#BreakTheBias: Celebrating International Women's Day with Patricia Biermayr-Jenzano
24 March 2022
To celebrate the 2022 International Women's Day theme of promoting women's equality, and to honour the work that women do to help make our world more food secure, this year we are profiling women who work in gender development. In this interview, Patricia Biermayr-Jenzano reflects on the important roles that women hold in...
23 March 2022
Trials will evaluate whether enhancing the natural capacity of crops to interact with common soil fungi can contribute to more sustainable, equitable food production. A field trial of genetically modified and gene edited barley is due to be planted this April. The research is evaluating whether improved crop interactions...
17 March 2022
With a current human population of 7.6 billion, and an expected growth to 9.8 billion by 2050, demands for nutrient-rich foods are increasing. Current estimations suggest that over 2 billion people world-wide suffer from a micronutrient deficiency (MND), which may increase with global population size unless current food...
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