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Microbiome-based solutions to address new and existing threats to food security, nutrition, health and agrifood systems' sustainability
07/12/2022
Findings from microbiome research have shown that the human gut microbiome plays a key role in nutrition and diet-related diseases and thus human health. Furthermore, the microbiome of soils, plants, and animals play an equally important role in environmental health and agricultural production.
Impact Investing Holds Promise for Nutrition If Guided by Evidence
29/10/2022
Impact investment is no substitute for much-needed public funding to support direct nutrition interventions, but such approaches could make sense where supporting nutrition entails a “business case” that could create profit for a business—thus fostering the positive returns needed by investors.
Identification of novel polymorphism in mammary-derived growth inhibitor gene of water buffalo and its expression analysis in the mammary gland
28/09/2022
Stage-specific variation in expression levels signifies the important functional role of the MDGI gene in mammary gland development and milk production in buffalo, an important dairy species in Southeast Asia.
Delivering global water security: Embedding water justice as a response to increased irrigation efficiency
08/09/2022
Increasingly, irrigation infrastructure upgrades have been regarded in global policy as a solution for both water scarcity and low agricultural productivity.
Potential Use of Data-Driven Models to Estimate and Predict Soybean Yields at National Scale in Brazil
07/09/2022
Large-scale assessment of crop yields plays a fundamental role for agricultural planning and to achieve food security goals.
Sustainable plant pest management through optimization and minimization
10/03/2022
Plant pests and diseases have significant negative impacts on global food security, world trade and rural livelihoods.
Sustainable Fishery and Renewable Energy in Perspective of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Re-visiting SDG Indicators 7.2.1 and 14.7.1
11/02/2022
This article explores sustainable fishery and renewable energy...
One hundred years of African swine fever in Africa: Where have we been, where are we now, where are we going?
07/02/2022
One hundred years have passed since the first paper on African swine fever (ASF) was published by Montgomery in 1921.
Mapping fallow fields using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 archives over farming-pastoral ecotone of Northern China with Google Earth Engine
30/01/2022
The cropland in the farming-pastoral ecotone of Northern China is ...
Harnessing artificial intelligence and big data for SDGs and prosperous urban future in South Asia
09/09/2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) and big data solutions are currently being utilized to offer low cost and efficient solutions in solving pressing urban ...
A snapshot of food-based dietary guidelines implementation in selected countries
22/06/2021
Governments use food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) to outline what constitutes a healthy diet to guide their population.