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    Lab-grown meat techniques aren't new but bringing them up to scale will require further development
    Lab-grown meat techniques aren't new but bringing them up to scale will require further development 
    How science and innovation can strengthen global food systems
    How science and innovation can strengthen global food systems

    2 Feb 2023

    Adjusting the intensity of farming can help address climate change
    Adjusting the intensity of farming can help address climate change

    By Derek Lynch 29 Dec 2022

    How a humble mushroom could save forests and fight climate change
    How a humble mushroom could save forests and fight climate change

      2 Feb 2022

    Climate action in agribusiness could reduce emissions by up to 7%
    Climate action in agribusiness could reduce emissions by up to 7%

    9 Nov 2021

    East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed
    East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

    9 Nov 2021

    Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries
    Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

    28 Oct 2021

    Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks
    Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

      26 Oct 2021

    2021 Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems winners announced
    2021 Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems winners announced

    4 Oct 2021

    Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator
    Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

    2 Sep 2021

    We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste
    We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

      19 Aug 2021

    Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
    Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

    9 Jul 2021

    How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa
    How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

    14 Jun 2021

    Report: Gender-responsive research key to farm productivity, tackling Africa's agricultural threats
    Report: Gender-responsive research key to farm productivity, tackling Africa's agricultural threats

    27 May 2021

    Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers
    Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers

    29 Apr 2021

    Credit: Bruno via Pexels
    Nestlé Hatcher platform invites collaboration with African innovators

    15 Mar 2021

    Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study
    Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study

    12 Mar 2021

    A common soil pesticide cut wild bee reproduction by 89% - here's why scientists are worried
    A common soil pesticide cut wild bee reproduction by 89% - here's why scientists are worried

      3 Mar 2021

    Mutant roots reveal how we can grow crops in damaged soils
    Mutant roots reveal how we can grow crops in damaged soils

      18 Jan 2021

    New mangrove forest mapping tool puts conservation in reach of coastal communities
    New mangrove forest mapping tool puts conservation in reach of coastal communities

      15 Jan 2021

    Credit: Eat Just
    Singapore approves cell-cultured chicken bites - who will be the first to try them?

      7 Dec 2020

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    Global agtech market value to reach $22bn by 2025

    26 Nov 2020

    We found a way to turn urine into solid fertiliser - it could make farming more sustainable
    We found a way to turn urine into solid fertiliser - it could make farming more sustainable

      10 Nov 2020

    Why a Zimbabwean farming project failed: Lessons for rural innovation
    Why a Zimbabwean farming project failed: Lessons for rural innovation

      19 Oct 2020

    FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems
    FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

    23 Sep 2020

    Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map
    Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

    17 Sep 2020

    Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation
    Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation

    5 Aug 2020

    Credit: Polina via Pexels
    Food giants appointing teams to focus on plant-based products

    30 Jul 2020

    Smaller farmer's fields can reduce biodiversity loss and increase wild plants, birds, beetles and bats
    Smaller farmer's fields can reduce biodiversity loss and increase wild plants, birds, beetles and bats

      13 Jul 2020

    Coconut oil production threatens five times more species than palm oil - new findings
    Coconut oil production threatens five times more species than palm oil - new findings

      7 Jul 2020

    New animated film marks International Year of Plant Health 2020
    New animated film marks International Year of Plant Health 2020

    22 May 2020

    10 ways to stay connected on Biz during lockdown
    10 ways to stay connected on Biz during lockdown

    Bizcommunity.com  15 Apr 2020

    'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers
    'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers

      24 Feb 2020

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    How a humble mushroom could save forests and fight climate change
    How a humble mushroom could save forests and fight climate change

     2 Feb 2022

    Climate action in agribusiness could reduce emissions by up to 7%
    Climate action in agribusiness could reduce emissions by up to 7%

    9 Nov 2021

    East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed
    East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

