Did you know that just three crops—wheat, rice, and maize—account for ... This homogenization of food threatens biodiversity, weakens food security, and accelerates climate change.

The cost of living is rapidly escalating for millions of Kenyans as the price of maize, the nation's staple food, surges to new levels.Farmers in poultry are also scrambling for the product for feeds.

The cost of living in Kenya is escalating as maize prices surge by 45%, hitting Sh4,800 per bag since January, with projections reaching Sh5,500 by April.The spike threatens food security, with ugali, ...

Microplastics disrupt photosynthesis, leading to global productivity losses. Findings stress the importance of addressing ...

The changing climate, along with other socio-economic factors, will also cause crop diversity in low-latitude regions to decline, the researchers found. “The loss of diversity means that the range of ...

Alongside stewardship and agronomic training, these conventional hybrid maize seeds empower farmers in Zambia and neighboring countries to produce more food more efficiently, thereby increasing their ...

while also advancing food security and sustainable development across Sub-Saharan Africa. Bayer’s Itaba maize seed facility is set to become a cornerstone for improved agricultural productivity in Sub ...

Image Credit: Shutterstock AI A new study published in the journal Engineering explores how next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) and big data are revolutionizing crop breeding, with ...

Through Food Lion Feeds, Food Lion has helped to provide more than 1 billion meals* to individuals and families since 2014 ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University hosted a groundbreaking conference exploring the critical intersection of food and agriculture as national security today [March 21] and announced the ...

This situation highlights a stark reality: food security, particularly in the rice sector, remains a pressing issue in the Philippines. The global rice market may be stabilizing, but domestic food ...