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Water is key to ending Africa’s chronic hunger cycle

By Esther Ngumbi For Africa to end chronic hunger, governments must invest in sustainable water supplies. The fields are bare under the scorching sun and temperatures rise with every passing week. Any crops the extreme temperatures haven’t destroyed, the insect pests have,…

Isabel15/05/2017

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Student-driven plant breeding symposium addresses global challenges in the 21st century

This week we spoke to Francisco Gomez and Ammani Kyanam, graduate students in the Soil and Crop Science Department at Texas A&M University, USA. They were part of the organizing committee for the recent Texas A&M Plant Breeding Symposium, a…

Isabel08/05/2017

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Just add water: Could resurrection plants help feed the world?

Professor Henk Hilhorst (Wageningen University and Research) This week we spoke to Professor Henk Hilhorst (Wageningen University and Research) about his research on desiccation tolerance in seeds and plants. Could you begin by telling us a little about your…

Isabel01/05/2017

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Calling all botanists! Share your science with Botany.Live!

Celebrate Fascination of Plants Day (May 18th 2017) with an exciting new science communication project! Botany Live is asking scientists, educators, science communicators and plant fans from around the world to live-stream their fascination with plants, sharing experiments, botanic garden explorations, tours…

Isabel27/04/2017

Blog Global Change

How diverse is your food?

Dr Colin Khoury This post was written by Dr Colin Khoury. Colin studies diversity in the crops people grow and eat worldwide, and the implications of change in this diversity on human health and environmental sustainability. He is particularly interested…

Isabel24/04/2017

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