Will farmers benefit from hunger-ending seed innovations?
Sep 26, 2024 · Seeds are the foundations of food security. Yet, in an era defined by climate change, innovations in crop breeding will determine how we tackle the world’s growing hunger …
Why we all need farmers to have access to better seeds
Mar 22, 2021 · Improved seeds can also help tackle climate change and enable land restoration. Norman Borlaug is said to have saved a billion lives. His revolutionary new wheat varieties led …
5 ways CRISPR gene editing is positively impacting the world
Apr 3, 2024 · A new treatment for cancer Personalized treatments for cancer are getting ever closer thanks to CRISPR. A clinical trial, reported in Nature in November 2022, involved using …
Explained: How engineered crops can fight climate change
Jul 4, 2022 · Extreme temperatures are exposing crops to new fungi and pests, which is motivating scientists to genetically engineer disease-resistant cassava, potatoes and cacao. …
Why we need to start a new pro-vaccine movement
Nov 21, 2019 · This has the potential to introduce a new danger (one raised by several attendees at the recent Global Vaccination Summit in Brussels): intense coverage amplifies the voice of …
9 ways AI is helping tackle climate change - The World Economic …
Feb 12, 2024 · The initiative, which launched in January 2024, is a partnership between Rio's city hall and start-up Morfo, and aims to grow seeds in hard-to-reach areas. A single drone can …
This robot could help plant 1 trillion trees - The World Economic …
These robotic planters are just one of the many new solutions beginning to surface in time for the decade of delivery on climate change. The World Economic Forum’s UpLink platform, …
Smallholder farmers key to achieving global food security
Sep 28, 2022 · That food security is tantamount to national security is not a new idea, but as domestic food shortages threaten the introduction of export restrictions, fertilizer shortages …
Conserving and restoring forests for a food-secure future
Mar 21, 2025 · A recent example of the shifting supply and demand trade dynamics is the shipment of deforestation and conversion-free soybeans from Brazil to China led by COFCO …
How agritech services can help farmers meet food demand
Apr 28, 2024 · Secondly, AI and other agritech can increase the supply of urgently needed climate-resistant seeds, accelerating the time it takes to get from the laboratory to the soil. It …