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Research suggests public funding for specialty crops inadequate
Specialty crops, including fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and nursery crops, have become increasingly important compared to other categories of agriculture in the United States over the past 50 years. view more (2009-02-04)
£25m University building open for business
Researchers were busy moving into the University of York`s new £25 million Biology Building today. The building, which will be dedicated to York`s cutting-edge biology research, gives researchers working in many different fields of biology access to the very latest scientific equipment and techniques. The investment will allow new research... view more... (2002-07-01)
Lack of funding for world crop diversity threatens sustainable food supply
Researchers from the Department of Agricultural Sciences at Imperial College have warned that a large proportion of the world's collection of crop diversity could be lost due to a lack of funding for the "genebanks" in which they are stored. In a report launched today at the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development,... view more... (2002-08-28)
EEA unveils first digital map of Europe's changing landscapes
The first digital map of the multiple changes that have occurred in Europe's landscapes since 1990 was unveiled today, enabling policy-makers to draw lessons from how their decisions in areas such as agriculture and transport are impacting on the region's finite land resources and the wider environment. view more (2004-11-18)
All the carbon counts
Cutting down forests for agriculture vents excess carbon dioxide into the air just as industrial activities and the burning of fossil fuels do. view more (2009-05-29)
Green manure and fodder crops accepted in Tanzanian banana cultivation
Plantains, otherwise known as cooking bananas, are an important food crop in Tanzania and require fertile soil for a good harvest. For around four centuries now, banana-growing land has been enriched by supplements of manure from cattle grazing on nearby pastures. The strongly increasing population pressure in recent decades has led to a decrease... view more... (2004-11-12)
Destruction of a GM barley research trial at the John Innes Centre
Over the weekend of 15-17th June 2001 a small research plot of genetically modified (GM) barley plants at the John Innes Centre*, Norwich (JIC), was destroyed by trespassers. "This trial was part of a publicly funded programme to provide important information to the UK Food Standards Agency" said Professor Chris Lamb (Director of JIC). "The John... view more... (2001-06-25)
Architectural plan revealed of doomsday arctic seed vault
The Norwegian government has revealed the architectural design for the Svalbard International Seed Vault, to be carved deep into frozen rock on an island not far from the North Pole. view more (2007-02-09)
New 52-city report examines use of wastewater in urban agriculture
As developing countries confront the first global food crisis since the 1970s as well as unprecedented water scarcity, a new 53-city survey conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) indicates that most of those studied (80 percent) are using untreated or partially treated wastewater for agriculture. In over 70 percent of the... view more... (2008-08-18)
New Maize Map to Aid Plant Breeding Efforts
In a massive survey of genetic diversity in maize, also known as corn, researchers across the United States, have developed a gene map that should pave the way to significant improvements in a plant that is a major source of food, fuel, animal feed and fiber around the world. view more (2009-11-20)
Bugs expose underground carbon traffic system 10 times more important than fossil fuel burning
The flow of carbon through soil is ten times greater than the amount of carbon moved around by the burning of fossil fuel but until now how this happens was at best poorly understood. view more (2005-10-10)
ADE-ADE-BIOTEC present their first on-site plant for the treatment of pig purines
The novelty of the system lies in the possibility of having an on-site installation at the farm itself, thus avoiding the transport of the purines to other, off-site plants for their treatment. view more (2004-12-09)
Climate change: The rice genome to the rescue
The sequencing of the rice genome could help mitigate the impact of climate change on the world's poor. view more (2006-03-28)
Media tend to doomsay when addressing environmental issues
This study, undertaken by researchers from the University of the Basque Country (UBC), analyses the role played by the media in creating and spreading a stance regarding the protection of the environment, sustainable development and natural heritage. view more (2009-07-09)
UK Energy Research Centre Appoints Executive Director
RESEARCH COUNCILS UK view more (2004-11-08)
Observing sustainable tourism in Antarctica
"Antarctica is the ultimate destination for anyone interested in natural history but it also challenges those people who visit to think broadly about our responsibilities to all life on Earth." That's the view of Dr Robert Lambert, a lecturer on Tourism and the Environment at The University of Nottingham, who has just returned from the... view more... (2008-02-25)
Multi-million-dollar Smith Institute To Be Dedicated At Hebrew University Agriculture Faculty
The multi-million-dollar Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture will be dedicated on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Hebrew University Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences in Rehovot. The dedication includes the inauguration of two new 3,250-square-meter, three-story plant sciences buildings... view more... (2003-10-20)
Western prairies face impending water crisis
The Canadian prairies are facing an unprecedented water crisis due to a combination of climate warming, increase in human activity and historic drought. view more (2006-04-04)
"Society in Science": First Fellowships Awarded
Based at ETH Zurich, "Society in Science: The Branco Weiss Fellowship" is a significant initiative to explore the societal dimensions of cutting-edge science through a converging research agenda. Today it announced the appointment of four exceptional young natural scientists from India, Italy, Hungary and the United Kingdom as the... view more... (2003-09-16)
University helps reduce poverty through renewable energy
With the spotlight on World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, the issue of fossil fuel use has become a pressing one. According to renewable energy specialists at Sheffield Hallam University, fossil fuels have only benefited the development of two thirds of the world’s population and the need to take advantage of already... view more... (2002-09-03)
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