Food and Agricultural Sciences

Our food and agricultural sciences hub covers a range of research papers and news stories on the many processes involved in food cultivation and production. Subtopics include how animals and crops can influence the sustainability of farms and how to address food security and supply. From having suitable soil to climate change impacting our food products, we look at all of these aspects in our collated pages.

Global Market Report 2022: Agricultural Science

In this article, we discuss the applications and recent developments of agricultural science. We also assess the global market and predict how the sector will evolve in the future.

Overview

If you’re looking for the answers to questions such as ‘what is food science?’ and ‘what is agricultural science?’, you’ll find them here. This section provides two key articles on food and agricultural science and a changeable, exciting topic. Scientists write these posts to provide agricultural education and further information on food systems, agricultural productivity and similar matters.

How Diverse are Cropping Systems?

Farm Biosecurity

Excess Fertilizer Use and Soil Health

Feature Articles

Our featured articles include a wide variety of topics under the food and agricultural sciences category. For example, what are the risks food chains face? What is vertical farming or how to develop sustainable foods? Our writers discuss food waste, antibiotic resistance in agriculture, using gene editing for plant health, and other fascinating matters relating to the development of food and the food industry.

How are Crops Gaining Resistance?

What are the Health Benefits of Organic Food?

Science of Spicy Foods

How are Drones Changing the Future of Agriculture?

Investigating the Intersection between Agriculture and Biotechnology

What is Food Science?

Insight into Genetically Modified Food

What is Aquaculture?

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What are Herbicides?

Effect of Food on the Gut Microbiome

Mangroves: A Key to Restoring the Oceans

Insight into the World of Agricultural Robotics

Restoring the Ocean's Ecosystem Using Aquaculture

Using Plants to Detect Explosives

Synthetic Food: An Overview

The Science Behind Hunger

Poultry Farming: An Overview

Antibiotic Resistance in Agriculture

How could Gene Editing solve Food Allergies?

What is Agricultural Science?

The Impacts of a Growing Population on Agriculture

How Does Manure Effect the Growth of Plants?

Importance of Healthy Ecosystems for Global Health

How Important are Sensors to Agriculture?

Insight into Global Food Inequalities

Protein and Bloating

What is Bioenergy?

Solving the Biodiversity Crisis

Investigating the Role of the Internet of Things (IoT) in Farming

Environmental Problems caused by Polymers

Noise Pollution and its Effects on Coral Reefs

Integrated Approaches to Reduce Food Waste and Loss

Pushing Towards the SDGs in Everyday Science

Microbes in Raw Fish

How Important is Communication to the Agricultural Industry?

A Guide to Plant Hormones

What is Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA)?

Wellbeing in an Era of Global Change: The Implications of Ocean Acidification on Food Production and How it Links to Human Wellbeing

How can Green Chemistry Help Solve the Global Threat of Food Security?

Applications of Spectroscopy in Agriculture

How does the Keto Diet Affect the Immune System?

How Have Consumer Habits Changed Since COVID-19?

Deforestation and its Drawbacks

Could CRISPR Change the Future of our Food?

The Nutritional Benefits of Pulses

What is Urban Agriculture?

Chemistry of Food Additives and Preservatives

ATR-FTIR in the Food and Beverage Industry

Investigating the Vulnerability of the Food Industry to Cyberattacks

How can we Improve the Shelf-Life of Seafood?

Everything You Need to Know About Vertical Farming

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

How can we End Hunger?

The Ocean to Humanity: Connection, Sustenance, Support

The Future of Sustainable Agriculture

Analyzing the Growing Threat of Soil Extinction

Effects of Drought on Farming

Bio farming - A Holistic Approach to Ensure Environmental Sustainability

What is Intercropping?

Hot Melt Extrusion in the Pharmaceutical and Food Industries

Importance of Nematology in Agriculture

Investigating the Role of Aerial Imaging in Agriculture

How do Microbes Give Cheese its Flavor?

What Role does Agriculture Play within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

Effects of Filtered Coffee on Plasma Metabolites

What is Soil Pollution?

