Climate change is one of the most persistent threats facing smallholder farmers. Rising global temperatures and the subsequent changes in weather patterns endanger agricultural production and rural infrastructure that provide livelihoods for over 2 billion people. Investing in methods that help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change is crucial,

Flavodoxin (Fld) is vital in photosynthetic microorganisms as an alternative electron carrier under adverse environmental conditions. Cyanobacterial Fld was revealed to be capable of substituting ferredoxin of higher plants in most electron transfer processes under stress conditions. A team of researchers, led by Zhigang Li from Huazhong Agricultural University and Clemson University, explored the potential of Fld in improving plant stress response in creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.).

The ground has been broken on a major international initiative to rid the world of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) - also known as sheep and goat plague - a highly contagious viral animal disease that causes major losses in regions home to millions of the world's poorest people.

The Parliament of Western Australia has repealed the Genetically Modified Crops Free Areas Act 2003, which imposed a moratorium on the commercial cultivation of genetically modified crops (GM) in Western Australia. Genetically Modified Crops Free Areas Repeal Act 2015 repealed the former 2003 Act, and consequently amended the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Viet Nam celebrated the 36^th World Food Day in Ninh Thuan province today with the theme “Climate is changing, food and agriculture must too” and also marked the 71^st anniversary of FAO.

This year marks the 20^th year that Canada has been growing genetically engineered (GE) crops. Ninety percent or more of canola, corn, soybeans, and sugar beets planted in Canada are genetically engineered for better control of yield-reducing weeds and pests. This has reduced inputs across the board from lower fuel consumption to more targeted pesticide use – with direct financial benefits for consumers.

An international team of researchers led by scientists at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in China, and the University of California, Los Angeles have uncovered the mechanisms through which a key photoreceptor (Cryptochrome 2) that allows plants to respond to blue light is switched on and off, allowing plants to remain responsive to light.

Some 1,4 million Haitians require food assistance in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, which wrought widespread devastation on supplies and crops across large swaths of the island nation. More than half, 800,000 people, are in dire need of immediate food aid, according to an emergency field assessment.

Filipino farmers, local government constituents, and students and faculty from General Santos City and surrounding municipalities in the southern island group of Mindanao, Philippines took part in the third leg of the series of public briefings on the Joint Department Circular No. 1  (Rules and Regulations for the Research and Development, Handling and Use,

Researchers from DuPont Pioneer and Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation have shown that increasing vitamin E and beta-carotene production in sorghum significantly improves the availability and longevity of beta-carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the human body.