Use of technology for sustainable farming practices
ICAR has undertaken research for development of crop varieties that are resistant to diseases and extreme weather conditions. The research…
Genome editing offers ray of hope to tackle malnutrition
The gene editing techniques can complement the ongoing efforts to provide micronutrient supplements, fortified food and appeals for eating more…
Chandigarh University develops AI-based mobile app to detect crop disease
The artificial intelligence (AI) based mobile application will be able to detect 39 diseases in two crops while the study…
Biotechnology could provide an environmentally more sustainable alternative to egg white protein production
Egg white is one of the most important protein ingredients for the food industry. The first assessment of the environmental…
Peanut researchers create disease-resistant hybrids
Georgia farmers produce half the peanuts grown in the U.S. each year, using proven production practices to fight disease in…
Innoterra to help Konkan Alphonso growers take their mangoes global this season
Innoterra, an Indo-Swiss food and technology platform, has worked with Konkan farmers’ cooperatives to offer premium GI-tagged alphonso mangoes to…
Fermentation turns greenhouse gases into useful chemicals
A carbon-negative process that produces industrial-scale quantities of acetone and isopropanol has been developed by researchers in the US. Their…
Plant scientists use new tools for better food crops
With millions facing hunger around the world, Flinders University researchers are looking into novel properties of edible plants which could…
AquaMAP launched at IIT Madras for improving water use in agriculture
The principal scientific advisor to the government of India, Vijay Raghavan, on Monday inaugurated a new water management and policy…
Cattle manure biochar could offset earthworm greenhouse gas emissions in forest soil
As two important greenhouse gases, about 20% and 62% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions originate…