    9 Nov 2021

    Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries
    Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

    28 Oct 2021

    Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks
    Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

     26 Oct 2021

    2021 Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems winners announced
    2021 Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems winners announced

    4 Oct 2021

    Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator
    Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

    2 Sep 2021

    We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste
    We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

     19 Aug 2021

    Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
    Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

    9 Jul 2021

    How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa
    How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

    14 Jun 2021

    Report: Gender-responsive research key to farm productivity, tackling Africa's agricultural threats
    Report: Gender-responsive research key to farm productivity, tackling Africa's agricultural threats

    27 May 2021

    Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers
    Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers

    29 Apr 2021

    Credit: Bruno via Pexels
    Nestlé Hatcher platform invites collaboration with African innovators

    15 Mar 2021

    Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study
    Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study

    12 Mar 2021

    A common soil pesticide cut wild bee reproduction by 89% - here's why scientists are worried
    A common soil pesticide cut wild bee reproduction by 89% - here's why scientists are worried

     3 Mar 2021

    Mutant roots reveal how we can grow crops in damaged soils
    Mutant roots reveal how we can grow crops in damaged soils

     18 Jan 2021

    New mangrove forest mapping tool puts conservation in reach of coastal communities
    New mangrove forest mapping tool puts conservation in reach of coastal communities

     15 Jan 2021

    Credit: Eat Just
    Singapore approves cell-cultured chicken bites - who will be the first to try them?

     7 Dec 2020

    Image source:
    Global agtech market value to reach $22bn by 2025

    26 Nov 2020

    We found a way to turn urine into solid fertiliser - it could make farming more sustainable
    We found a way to turn urine into solid fertiliser - it could make farming more sustainable

     10 Nov 2020

    Why a Zimbabwean farming project failed: Lessons for rural innovation
    Why a Zimbabwean farming project failed: Lessons for rural innovation

     19 Oct 2020

    FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems
    FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

    23 Sep 2020

    Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map
    Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

    17 Sep 2020

    Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation
    Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation

    5 Aug 2020

    Credit: Polina via Pexels
    Food giants appointing teams to focus on plant-based products

    30 Jul 2020

    Smaller farmer's fields can reduce biodiversity loss and increase wild plants, birds, beetles and bats
    Smaller farmer's fields can reduce biodiversity loss and increase wild plants, birds, beetles and bats

     13 Jul 2020

    Coconut oil production threatens five times more species than palm oil - new findings
    Coconut oil production threatens five times more species than palm oil - new findings

     7 Jul 2020

    New animated film marks International Year of Plant Health 2020
    New animated film marks International Year of Plant Health 2020

    22 May 2020

    10 ways to stay connected on Biz during lockdown
    10 ways to stay connected on Biz during lockdown

     15 Apr 2020

    'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers
    'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers

     24 Feb 2020

    Image source:
    Roadmap developed to conserve global insect populations

    10 Feb 2020

    Africa's youth want to cultivate careers, not just crops
    Africa's youth want to cultivate careers, not just crops

     10 Feb 2020

    Insights from Senegal: Involving farmers in research is key to boosting agriculture
    Insights from Senegal: Involving farmers in research is key to boosting agriculture

    10 Feb 2020

    Locust invasions are cyclical: African states shouldn't be caught napping
    Locust invasions are cyclical: African states shouldn't be caught napping

     7 Feb 2020

    Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage
    Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage

     6 Feb 2020

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    Summit to explore scaling up innovation in agriculture

    5 Feb 2020

    Management of intact forestlands by indigenous peoples key to protecting climate
    Management of intact forestlands by indigenous peoples key to protecting climate

     24 Jan 2020

    Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year
    Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year

     23 Jan 2020

    Coordinated global action is the best way to control the Fall Armyworm pest
    Coordinated global action is the best way to control the Fall Armyworm pest

     19 Dec 2019

    Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?
    Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

    12 Dec 2019

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