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Predicting threats to food security

22 Feb 2023

How mathematical modelling can prevent crop devastation and preserve livelihoods.

Pollinators: first global risk index for species declines and effects on humanity

16 Aug 2021

The Global South may have most to lose from pollinator loss, with Latin America at particular risk due to crop exports and indigenous cultures.

Growing Underground

29 Mar 2021

In the heart of London there is a farm like no other. It's subterranean, sustainable and energy smart. It also has a digital twin looking out for its...

Globalised economy making water, energy and land insecurity worse: study

26 Oct 2020

The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalisation may be...

Planting ideas: Botanic Garden opens access with living collections portal

02 Oct 2020

A new web portal to Cambridge University Botanic Garden's entire living collection, 14,000 plants, aims to open access and fast-track urgent global...

The £2 billion vegetable and the agricultural future of the East

15 Mar 2019

From crop science to robotics, supply chains to economics, Cambridge University researchers are working with farmers and industry to sustainably...

‘High-yield’ farming costs the environment less than previously thought – and could help spare habitats

14 Sep 2018

New findings suggest that more intensive agriculture might be the “least bad” option for feeding the world while saving its species – provided use of...

Commercial honeybee hives in the Teide National Park, Tenerife, Spain.

Think of honeybees as ‘livestock’ not wildlife, argue experts

25 Jan 2018

Contrary to public perception, die-offs in honeybee colonies are an agricultural not a conservation issue, argue Cambridge researchers, who say that...

Massive projected increase in use of antimicrobials in animals could lead to widespread antimicrobial resistance in humans

28 Sep 2017

The amount of antimicrobials given to animals destined for human consumption is expected to rise by a staggering 52% and reach 200,000 tonnes by 2030...

Archaeology shows there's more to millet than birdseed

24 Jul 2017

Archaeological research shows that our prehistoric ancestors built resilience into their food supply. Now archaeologists say ‘forgotten’ millet – a...

Canola crop with wheat crop in background at Wallandbeen, NSW.

Major funding for new crop sciences research centre that will be ‘centrepiece’ of industrial collaboration

10 Jul 2017

Over £30m has been announced for a new Cambridge Centre for Crop Science that will focus on linking with farming and food industries to translate...

Of cabbages and cows: increasing agricultural yields in Africa

13 Feb 2017

Africa’s food requirements, along with its population, are growing fast. Three research programmes ask how a better understanding of viruses...

food security

Predicting threats to food security

Pollinators: first global risk index for species declines and effects on humanity

Growing Underground

Globalised economy making water, energy and land insecurity worse: study

Planting ideas: Botanic Garden opens access with living collections portal

The £2 billion vegetable and the agricultural future of the East

‘High-yield’ farming costs the environment less than previously thought – and could help spare habitats

Think of honeybees as ‘livestock’ not wildlife, argue experts

Massive projected increase in use of antimicrobials in animals could lead to widespread antimicrobial resistance in humans

Archaeology shows there's more to millet than birdseed

Major funding for new crop sciences research centre that will be ‘centrepiece’ of industrial collaboration

Of cabbages and cows: increasing agricultural yields in Africa

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