cultivation shows potential to contribute to climate-resilient food systems

Researchers modify the root structure of plants with synthetic genes

Popularity of plant-based alternatives to beef could disrupt the agricultural workforce

Turning to Sustainable Science for a Healthier Tomorrow

Obstacles in developing more public food forests

CITES: Regulating the International Wildlife Trade to Preserve the Viability of Species

How can the adoption of AI technology accelerate drug discovery?

Gaining insights into human disease biology through CRISPR platforms

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