Will Meat Alternatives Disrupt the Food Industry?

Bacteriophages as Biosensors for Food and Water Safety

Can a Microbe Convert Greenhouse Gases to Commodity Products?

Insight into the Biggest Challenges Faced by the Aquaculture Industry

Application of Proteomics in Agriculture

Secret Sugar; Finding Hidden Sugars in the Food You Eat

How are Food Microbes Saving Lives?

How is Pollution Changing the Chemistry of the Ocean?

What is Food Safety?

Pesticides in Agriculture

Daily Life of a Food Scientist

Role of Analytical Chemistry in Agriculture

Threats in the Food Chain

How did Antibiotics in Food Transform Agriculture?

COVID-19 and Food Safety

Using DNA to Fight Crop Diseases

Use of Genetics in Agriculture

Impacts of Climate Change on Soil Health

How can Soil Increase Food Production?

Under the Sea: Importance of Underwater Robots and Drones in Sea Farming

Speed Breeding: A Promising Tool for Growing World Population

Feeding the Future; Ensuring Food Security for All

Food Preservation Methods

Why Are Supply Chains Taking a Digital Approach to Food Waste?

Microbes in Raw Meat

What is 'Blue Food'?

How is the Flower Industry Impacting the Planet?

Effect of Light on Wheat Plants

Genetic Barcoding in Seafood: Ensuring Authenticity and Traceability in Aquaculture

Implications of Genetically Modified Organisms for Fisheries

Illegal Fishing and Its Impacts on Conservation and Fisheries

What is Quality Control in Food Science?

What are Cover Crops and Why are They Useful?

What is Humus, and Why is it Important?

Cultured Meat During the Climate Crisis

Could Eating Insects be the Future of Food?

Fish Hatcheries- Benefits and Drawbacks

Using Digital Solutions to Improve Farm Efficiency

A Guide to Growing Crops in Cold Climates

Effect of Human Activity on Plant Biodiversity

Food Packaging Applications for Equilibrium Modified Atmosphere Packaging

Spectroscopy's Role in Geochemistry

What is Regenerative Agriculture?

How to Make the Best Jam According to Science

Investigating the Impact of Disasters on Food and Agriculture

Why is Rosewood so Expensive?

Advanced Techniques in Soil and Geology Analysis

From Rain to Sun; How Weather Monitoring Helps Agriculture

What Are Prebiotics?

How Does Biochar Affect the Environment?

How Will Climate Change Affect the Taste of Beer?

Women in Agriculture

A Guide to Increasing Water Efficiency in Farming

What does the Future of Food Look Like?

Formulating Pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture

What are the Most Common Adulterated Foods?

What are the Risks In the Food Chain?

Precision Agriculture: Challenges and Future Outlook

Investigating a Wines Character using Chromatography

Insight into Soil Health

Water Stress on Cotton Plants

What has COP26 taught us about Sustainable Agriculture?

Food Science and Artificial Intelligence

Everything you need to know about Palm Oil

Importance of Biotechnology in Agriculture

Does Migration Affect Agriculture Production?

Importance of Healthy Ecosystems for Global Health

What is 'Closed Loop' Agriculture?

Less Fishing to Fish More – Strategies to Replenish Fishery Stocks

How do Crops Get Lost to Pests?

A Guide to Improving Crop Production in Dry Climates

Determining Nitrogen Levels in Soil

Insights into Food Fraud

'Land Sparing' vs. 'Land Sharing' Agriculture

How has COVID-19 Affected Food Security?

Organic vs Inorganic Farming

Arsenic in Rice; Should you be Concerned?

Is Genetics the Key to the Evolution of Aquaculture?

Using Biochemistry to Improve Crop Cultivation

The Future of Seaweed Farming

What Causes Soil Erosion?

How is Pulse Farming Beneficial to the Environment?

How is Climate Change Affecting Food Security?

The Link Between Food Waste and Sustainability

Plant Pathology

Beef Jerky and Mania

What is Food Microbiology?

Are Wildfires Good for Biodiversity?

