It’s Time for a Flu Vaccine—for Birds
The wave of avian influenza H5N1—which so far has hit 76 countries, triggered national emergencies, and created the worst animal-disease outbreak in US…
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The Food System Is Awful for the Climate. It Doesn’t Have to Be
As people’s incomes rise, they tend to switch from “starchy staples” like grains, potatoes, and roots to meat and dairy products. “You’d think there would be…
As Kenya’s Crops Fail, a Fight Over GMOs Rages
Kenya is in the middle of its worst drought in 40 years. In the parched north of the country, rivers are running dry and millions of livestock have perished…
Former union minister talks about benefits of AI in agriculture, education and more – Times of…
At the 17th India Digital Summit (IDS 2023), Prof. Suresh Prabhu, Founding Chancellor of Rishihood University, Guest Professor of the London School of…
Yes, Lab-Grown Meat Is Vegan
I wish I came to veganism through an epiphany about the right to personhood of animals, or recognition of the environmental harm that animal farming causes.…
The Floods, the Farms, and the River That Roared Back
Those words aptly describe the scene I encountered in January, some 70 years after the novel’s publication. Drought seemed a distant memory; the green…
The Bird Flu Outbreak Has Taken an Ominous Turn
This week, Argentina and Uruguay declared national health emergencies following outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, the fast-moving virus…
Wireless sensor networks have potential in health care and agriculture, says study
A basic healthcare WSN application scenario. Credit: Authors of the study…
The Climate Crisis Is Threatening Spain’s Saffron Crop
While that small-scale, low-tech approach may have kept saffron production going over the past few decades, it has also left it on the edge of…
Crispr Wants to Feed the World
Ten years after its discovery, the implications of Crispr genome editing are profound and far-reaching, and we are only getting started. This tool, adapted…