Latest Food Headlines
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ADB, CGIAR Join Forces To Boost And Scale Agricultural Innovations In Asia
4/9/2024
A five-year cooperation agreement between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and CGIAR aims to accelerate and scale agricultural innovations and solutions for the sustainable and inclusive development of agrifood systems in Asia.
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Pea Plants That Flower For Longer
4/9/2024
The end of the reproductive period, when flowers and fruits are produced, is a crucial moment in the life cycle of plants. However, the factors that control this process still need to be better understood.
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AGCO Launches PTx, A Precision Ag Portfolio To Accelerate Technology Transformation
4/8/2024
AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, today announced the launch of PTx, a new brand representing its precision ag portfolio.
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Researchers Investigate Impacts If Glyphosate Were Banned
4/8/2024
The research team hopes that the modelling exercise will encourage more farmers to experiment with alternative weed control strategies.
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Empowering Excellence: Total Quality Management Training For Superior Crop Breeding Services
4/2/2024
TQM, short for Total Quality Management, is a comprehensive management strategy aimed at continually enhancing the quality of products and services.
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ADAMA Launches New Cereal Fungicide Forapro® For Supercharged Disease Control And Higher Yields
4/2/2024
ADAMA Ltd. (SZSE: 000553), a leading crop protection company, has announced the European launch of Forapro®, its new T1 broad spectrum multi-crop cereal fungicide that delivers superior control over all major early season diseases in wheat.
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Corn Reduces Arsenic Toxicity In Soil
4/2/2024
Arsenic is a toxic metalloid of natural origin. Arsenic-contaminated soils and waters are found all over the world, especially in southeastern Asian countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam, and China.
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Study Shows The Crop Benefits Of Enhanced Rock Weathering
3/28/2024
Enhanced rock weathering - a nature-based carbon dioxide removal process that accelerates natural weathering - results in significantly higher first year crop yields, improved soil pH, and higher nutrient uptake, according to a new scientific paper, released in PLOS ONE today (28 March).
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Researchers Discover Key Gene For Toxic Alkaloid In Barley
3/28/2024
Barley is one of the most important cereal crops on a global scale. Many barley cultivars produce a toxic alkaloid called gramine that affects the suitability of barley as fodder, but also helps to protect barley from pathogens.
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Researchers Reveal Impact Of Brassinosteroid And Sugar Signal On Wheat Grain Size Regulation
3/28/2024
Grain size plays a central role in determining wheat yield, and precise regulation of grain development has emerged as a key strategy for increasing yields in several staple crops such as rice and maize.