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Chief Scientist of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Chinaâs demographic dividend has moved from age-based labor supply to skill-based productivity | PNAS
Accelerated global population aging challenges conventional economic growth paths. Yet, the mechanisms underlying the transition from the age-based...
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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đđ New dashboard on global
#AvianInfluenza
! Track outbreaks, affected species, poultry production systems, seasonality, vaccination strategies and zoonotic risks, all in one place. Explore the data and insights:
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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How much meat, milk, and eggs never reach consumers? New
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guidelines support countries with sound statistical methods and tools to measure harvest and postâharvest losses of animal products along the supply chain. Download your copy now:
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Teetering on the brink of debt and hunger: Empirical examination of the linkages between external debt and food security in Africa
Debt accumulation and food insecurity are two pressing challenges confronting developing countries, yet evidence on their link remains limited, particâŠ
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The double-edged impact of e-commerce participation on farmâs Income: Evidence from China
E-commerce (EC) is widely hailed as a solution to spatial and temporal frictions, yet farm-level evidence on income gains, dynamics, and spillovers reâŠ
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Substitute or complement? Quantityâquality effects of agricultural production diversity and market access on diets
In many developing countries, rural households meet their food needs through both self-production and market purchases, but evidence on the relative aâŠ
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Sharing big data for sustainable agri-food innovation - Nature Biotechnology
Nature Biotechnology - Sharing big data for sustainable agri-food innovation
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The gentrification paradox of greenâblue adaptation in African cities - Nature Cities
Greenâblue adaptation projects are central to climate resilience in African cities. This study reveals that these interventions may unintentionally drive gentrification, underscoring the need for equi...
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Trophic cascades drive sustainability in the agricultural heritage rice-fish coculture system: Current Biology
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Trophic cascades drive sustainability in the agricultural heritage rice-fish coculture system
Wan et al. reveal that rice-fish coculture enhances invertebrate natural enemies (i.e., predators and parasitoids), suppresses pests (i.e., invertebrate herbivores, diseases, and weeds), and boosts ri...
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Rockefeller Foundation Calls for Urgent, Coordinated Response to Record Decline in Global Aid, per new OECD Data
Official OECD preliminary data for 2025 shows a 23% decline in global ODA from 2024 â historic decrease Projections from ISGlobal research and The Lancet Global Health suggest this level of ODA decrea...
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Rewiring an E3 ligase enhances cold resilience and phosphate use in maize - Nature
The E3 ubiquitin ligase NLA postively regulates cold tolerance and negatively regulates phosphate uptake in maize, and a genetically engineered variant of this enzyme leads to improved cold tolerance and enhanced phosphate uptake, improving yield in field trials.
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Mapping cis-regulatory mutations at scale in sorghum enables modulation of gene expression - Nature Biotechnology
Variant mapping of sorghum promoters identifies CRISPR-accessible mutations that upregulate gene expression.
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Food loss and waste associated with misbehaviour drives 11% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions - Nature Climate Change
Food loss and waste (FLW) is often attributed to technoeconomic inefficiencies of food systems. However, using a mechanistic analysis framework, we show that food surplus and misconsumption accounted for 11% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions in 2021, exceeding FLW-associated emissions that are driven by technoeconomic constraints.
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Increasing risks of post-experimental ecology - Nature Climate Change
Nature Climate Change - Increasing risks of post-experimental ecology
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Pricing inclusive digital extension services: Gender, delivery design, and farmersâ willingness to pay in Zambia - Brian Njoroge, Monica Fisher, Brian Mpande, 2026
As digital extension platforms transition from subsidized pilots to subscription-based models, the imposition of user fees may exclude vulnerable groups, such a...
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The hard road back from overshoot - Nature Climate Change
As global temperatures move beyond 1.5â°C, overshoot now defines the landscape ahead, sharpening legal claims, exposing economic risks and revealing how far politics still trail the pace of change.
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
17 days ago
Seasonal rains are vital for agriculture. But without improved water management, they can become floods, devastating homes, crops, livestock & incomes. Our teams are on the ground in Baghlan, Afghanistan, assessing needs & ready to support communities.
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Future strategies for phosphorus sustainability amid worsening global cycle imbalances | PNAS
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Future strategies for phosphorus sustainability amid worsening global cycle imbalances | PNAS
Global anthropogenic phosphorus (P) cycle changes require active management with differentiated sustainability strategies across countries. This st...
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Wind shear enhances soil moisture influence on rapid thunderstorm growth - Nature
Analysis of millions of events over sub-Saharan Africa shows that wind shear amplifies the impact of soil moisture in triggering rapidly developing thunderstorms.
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Strategies for achieving healthy, sustainable, and equitable dietary transitions | Science
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Strategies for achieving healthy, sustainable, and equitable dietary transitions
The industrialization of global food systems has led to dietary changes that harm both health and the environment. If global food systems are to meet the needs of a growing population for healthy, env...
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21 days ago
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
23 days ago
đ„ Can an egg make a difference? In over 300 schools across Bhutan, it already does. Learn how the One-Child, One-Egg initiative is adding one egg a day to
#SchoolMeals
for thousands of students âimproving their nutrition while supporting local farmers âĄïž
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
23 days ago
Food production has improved in South Sudan, but food insecurity remains severe. Over 7.5 million people are projected to face acute hunger during the lean season. Read the latest
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Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission report đ
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Policy-driven growth of technologies to accelerate climate action - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Accelerating the growth of low-carbon technologies is important for achieving climate targets and is the focus of many policies. This Perspective outlines four phases in the growth of policy-driven te...
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Troubling gender in international development
This article revisits the trajectory of Gender and Development (GAD) from the vantage point of a moment in which gender has become the object of intensified contestation. Engaging scholarship on po...
