Food and Agricultural Sciences

What is Agricultural Science?

In response to a growing population, the progress of agricultural science has gained attention over the century particularly in regard to issues of food security.

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

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

Everything You Need to Know About Vertical Farming

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

How are Drones Changing the Future of Agriculture?

What are the Risks In the Food Chain?

Impacts of Climate Change on Soil Health

How Does Biochar Affect the Environment?

Investigating the Impact of Disasters on Food and Agriculture

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How Do Agricultural Management Techniques Affect Soil Quality?

Antibiotic Resistance in Agriculture

What is Regenerative Agriculture?

Insight into Genetically Modified Food

The Impact of COVID-19 on Agriculture

Using Plants to Detect Explosives

Illegal Fishing and Its Impacts on Conservation and Fisheries

Chemistry of Food Additives and Preservatives

Importance of Biotechnology in Agriculture

Role of Analytical Chemistry in Agriculture

What are Cover Crops and Why are They Useful?

Boosting Plant Health Using Gene Editing

Environmental Problems caused by Polymers

The Implications of Evolution in Agriculture

Less Fishing to Fish More – Strategies to Replenish Fishery Stocks

Role of Bioinformatics in Agriculture

How can Soil Increase Food Production?

Effect of Light on Wheat Plants

Indigenous Technology and Climate Change

A Guide to Growing Crops in Cold Climates

Detecting and Identifying Flavonoids

What is Quality Control in Food Science?

Is Genetics the Key to the Evolution of Aquaculture?

Arsenic in Rice; Should you be Concerned?

Are Genetically Modified (GM) Crops Saving the World?

Applications of Spectroscopy in Agriculture

Effects of Climate Change on Crop Yields

How is the Flower Industry Impacting the Planet?

Food Science and Artificial Intelligence

A Guide to Improving Crop Production in Dry Climates

Does Migration Affect Agriculture Production?

Food Science and Biotechnology

Investigating Caffeine Levels in Drinks

Investigating a Wines Character using Chromatography

How can we Improve the Shelf-Life of Seafood?

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

Effect of Human Activity on Plant Biodiversity

Deforestation and its Drawbacks

Daily Life of a Food Scientist

Soil Erosion- How Does it Affect Agriculture?

Fish Hatcheries- Benefits and Drawbacks

How does the Keto Diet Affect the Immune System?

Determining Nitrogen Levels in Soil

Effects of Filtered Coffee on Plasma Metabolites

How can we Feed the Planet Without Affecting the Climate?

How do Crops Get Lost to Pests?

Adapting and Developing Aquaculture Practices in an Era of Climate Change

How are Microbes used to Restore Degraded Soil?

How Does Manure Effect the Growth of Plants?

Benefits of Vertical Agriculture and Hydroponics

Bio farming - A Holistic Approach to Ensure Environmental Sustainability

How Diverse are Cropping Systems?

What are the Health Benefits of Organic Food?

How could Gene Editing solve Food Allergies?

Sustainable Soil Management and the Role of Spectroscopy

Food Packaging Applications for Equilibrium Modified Atmosphere Packaging

How do Food Sensitivity Assays Work?

ATR-FTIR in the Food and Beverage Industry

Improving Crop Yields using Genetics

Everything you need to know about Palm Oil

The Application of Computational Modeling in Contemporary Fisheries

Can a Microbe Convert Greenhouse Gases to Commodity Products?

Implications of Genetically Modified Organisms for Fisheries

Reducing Pesticide Use in Agriculture

The Domestication of Crops and Animals throughout Agricultural History

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

Speed Breeding: A Promising Tool for Growing World Population

Importance of Nematology in Agriculture

A Guide to Increasing Water Efficiency in Farming

Importance of Healthy Ecosystems for Global Health

How is Climate Change Affecting Food Security?

How has COVID-19 Affected Food Security?

The Future of Sustainable Agriculture

Feeding the Future; Ensuring Food Security for All

Cultured Meat During the Climate Crisis

Seed Storing- Protecting the Future of Food

What has COP26 taught us about Sustainable Agriculture?

Hot Melt Extrusion in the Pharmaceutical and Food Industries

Noise Pollution and its Effects on Coral Reefs

How is Pollution Changing the Chemistry of the Ocean?

Does Your Diet Affect Your DNA?

Using DNA to Fight Crop Diseases

How Vulnerable is the Agricultural Industry to Climate Change?

How is Pulse Farming Beneficial to the Environment?

The Nutritional Benefits of Pulses

Why is Wildlife Conservation Crucial to a Sustainable Future?

Solving the Biodiversity Crisis

Investigating the Importance of Groundwater

Use of Genetics in Agriculture

Using Biochemistry to Improve Crop Cultivation

How did Antibiotics in Food Transform Agriculture?

Could Eating Insects be the Future of Food?

Investigating the Vulnerability of the Food Industry to Cyberattacks

What does the Future of Food Look Like?

Protecting the Genetic Diversity of Food

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

Insight into Global Food Inequalities

'Land Sparing' vs. 'Land Sharing' Agriculture

How to Make the Best Jam According to Science

Secret Sugar; Finding Hidden Sugars in the Food You Eat

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

How can Genetically Modified Seeds Improve Food Security?

How do Microbes Give Cheese its Flavor?

Could CRISPR Change the Future of our Food?

What are the Most Common Adulterated Foods?

Latest Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

New technique can reduce the incidence of leafroll disease in vineyards

Removing not only a diseased grapevine but the two vines on either side of it can reduce the incidence of leafroll disease, a long-standing bane of vineyards around the world, Cornell University researchers have found.

20 May 2022

Measuring agrobiodiversity in farms, markets, and on plates

What foods comes to your mind when you think about "The Mediterranean Diet"? For most people, the term evokes strong associations with fresh, minimally-processed ingredients – olive oil, fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains, followed by fish and animal products – together making up a form of local food production and consumption that holds societal, economic, and cultural benefits.

19 May 2022

Hunter-gatherers to have emerged as world’s first farmers, a new study reveals

Farming is assumed to have originated with a single population in Southwest Asia, which includes sections of today’s the Middle East, then spread to Turkey, Greece, and finally Western Europe.

18 May 2022

Researchers finally discover the structure of plant protein NPR1

A phone call, according to biologist Xinnian Dong, was her “best Christmas gift ever.” Pei Zhou, a longstanding friend, and partner at Duke University called with some exciting news: they had finally discovered the structure of the plant protein NPR1.

18 May 2022

Tackling Food Waste to Protect Our Planet

In this interview, we speak to Maddy Rotman, Head of Sustainability at Imperfect Foods, about how they are working to reduce food waste in the US.

13 May 2022

Scientists discover a genetic driver that improves yield traits and protein content in wheat

A team of international researchers has discovered a way to produce higher quality wheat. The scientists from the University of Adelaide and the UK's John Innes Centre have identified a genetic driver that improves yield traits in wheat, which unexpectedly can also lead to increasing protein content by up to 25 per cent.

12 May 2022