Inside the Huge Fridge of Seeds That Could Save Us All from Starvation
The Crop Wild Relatives Project’s seed bank in West Sussex stores samples of staple crops from around the world. Its aim is to protect them for future generations against drought, flooding, and other effects of climate change.
Hacking Quinoa DNA Could Help Solve Our Food Security Crisis
Researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia say that by decoding the grain’s genome sequence, its DNA can be altered to significantly enhance yield.
These Teenagers’ Science Project Discovery Could Revolutionise Global Crop Production
“After discussing it with our science teacher, one thing lead to another,” says Ciara Judge who, along with fellow Cork student Émer Hickey, won an award at the 2014 Google Science Fair for research into how natural bacteria aids crop growth.