Diesel Pumps Win on Output but Lose on Profit in Ethiopia’s Irrigation Race
A new study of Ethiopian smallholder farms finds that diesel pumps deliver the highest production per hectare but electric and ...
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Irrigation, Dense Planting and Better Seeds Could Close the Maize Gap Between China and the US
A calibrated watershed model shows that combining irrigation, high-density planting and improved maize hybrids can raise yields and stabilise them ...
Nine-Year Field Trial Reveals Which Perennial Grasses Best Restore Degraded Semi-Arid Soils
A nine-year Indian field trial found that guinea grass and a tri-specific hybrid grass most effectively rebuilt soil carbon, fertility, ...
Sorghum Could Replace Most Maize in European Livestock Feed as Climate Warms
A new study in Earth's Future projects that climate change will boost European sorghum yields enough to replace roughly 90 ...
Rice Yields in Northern Nigeria Ride a Climate Rollercoaster, 30-Year Study Finds
A 30-year analysis of climate and rice yields in Kadawa, Nigeria, reveals extreme rainfall and temperature swings that are destabilizing ...
Plants’ Glow From Space Reveals How Fast China’s Land Is Drying
A new study uses satellite-detected solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence to map reference evapotranspiration across China and shows that relative humidity, not ...
Brewery wastewater could irrigate India’s maize fields, study finds
A new study from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University shows that treated brewery wastewater can significantly boost maize growth, soil fertility ...
New Risk Index Tracks Jordan’s Food Security Year by Year
Researchers have built a four-pillar composite index that tracks Jordan's agricultural food-security risk from 2007 to 2024, identifying 2008 and ...
Invasive Plants Surge Through Mozambique’s Largest Irrigation Scheme, Threatening Native Flora
A systematic survey of Mozambique's Baixo Limpopo Irrigation Scheme has identified 71 invasive alien plant species and linked their proliferation ...
Rice Feeds Half the World but Costs Water, Climate and Health: Scientists Demand a Planetary Health Reset
Researchers writing in Nature Water argue that rice production's impacts on water resources, greenhouse gas emissions and vector-borne disease must ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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