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By Jawoo Koo and Weston Anderson Food, land, and water systems face daunting challenges in the future, and the body of research exploring these challenges is growing rapidly. This note is part of a series developed by the CGIAR Foresight Initiative to summarize what we know today about the...

Coverage of the new measures that aim to support the fishing industry and marine environment Written by Defra Press Office There has been widespread coverage in The Sunday Telegraph, The Independent and on BBC News Northern Ireland following our announcement that sets out further steps to...

A £1m Innovate UK project that aims to have a significant impact on reducing the need for UK imports of soya has been announced today. The ‘Pea Protein’ project is a collaboration between Germinal, a grass and forage seed specialists, and seed breeders, using a discovery made by John Innes...

Genomic detective work has brought researchers closer to the secret of how and why grass pea produces its notorious toxin, paving the way for this ancient and climate resilient crop to become a food of the future. Using a newly available genome sequence of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) a...

Tambien disponible en español | Egalement disponible en français Resource depletion and climate change pose major challenges Food, agriculture, and fisheries depend on the world’s natural resources, so future food production will depend on how well these resources are conserved and used...

Food production is facing a multitude of global challenges that demand immediate attention and innovative solutions. As the world’s population continues to grow, resources become increasingly scarce, and environmental concerns intensify, the need for sustainable and resilient food production...

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The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) will contribute 15 million euros to the CropXR research programme into 'smart breeding' of more resilient crops. NWO’s grant marks the start of the new Dutch institute, which will integrate plant biology, computational modelling, and...

The ‘Swaffham project’ began in 2016 with the aim of safeguarding the outdoor pig industry. This followed an increase in environmental incidents related to outdoor pig rearing and their potential impact on water sources, both above and below ground. Pig producers, landlords and key stakeholders...

A practical and innovative farm manager seeks a long-term position to focus on clean and resilient food, fibre and energy production alongside soil and natural capital enhancement. A proactive and hardworking person wishing to build on arable foundations in conventional agriculture seeks to...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO), representing over 1.2 billion farmers worldwide, has taken a stand against adopting lab-grown food as an alternative to the food resulting from the work of farmers. The organisation, in a recent position paper...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) and Royal Holloway, University of London, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreeing to collaborate on science and agriculture research projects and develop knowledge exchange opportunities, as well...