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Project Examines How to Make Farming More Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly

A University of Texas at Arlington assistant professor in the Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering (IMSE) Department received a $248,404 sub-grant to study how to make farming more sustainable and environmentally friendly.

24 Feb 2021

Increasing Temperatures may Impact Milk and Meat Productivity in East Africa

New research published in Nature Food warns that heat stress in animals caused by rising temperatures and humidity will occur more frequently and for longer periods, impacting milk and meat productivity for dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep, goat, pigs and poultry across East Africa.

19 Feb 2021

Bruised or Oddly Shaped Fruit can be Used to Avoid Food Waste, Says Researcher

Which bananas end up in your shopping basket-- the uniformly yellow ones or those with brown spots?

9 Feb 2021

Study Aims to Develop Better Food Safety Testing for Leafy Greens

Lettuce is an important food commodity in the U.S., popular for its health and nutrition benefits. But leafy greens can be carriers of foodborne disease, leading to frequent product recalls.

5 Feb 2021

Improving Photosynthesis can be the Best Option to Achieve Global Food Security

Australian agriculture plays a key role towards providing food for the planet but it is also expected to be one of the world's most impacted areas from climate change.

4 Feb 2021

Trade Restrictions by a Few Key Countries Could Increase Global Food Prices

Recent events such as the Covid-19 pandemic, locust infestations, drought and labour shortages have disrupted food supply chains, endangering food security in the process. A recent study published in Nature Food shows that trade restrictions and stockpiling of supplies by a few key countries could create global food price spikes and severe local food shortages during times of threat.

29 Jan 2021

Slow Rainy Season Onset is a Reliable Indicator of Drought in Regions Prone to Food Insecurity

The onset date of the yearly rainy season reliably predicts if seasonal drought will occur in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa that are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity, and could help to mitigate its effects. Shraddhanand Shukla and colleagues at the University of California, Santa Barbara's Climate Hazards Center, present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on January 20, 2021.

21 Jan 2021

Current Food System Sytems Could Drive Rapid and Widespread Biodiversity Loss

The global food system could drive rapid and widespread biodiversity loss if not changed, new research has found.

22 Dec 2020

Innovations to Fix Our Food Systems Could Have Inadvertent Consequences

Protein derived from organic waste to feed livestock could decrease demand for soybean meal. This could lead to less deforestation caused by soy farming. But decreased production of soybean, which is also used to produce oil for food products, could increase demand for palm oil. This could clear more forests for oil palm plantations.

14 Dec 2020

Sustainable Cooking Methods can Reduce Impact on Environment

For many people, Christmas Day is going to look extremely different this year. But individuals can still indulge in positive changes, particularly when they are contemplating what to eat and how to cook Christmas dinner.

14 Dec 2020

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Project Examines How to Make Farming More Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly

Increasing Temperatures may Impact Milk and Meat Productivity in East Africa

Bruised or Oddly Shaped Fruit can be Used to Avoid Food Waste, Says Researcher

Study Aims to Develop Better Food Safety Testing for Leafy Greens

Improving Photosynthesis can be the Best Option to Achieve Global Food Security

Trade Restrictions by a Few Key Countries Could Increase Global Food Prices

Slow Rainy Season Onset is a Reliable Indicator of Drought in Regions Prone to Food Insecurity

Current Food System Sytems Could Drive Rapid and Widespread Biodiversity Loss

Innovations to Fix Our Food Systems Could Have Inadvertent Consequences

Sustainable Cooking Methods can Reduce Impact on Environment

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