Plastics seep into farm fields, food and eventually human bodies. Can they be stopped?
Research continues to show that itty-bitty microplastics alter ecosystems and end up in human bodies. Scientists, farmers and ...
Sowing the seeds of greater food diversity in Africa
Diversifying food sources and developing underused, nutrient-rich crops could help combat malnutrition and enhance food ...
The Standard3d
From maize to sunflower: How Siaya farmers are cashing in on a new cash crop
While maize remains essential for food security,  sunflower farming is emerging as a game-changer for commercial agriculture ...
How this Guatemalan seed bank is preserving heirloom crops and saving farmers money
We would have to work so hard, but receive little.” Indigenous communities around the world are losing the crops their ...
YES! Magazine4d
Seed Banks Buffer Central American Farmers Against Climate Change
Agricultural experts say that supporting the use of traditional seeds, also known as heirloom varieties, could minimize the ...
Inter Press Service4d
Seeds of Survival, Amid Conflict Sudan Is Saving Its Agricultural Future
Sudan’s diverse crops and agricultural heritage are at risk of being lost. The ongoing conflict in Sudan is claiming lives and threatening livelihoods and food security. In the chaos of conflict, ...
University of Illinois Extension5d
Available prairie seed mixes may fall short for pollinators
URBANA, Ill. — As populations of bees and butterflies decline in the Midwest, native prairie restoration becomes crucial. A new Prairie Research Institute study found, however, that many commercial ...
Strange packages of seeds are showing up in the mail in Alabama: Here’s what to do
Officials say Alabamians should be on the lookout for packages of “unsolicited” seeds arriving through the mail. The Alabama ...