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African rural women play a critical role in evolving and maintaining the continent’s diverse and climate-resilient agricultural systems but their knowledge and status is increasingly being undermined. This is the message of a new report published by the African Biodiversity Network, Gaia Foundation and African Women’s Development Fund to celebrate the important work of women […]

African rural women play a critical role in evolving and maintaining the continent’s diverse and climate-resilient agricultural systems but their knowledge and status is increasingly being undermined. This is the message of a new report published by the African Biodiversity Network, Gaia Foundation and African Women’s Development Fund to celebrate the important work of women

Britain’s biodiversity is in an increasingly fragile state, with species that pollinate crops or fight pests declining rapidly, putting the nation’s food production at risk. This is the result of a new study published on 8 December in the journal Nature Communications. Researchers at the University of Reading and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

Britain’s biodiversity is in an increasingly fragile state, with species that pollinate crops or fight pests declining rapidly, putting the nation’s food production at risk. This is the result of a new study published on 8 December in the journal Nature Communications. Researchers at the University of Reading and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

U.S. sales of antibiotics used in farm animals rose at an alarming rate over the last five years, the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday, fueling concerns about risks to humans from antibiotic-resistant bacteria. According to a new report, sales of medically important antimicrobials used in food-producing animals in the U.S. increased 3% between

U.S. sales of antibiotics used in farm animals rose at an alarming rate over the last five years, the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday, fueling concerns about risks to humans from antibiotic-resistant bacteria. According to a new report, sales of medically important antimicrobials used in food-producing animals in the U.S. increased 3% between

The European Patent Office (EPO) has backed a controversial patent on the “wrinkled tomato” derived from classical breeding processes: On Tuesday, the Technical Board of Appeal confirmed patent EP1211926, granted to the Ministry of Agriculture of Israel already in 2003, with only minor changes to the wording. The patent covers a tomato that has a

The European Patent Office (EPO) has backed a controversial patent on the “wrinkled tomato” derived from classical breeding processes: On Tuesday, the Technical Board of Appeal confirmed patent EP1211926, granted to the Ministry of Agriculture of Israel already in 2003, with only minor changes to the wording. The patent covers a tomato that has a

The state of the world’s soils is rapidly deteriorating due to soil erosion, nutrient depletion, loss of soil organic carbon and other threats, but this trend can be reversed if appropriate measures are taken. That is the message of a new UN report released on Friday ahead of World Soil Day which was celebrated on

The state of the world’s soils is rapidly deteriorating due to soil erosion, nutrient depletion, loss of soil organic carbon and other threats, but this trend can be reversed if appropriate measures are taken. That is the message of a new UN report released on Friday ahead of World Soil Day which was celebrated on