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How science and innovation can strengthen global food systems

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Honeybees hog the limelight, yet wild insects are the most important and vulnerable pollinators

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New maize seeds impress farmers as yields improve

Elias Msuya 12 Apr 2018

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Researchers developing drought-tolerant African crops

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The next great water crisis may be under our feet

Karen G. Villholth 10 Apr 2018

The cotton bollworm is hybridizing with the corn earworm in ways that could result in a damaging mega-pest (Credit: CSIRO)

Two major crop scourges are hybridising to produce a new mega-pest

Rich Haridy 10 Apr 2018

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Eco-farming can solve hunger, climate crises, experts say

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Strengthening the role of family and small-scale farmers in scaling up agroecology

6 Apr 2018

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

5 Apr 2018

Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

4 Apr 2018

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Bayer, WFO launches global Care4Cattle grant to support innovation in animal well-being

4 Apr 2018

Scaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

Esther Ngumbi 29 Mar 2018

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On dangerous ground: Land degradation is turning soils into deserts

Prof Abbas El-Zein 29 Mar 2018

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Data: The fertiliser that will feed Africa's agricultural transformation

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Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

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dennisflarsen via

Honeybees hog the limelight, yet wild insects are the most important and vulnerable pollinators

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Hannahlongole via

Researchers developing drought-tolerant African crops

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The next great water crisis may be under our feet

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The cotton bollworm is hybridizing with the corn earworm in ways that could result in a damaging mega-pest (Credit: CSIRO)

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Strengthening the role of family and small-scale farmers in scaling up agroecology

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Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

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Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

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Bayer, WFO launches global Care4Cattle grant to support innovation in animal well-being

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Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

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