To protect our South African dream, we must reject xenophobia
By Prof. Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU).
Twice I was there when South Africa was the centre of the...
Researchers identify dual-function rice gene that boosts yield by up to 42% during droughts
As climate change intensifies droughts and other environmental stresses, maintaining crop productivity has become a major challenge for global agriculture. Drought can impair chloroplast...
Scientists discover key gene controlling drought resilience in sorghum, opening path for climate-smart crop...
Scientists have uncovered a key genetic regulator that controls drought resilience in sorghum, offering new pathways for improving crop tolerance in increasingly arid and...
Agricultural AI Market Projected at $20.8 Billion by 2033
According to our Growth Market Report, the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Agriculture market size reached USD 2.7 billion in 2025. The market is experiencing robust growth,...
Scientists develop new framework for sustainable environmental conservation
Scientists have developed a new framework for sustainable environmental conservation that challenges the long-standing divide between top-down regulation and community-driven environmental action, instead proposing...
Scientists map amaranth’s genetic diversity in breakthrough for climate-resilient agriculture
Amaranth growing in Arusha, Tanzania. Pic by Neil Palmer (WorldVeg).
An international team of scientists has developed the most comprehensive genetic map of amaranth to...
Kenya’s tree-planting drive likely to withstand climate change, but risks biodiversity loss, study finds
Kenya’s ambitious tree-planting campaign is likely to remain resilient under a range of climate change scenarios through 2050, but the expansion of tree cover...
Biological seed treatments and precision ag drive market growth across Europe
The Europe seed treatment market, while representing a niche segment within the region’s broader crop protection industry, has witnessed considerable growth due to the...
Researchers unlock faster path to improved finger millet varieties
Researcher in a finger millet field. Photo courtesy of ICRISAT X
Researchers at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) have developed...
Marine heatwaves driving fish decline four times faster than ocean warming, report
Marine heatwaves are causing fish populations to decline and migrate to new habitats at rates up to four times faster than the impacts linked...