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The global geography of plant invasion risk under future climate and land-use changes - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The spread of non-native species is likely to be compounded by further climate change and land-use intensification. Here the authors assess the potential distribution of 9,701 naturalized non-native p...
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
25 days ago
Looking for reasons to reduce
#FoodLoss
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#FoodWaste
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#ZeroWasteDay
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World Meteorological Organization
29 days ago
The Earthâs energy imbalance has reached a new high. In a stable climate, incoming energy from the sun is about the same as the amount of outgoing energy. But increasing greenhouse gas concentrations have upset the equilibrium. đ
#StateOfClimate
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
27 days ago
Investing in
#CleanEnergy
in agrifood systems means: đ Lower GHG emissions đ« Cleaner air âïž Better health đ Greener ecosystems âïž Thriving rural economies â»ïž More sustainable future .. and more! đ https://www.fao.org/energy/home/en/
#EarthHour
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A new estimate for global and country-level employment in agrifood systems
Global and national policy discourse and agendas are moving beyond traditional silos of agriculture, nutrition, health, and climate change to address âŠ
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International Labour Organization
28 days ago
Education opens doors, yet 1 in 5 young people are not in employment, education or training. Explore the latest evidence and what it means for youth prospects in Employment and Social Trends 2026 âĄïž
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Pathways to cost-optimal and net-zero emissions irrigation in the United States - Nature Communications
Irrigated agriculture is vital for food security but relies on energy- and carbon-intensive pumping. This study shows that switching to renewable-powered irrigation is not only environmentally compell...
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Future rooftop photovoltaics will weaken carbon mitigation but offer promising water and land benefits - Nature Communications
This study maps Chinaâs rooftop PV potential across 349 cities through 2050. It reveals diverging trajectories where carbon mitigation peaks in 2035â2040, yet water and land savings rise continuously,...
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Potassium fertilization enhances both cereal yield and soil organic carbon: a meta-analysis - Nature Communications
Potassiumâs global influence on crop yield and soil carbon remains poorly quantified. This meta-analysis suggests that potassium fertilization increases cereal yield by 19.3% and soil carbon by 4.4%, ...
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
about 1 month ago
đ€ âCalling young women aged 18â25! đ Join @FAOâs E-Mentorship for
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Day on 23 April: âAI for Development: Girls Shaping the Digital Future.â đ Certificate of participation. đ đ Apply by 5 April:
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How AI slop is causing a crisis in computer science
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How AI slop is causing a crisis in computer science
Preprint repositories and conference organizers are having to counter a tide of âAI slopâ submissions.
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Extreme climate outcomes could still occur with just 2â°C of global warming
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Extreme climate outcomes could still occur with just 2â°C of global warming
Moderate global warming creates a risk of climate impacts that are more severe than the most-likely impacts of high global warming.
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Boosting cropsâ natural capabilities could help feed a warming world | PNAS
Boosting crops’ natural capabilities could help feed a warming world
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
about 1 month ago
New
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report explores how to align national drought plans with policy, legal, and institutional frameworks to strengthen drought governance and implementation. Find out more đ
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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đ What is the New World Screwworm, and why is it a growing concern for animal health? Explore key questions and answers on its spread, risks to animals and humans, and measures for prevention and control. Read more đhttp://bit.ly/4bjdpwL
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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đŽ
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information note on the potential impacts of the escalating conflict in the Middle East on global agrifood systems. đ Downloadđ https://bit.ly/47aF7uz đ§ Watch the full interview with
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A digital twin for real-time biodiversity forecasting with citizen science data - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Citizen science data are increasingly used in biodiversity monitoring. This study applies a digital twin approach to biodiversity monitoring using a large citizen science dataset on birds from Finland...
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China could be the worldâs biggest public funder of science within two years
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China could be the worldâs biggest public funder of science within two years
Forecast by science-policy researchers raises questions about where the epicentre of global research will shift to in the coming decade.
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about 1 month ago
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Releasing agriculture from the food security mandate | Science
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Releasing agriculture from the food security mandate
The state of food security is achieved if no one has to worry whether or how they can acquireâtypically purchaseâhealthy and nutritious meals. In theory, food security could be addressed from two side...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg4691
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A metrics-driven framework for a circular chemical industry
PĂ©rez-RamĂrez, GuillĂ©n-GosĂĄlbez, and co-workers introduce the emissions circularity degree (ECD) as a metric for measuring how much circular chemical technologies reduce full-life-cycle greenhouse gas...
https://www.cell.com/chem-circularity/fulltext/S3051-2948(26)00005-8
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Agentic AI and the rise of in silico team science in biomedical research - Nature Biotechnology
This study examines the emerging use of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) in biomedical research, highlighting the challenges and opportunities that may inform the design of agentic AI systems suit...
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The import of biological research material is a silent barrier to biotechnology in the Global South - Nature Biotechnology
Nature Biotechnology - The import of biological research material is a silent barrier to biotechnology in the Global South
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Plant Treaty
about 1 month ago
The Global Information System (GLIS) of the Plant Treaty connects crop data worldwide đ± From DOIs to data visualization, GLIS strengthens research, collaboration and innovation for the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. âĄïž
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Global Marine Fishery Stock Productivity Under Climate Change
In this uniquely extensive global analysis on the productivity of commercial fishery stocks, a common factor was the existence of pronounced heterogeneity, as documented for 710 stocks in the underta...
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Preprint - Landscape transcriptomics for climate-aware functional genomics in plants.
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Development as life-making
Building on critiques of Development as both immanent and intentional process, this contribution advances a vision of Development as life-making, grouâŠ
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