Automation in Agriculture

Revolutionizing the Field of Soil Science

Investigating the Relationship Between Food Allergies and Eczema

Revolutionizing Agriculture: How Agrigenomics Is Shaping the Future of Farming

Smart Farming: The Sustainable Future for Food

Effects of Climate Change on Crop Yields

Precision Agriculture: Challenges and Future Outlook

Investigating Caffeine Levels in Drinks

What is Cellular Aquaculture?

Insight into the Challenges of the Seafood Industry

How can we Feed the Planet Without Affecting the Climate?

Bioremediation: An Overview

Effect of pH on Plant Growth

Investigating the Intersection Between Forest Health and Human Health

Environmental Metabolomics

How Vulnerable is the Agricultural Industry to Climate Change?

How to Reduce your Food Waste

What is Agro-Terrorism?

The Implications of Evolution in Agriculture

Insight into Food Waste

Investigating the Role of Field Mapping in Agriculture

Soil to Oil: The Agricultural Science Behind High-Quality Hemp Extracts

How do Food Sensitivity Assays Work?

Indigenous Technology and Climate Change

How, When, and Why to Add Lime to Your Soil

Detecting and Identifying Flavonoids

What is the Bioeconomy?

Food for Thought; How the Food we Eat Affects the Brain

Seed Storing- Protecting the Future of Food

How to Live a Greener Life

The Application of Computational Modeling in Contemporary Fisheries

Investigating the Importance of Groundwater

Role of Bioinformatics in Agriculture

Improving Crop Yields using Genetics

What is Tillage?

Implementing Big Data to Boost the Agricultural Sector

Reducing Pesticide Use in Agriculture

Food Science and Biotechnology

Utilizing Water Management to Overcome Extreme Weather

How Do Agricultural Management Techniques Affect Soil Quality?

How are Microbes used to Restore Degraded Soil?

What is Controlled Environment Agriculture?

The Domestication of Crops and Animals throughout Agricultural History

The Impact of COVID-19 on Agriculture

Why is Wildlife Conservation Crucial to a Sustainable Future?

Sustainable Soil Management and the Role of Spectroscopy

Protecting the Genetic Diversity of Food

Boosting Plant Health Using Gene Editing

Soil Erosion- How Does it Affect Agriculture?

Does Your Diet Affect Your DNA?

Using GC-MS to Analyze the Flavors in Fruit

Life After COVID: Building Back Greener and Better

Adapting and Developing Aquaculture Practices in an Era of Climate Change

Benefits of Vertical Agriculture and Hydroponics

Are Genetically Modified (GM) Crops Saving the World?

What is Organic Farming?

Importance of Biodiversity in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The Aquatic Toxicity of the Pulp Paper Industry

How can Genetically Modified Seeds Improve Food Security?

Latest Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

Whether it’s a discovery regarding pesticides or a novel code in genome editing, this section will include all of the latest news from food and agricultural science. These news pieces will be collected from around the world to bring you a range of discoveries and interesting facts on how we cultivate food and more.

Synthetic RNA Platform Converts Viral Replication Into Detectable Cellular Signals

The technology, called the Viral-Engineered RNA-based Activation System (VERAS), hijacks the virus's own replication machinery to switch on reporter or therapeutic genes precisely in infected cells.

9 Jan 2026

Deep Learning–Based Codon Optimization Framework Boosts Protein Expression in E. coli

By combining Transformer-based sequence modeling with a novel conditional probability strategy, the approach overcomes long-standing trade-offs between maximizing expression metrics and maintaining translational features critical for proper protein folding.

9 Jan 2026

Ancient WUS Genes and Expression Thresholds Shape Shoot Regeneration

Unlike animals, plants generate most organs after embryogenesis through stem cell–driven meristems, enabling lifelong growth and regeneration.

9 Jan 2026

Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering Drive Microbial L-Tryptophan Biomanufacturing

This review synthesizes progress in pathway optimization, regulatory rewiring, and microbial cell factory design that has driven L-Trp titers to industrially relevant levels while enabling the biosynthesis of downstream products ranging from neurotransmitters and plant hormones to dyes and complex alkaloids.

