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Farmed seafood is a climate smart form of agriculture

Environment
With over 125 years’ experience in supporting the nation’s fisheries, NOAA Fisheries shares some of the work it is doing to ensure aquaculture has a positive impact on environmental, social, economic development.

Pollinators key to fighting climate change and creating green cities

Environment
Research conducted as part of the URBAN GreenUP project indicates that pollinators play a significant part in enhancing city sustainability and mitigating the impacts of climate change.

Multi-stakeholder agricultural co-operatives and sustainability

Environment
Dr Thomas W Gray, from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Co-operative Programs, explains why multi-stakeholder co-operatives may be able to bequeath more democratic organisational models and organisations to future generations that can help address sustainability questions and dilemmas.

Intra-cellular bacteria open new avenues of study in plant health

Research & Discovery
Understanding the intra-cellular bacteria of healthy plants is opening new fields of research to improve future plant health and propagation efforts.

Technological improvements in precision crop irrigation

Environment
Scientists at University of Illinois have identified solutions that could lead to technological advancements in precision crop irrigation.

Grasses take evolutionary shortcut with lateral gene transfer

Environment
Grass crops can bend the rules of evolution by borrowing genes from their neighbours – in a process called lateral gene transfer – giving them a competitive advantage.

How do seabirds interact with aquaculture and fisheries?

Environment
Researchers investigate the interactions between Mediterranean and Atlantic seabirds and aquaculture and fisheries.

Crop rotations with legumes offer more nutritious and sustainable food production

Environment
Researchers have found that growing more legumes could be a more nutritious and sustainable food production approach for European agriculture.

The benefits of UV technology in aquaculture

Environment
With almost 40 years of experience with using UV technology in aquaculture, VGE makes aquaculture more sustainable.

Unravelling the mystery of recirculating aquaculture systems

Environment
Marineholmen RASLab CEO, Mark Powell, explains the basis behind recirculating aquaculture systems technology, which in recent years, has been an area of significant focus in the aquaculture industry.

The application of machine learning in agriculture

Environment
Mike Coffey, researcher at Scotland’s Rural College, explains how machine learning in agriculture is being used to transform the industry.

Small-scale fisheries could be the key to climate resilience in the food industry

Environment
According to an analysis of small-scale fisheries, small-scale fisheries could help the food industry increase its climate resilience.

EU project creates technology to estimate biomass of farmed fish

Environment
An EU-funded project has developed a new method for estimating the biomass of farmed fish kept in net pens.

Do microplastics in soil affect the growth of agricultural crops?

Environment
A new research project at the University of Bayreuth will assess the effects of microplastics in soil on the growth of agricultural crops.

Reducing costs through innovative aquaculture feeding systems

Environment
Daniit A/S has now developed an aquaculture feeding system that can handle fish feed pellets without crushing them.

Avoiding undersized fish hotspots could ensure sustainable fishery management

Environment
To ensure sustainable fishery management, a study has identified the regions in European seas that are hot spots for undersized fish.

New solar-powered milli-robots can gather data on crop performance and pesticide use

Environment
The SOMIRO project has developed swimming, solar-powered milli-robots to gather data on crop performance and pesticide use.

SAIC transforms into a hub for sustainable aquaculture innovation

Environment
SAIC has announced a new strategic focus and an expanded geographical reach as it re-brands to the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre.

New semi-closed containment aquaculture system combines land and ocean farming

Environment
FiiZK has developed a semi-closed containment aquaculture system which is much like a land-based system at sea, with solid outer wall.

Fermented food waste can boost healthy plant bacteria and increase crop growth

Environment
Scientists have discovered fermented food waste can boost bacteria that increase crop growth, making plants more resistant to pathogens.
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