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Read more at: Redesigning photosynthesis for food security

Redesigning photosynthesis for food security

16 July 2015

In order to secure the increases in yield so vital if we are to feed an increasingly populated planet, every possibility to improve photosynthetic efficiency is needed. A fascinating and exciting new paper, conceived at the “Redesigning Photosynthesis–Identifying Opportunities and Novel Ideas” workshop, addresses these possibilities, and reads like a to-do list from some of the best minds in this field. The prospect of fast advances in the new field of synthetic biology means that much more complex ideas, involving the movement or alteration of many genes, are looking more and more feasible.


Read more at: New EU – FAO partnership for food and nutrition security

New EU – FAO partnership for food and nutrition security

16 July 2015

It was announced yesterday (15th July, 2015), during the 3rd International Conference on Funding for Development in Ethiopia, that a new initiative to tackle food insecurity has been agreed between the EU and the FAO. The new initiative will be ‘country led and demand driven’, and is funded by a contribution of €50 million from the EU, and €23.5 million from the FAO.


Read more at: Lactic acid-producing bacterium could reduce harmful food contamination

Lactic acid-producing bacterium could reduce harmful food contamination

16 July 2015

A new paper has potential to reduce contamination of food by harmful bacteria - using harmless bacteria biofilms.


Read more at: Perspective: Tech revolutions - Precision Agriculture and the Internet of Food

Perspective: Tech revolutions - Precision Agriculture and the Internet of Food

16 July 2015

Technology is ever advancing, and many of the brightest minds have started to apply many new techniques to every aspect of food security.


Read more at: Perspective: Farming Fish Oils
Perspective: Farming Fish Oils

Perspective: Farming Fish Oils

16 July 2015

Most people know that oily fish are good for you; the omega-3 fish oils which they contain have been shown to have numerous health benefits, not least in keeping your heart healthy. Yet do you know where those ‘fish’ oils come from?


Read more at: Breeding crops for pollinators

Breeding crops for pollinators

11 July 2015

New paper highlights the role of pollinators in food security, and the potential of breeding crops to attract more pollinators.


Read more at: Increased CO2 has worrying consequences for crop plant nutrients

Increased CO2 has worrying consequences for crop plant nutrients

1 July 2015

Can increased atmospheric CO2 aid food security? It might not be so simple.


Read more at: FAO Assesses Climate Change Impacts on Food Security and Trade

FAO Assesses Climate Change Impacts on Food Security and Trade

24 June 2015

18 June 2015: In a book reviewing scientific and economic climate change impacts on food and agriculture over the past 20 years, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) underscores policy implications for hunger, poverty and global food trade.


Read more at: Rebalancing Agriculture will Deliver for Nutrition and Gender Equality

Rebalancing Agriculture will Deliver for Nutrition and Gender Equality

19 May 2015

Agriculture needs rebalancing if it is to fulfill its fundamental responsibility to deliver nutrition, writes Lynn Brown in a blog for Secure Nutrition.


Read more at: Forests and food security - new report launched
Forests and food security - new report launched

Forests and food security - new report launched

13 May 2015

New study launched at the UN Forum on Forests.


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