Agriculture and Technology Ending hunger: science must stop neglecting smallholder farmers How can research help to end hunger? One way to answer this question is to assess published research on hunger, and determine which interventions can make a difference to the
Agriculture and Technology Maryland Department of Agriculture Accepting Proposals for 2021 Animal Waste Technology Grants The Maryland Department of Agriculture is accepting FY 2021 grant proposals for the department’s Animal Waste Technology Fund. Vendors, businesses, and individuals offering technologies that can demonstrate innovative, economically-feasible
Agriculture and Technology Namibian farmers turn to locally produced biochar as fertilizer A group of Namibian farmers are changing the face of farming in the normally infertile soils of the desert that characterizes the Southern African country through the use of biochar
Agriculture and Technology Farming drives demand for micro aircraft Lingxiao Agricultural Technology Co Ltd, to provide drone services for farmers two years ago, and so far his drones have been protecting some 20,000 mu (1,334 hectares) of
Agriculture and Technology Murder hornets are about to start their 'slaughter phase' Remember those pesky Asian giant hornets (nicknamed "Murder hornets") we reported on back in May? They were spotted in Washington state last year and, well, they haven't just disappeared. In
Agriculture and Technology Pesticides and food scarcity dramatically reduce wild bee population The loss of flowering plants and the widespread use of pesticides could be a double punch to wild bee populations. In a new study, researchers at the University of California,
Agriculture and Technology Microwave research leads to innovative coffee bean roaster An industry-academia collaboration project sponsored by Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has unexpectedly led to the development of a sophisticated and compact coffee bean roasting machine that can
Agriculture and Technology This British farm became a biodiversity hotspot by letting the animals rule During the spring and summer months, the birdsong on Knepp estate is a glorious cacophony of sound. Walking through the scrubland of this 3,500-acre estate in West Sussex in
Agriculture and Technology In Race to Supply Smallest Antibodies, Cows Outpace Camelids Antibodies that have been derived from the immune cells of cows are just a third of the size of antibodies derived from the immune cells of camelids. In fact, the
