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Including more women in decision-making could help farmers improve conservation and production

When a family of five-ton elephants stomps and chomps its way through your crops, there's only one winner. And in the central African nation of Gabon, farmers are getting fed up with the giant animals trampling their fields-;and their livelihoods.

21 Mar 2023

Exploring the benefits of urban sheep grazing

Bicycles whirr by, students rush to class, staff and faculty are grabbing lunch or coffee on the go -; and sheep graze the grassy knolls among the traffic, bleating every now and then. The grazing is their job.

22 Feb 2023

UConn researcher aims to fill knowledge gaps in the fight against invasive plants

Invasive species of plants have a knack for settling in new settings and making big changes to an ecosystem, even leading to extinctions of native species.

12 Dec 2022

Vanilla plantations established on fallow land increase biodiversity

How can biodiversity be preserved whilst securing the economic livelihood of smallholder farmers growing vanilla in Madagascar? There is a way, according to a study by the Universities of Göttingen, Marburg and Hohenheim.

16 Aug 2022

Extreme heat exposure increases malnutrition among children in low-income countries

Exposure to extreme heat increases both chronic and acute malnutrition among infants and young children in low-income countries – threatening to reverse decades of progress, Cornell research finds.

22 Jul 2022

New reports highlight the resilience of local food sector during the Covid-19 pandemic

Local food suppliers saved the day during the Covid-19 pandemic food shortages, but new research from the University of Sheffield also finds lessons need to be learned if national food systems are to survive future crises.

9 May 2022

Rutgers researchers team up to develop and produce lab-grown, structured meats

A pair of Rutgers researchers are teaming up to combat climate change and worldwide hunger at the same time.

From Rutgers University 21 Apr 2022

Action on climate change can secure the lives of billions of people

Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks.

2 Mar 2022

Study examines the effects of swidden agriculture on ant communities

A new study, led by CABI scientist Dr Elizabeth Finch, is the first to investigate the impacts of swidden agriculture on ant communities across the full degradation gradient, highlighting the utmost importance of the conservation of existing closed canopy forests.

2 Feb 2022

Colombia takes steps to preserve its biodiversity via genomic studies

Researchers from UEA predict that the second-most diverse nation in the world will benefit ecologically, economically, and socially from joining the Earth Biogenome Project.

20 Jan 2022

Largest nationwide study analyzes the link between food environment and dietary health

An estimated 19 million people in the U.S. live in so-called food deserts, which have lower access to healthy and nutritious food.

19 Jan 2022

Columbia researchers develop new blood test to measure the pace of biological aging

Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health have developed a new blood test to measure the pace of biological aging. Based on an analysis of chemical tags on the DNA contained in white blood cells, called DNA methylation marks, the new test is named DunedinPACE, after the Dunedin Birth Cohort used to develop it.

19 Jan 2022

Ziath supports mental health charity for young people

Ziath Ltd are putting a bit of Christmas cheer in the hearts and minds of young people in London suffering from mental health issues.

From Ziath Ltd 21 Dec 2021

Researchers investigate how training methods can spread good farming practices in Ethiopia

Smallholder family farms shape the agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. At the same time, they are often affected by declining soil fertility as well as hunger and poverty. Farming practices that increase productivity as well as protect the soil are therefore crucial.

21 Dec 2021

Researchers identify new route to produce complex antibiotics

Researchers recently discovered a novel route to produce complex antibiotics taking advantage of gene editing to re-program pathways to future medicines.

From The University of Manchester 2 Dec 2021

New partnership to harness the power of genomic science to overcome poverty, hunger, and malnutrition

A five-year partnership being launched by the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) -; a non-profit founded by Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna -; and CGIAR, the world's largest publicly-funded agricultural research partnership, will harness the power of science to help millions of people overcome poverty, hunger, and malnutrition.

26 Nov 2021

Poverty News and Research

Including more women in decision-making could help farmers improve conservation and production

Exploring the benefits of urban sheep grazing

UConn researcher aims to fill knowledge gaps in the fight against invasive plants

Vanilla plantations established on fallow land increase biodiversity

Extreme heat exposure increases malnutrition among children in low-income countries

New reports highlight the resilience of local food sector during the Covid-19 pandemic

Rutgers researchers team up to develop and produce lab-grown, structured meats

Action on climate change can secure the lives of billions of people

Study examines the effects of swidden agriculture on ant communities

Colombia takes steps to preserve its biodiversity via genomic studies

Largest nationwide study analyzes the link between food environment and dietary health

Columbia researchers develop new blood test to measure the pace of biological aging

Ziath supports mental health charity for young people

Researchers investigate how training methods can spread good farming practices in Ethiopia

Researchers identify new route to produce complex antibiotics

New partnership to harness the power of genomic science to overcome poverty, hunger, and malnutrition

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