8 Jan 2026

High-Tech Imaging Unlocks Genetic Secrets Of Nutrient-Rich Seeds

By rapidly analyzing nearly 12,000 individual seeds, the approach uncovers genetic loci that simultaneously influence seed morphology and mineral composition, opening new avenues for crop biofortification and safer food production.

7 Jan 2026

MolGen Continues its Activities as AgriGenX

Today, we are proud to announce that MolGen’s activities will continue under the name AgriGenX.

From AgriGenX 6 Jan 2026

Base-Pair Resolution Benchmark Uncovers Structural Variation Complexity in Tomato Genomes

Structural variations (SVs), including insertions, deletions, inversions, and substitutions, can profoundly influence gene regulation and phenotype.

2 Jan 2026

Antibiotic Resistance: A Global Crisis Threatening Modern Medicine's Future

Once a medical miracle, antibiotics are now losing their power. Across the world, common infections are becoming harder-and sometimes impossible-to treat. This new review paints a sobering picture of global antimicrobial resistance (AMR), tracing how bacteria and fungi are evolving faster than medicine can respond.

24 Dec 2025

Calcium Signaling Suppresses Lignin Accumulation in Pear Stone Cells

Stone cells arise from lignified secondary cell walls and cause a gritty texture, reduced sweetness, and poor flavor in many pear cultivars.

23 Dec 2025

IPENS Enables Rapid Label-Free 3D Plant Phenotyping

By combining radiance-field reconstruction with SAM2 segmentation, IPENS enables users to obtain precise organ-level geometry from ordinary multi-view images using only a few prompts.

18 Dec 2025

Binocular Multispectral Stereo Imaging Enables High-Resolution Plant Phenotyping

The system enables pixel-level alignment between shape and spectral data, allowing detailed visualization of traits like chlorophyll distribution across plant surfaces.

17 Dec 2025

CNSA Advances Open Biological Data Infrastructure at Petabyte Scale

Advances in sequencing technologies have transformed life science research, enabling multi-layered exploration of biological systems across species, tissues, and developmental stages.

15 Dec 2025

Serum-Free Media Enables Scalable Cultured Meat From Muscle Stem Cells

The production of cultured meat depends on the isolation, expansion, and differentiation of animal stem cells into edible tissues.

12 Dec 2025

First Nationwide Microbiome Atlas Reveals Hidden Nitrifiers Across Denmark

An international research team led by Aalborg University with contributions from the University of Vienna has systematically mapped the microbiome of an entire country for the first time.

8 Dec 2025

Nearly 1/3 of Pesticides and Industrial Chemicals Harm Gut Bacteria

A study reveals that common pesticides and industrial chemicals inhibit gut bacteria, highlighting risks to health and the need for revised safety assessments.

5 Dec 2025

Harnessing Triploid Loquat to Unlock Aneuploid Diversity for Advanced Breeding

Triploid plants are widely valued in horticulture for desirable traits such as seedlessness, yield improvement, and stress resilience.

2 Dec 2025

CRISPR Technologies Transform On-Site Detection of Animal Pathogens

The rapid spread of animal diseases and pathogen evolution have long posed significant threats to the healthy development of animal husbandry.

28 Nov 2025

Novel Mechanism for Epigenetic Patterning in Plants

Every cell within an organism shares an identical genetic blueprint. Their distinct identities stem from epigenetics—precise chemical markers that dictate gene expression.

24 Nov 2025

Bacteriophages Facilitate the Survival of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Kimchi Fermentation

The World Institute of Kimchi (President: Hae Choon Chang), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT, has confirmed in a new study that bacteriophages, which were previously considered a 'nuisance' during the process of food fermentation, actually play the role of key helpers that facilitate the survival of lactic acid bacteria (LAB).

21 Nov 2025

Biotech Firm Raises £4.5 M for North American Expansion

Rhizocore Technologies, a biotechnology company which uses fungi to improve tree growth and survival rates, has secured £4.5 million in investment to scale its innovative approach to forestry and woodland restoration.

19 Nov 2025

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