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Category Archives: Sustainability
The agriculture-nutrition-health nexus at the cost of water availability – conference paper
332. Noorka IR, Taufiqullah, Heslop-Harrison JS, Schwarzacher T. 2016. The agriculture-nutrition-health nexus at the cost of water availability in maize diverse genotypes to ensure food security. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Water Resources and the Arid Environments (ICWRAE 7): … Continue reading
Posted in cereals, Collaborators, Publications, Sustainability
Tagged Arid, breeding, Conference, environment, field trials, genomics, maize, nutrition, resources, salinity, selection, water
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Saffron crocus, cooking and Iran on the radio
The spice Saffron is valued worldwide for its flavor, aroma and color. I’ve just broadcast an interview with Robin Young produced by Jill Ryan for NPR’s Here and Now program which let me tell you something about my enjoyment of … Continue reading
Posted in Crocus, Farming, Genomics, News, Press, Research, Species, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Tagged color, cooking, crocus, diversity, fraud, genomics, Iran, livelihoods, NPR, radio, Robin Young, saffron, spice
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Agriculture and Climate Change in Southeast Asia and the Middle East: Breeding, Climate Change Adaptation, Agronomy, and Water Security
313. Noorka IR, Heslop-Harrison JS 2014. Agriculture and Climate Change in Southeast Asia and the Middle East: Breeding, Climate Change Adaptation, Agronomy, and Water Security. In: Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation, Ed Leal Filho W. 1-8. Springer Berlin Heidelberg http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40455-9_74-1 Link to NoorkaHeslopHarrisonBreedingClimateChangeAuthorVersion with colour figures. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Farming, Publications, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, agriculture, agronomy, aliens, breeding, Climate Change, crops, food, invasion, irrigation, Middle East, salinity, Southeast Asia, stress, terraces, water, Water Security, wheat
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From vegan to meat: human diet and trophic levels
Where are humans in the food chain? Bonhommeau et al. address this question in PNAS, apparently for the first time, in detail across all countries and over the period from 1961 that FAO statistics on food consumption and production are available … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Farming, Literature, Sustainability
Tagged animals, aquaculture, breeding, carnivorous, crops, culture, diet, farming, FISH, food, food security, vegan, vegetarian
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Aquaculture, farming and development: an FAO consultation
Aquaculture has major prospects for providing high quality, palatable protein for people. Compared to other animals, the conversion of plants into animal protein in fish, shellfish and crustaceans is very efficient: the ratio of input food to output is less … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Farming, Farming, Sustainability
Tagged aquaculture, clams, consultation, crustaceans, development, environment, FAO, farming, FISH, oysters, prawns, shellfish
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Fertilizer statistics: changes and usage
Fertilizer has been critical to crop yields from the start of agriculture, and the application of artificially fixed nitrogen has been fundamental to crop yield increases since the 1970s. However, finding definitive data about absolute amounts, costs, effects on yields … Continue reading
Posted in cereals, Environment, Farming, Farming, Literature, Species, Sustainability
Tagged ammonia, breeding, farming, fertilizer, nitrogen, phosphate, yield
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Food and nutrition security in dry areas: ICARDA 2012 report and research-for-development obstacles
ICARDA_2012_Annual Report ICARDA – the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas http://www.icarda.org – is an international organization targeting crops for these critical regions. It’s annual report for 2012 has just been published and highlights their genetic, breeding and … Continue reading
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Tagged agricutlure, breeding, CGIAR, drought, erosion, icarda, institutes, irrigation, overgrazing, plant breeding, report, soil, Syria, water
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