Agriculture

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19-Nov-2025

COP30: Eight countries back Brazil-led finance accelerator to scale farmland restoration worldwide

CGIAR
Grant and Award Announcement

19 November 2025, Bélem: Eight countries have announced their support for an innovative new Brazil-led accelerator that will unite governments and investors behind a shared goal: restoring the world’s farmland to strengthen food security, tackle climate breakdown, and protect biodiversity.

19-Nov-2025

Internet-enabled agriculture: a new pathway for reducing postharvest maize loss in China

Higher Education Press

Global food security is facing multiple challenges from population growth, resource constraints, and climate change. UN data shows that over one-third of global food is lost or wasted during production, circulation, and consumption, exacerbating food supply shortages while causing enormous consumption of resources such as land, water, and energy.

Journal

Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering

19-Nov-2025

Smart tea agriculture: Machine learning opens new pathways for quality and sustainability

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has mapped how machine learning is transforming the global tea industry, revealing that data-driven technologies now enhance tea cultivation, harvesting, processing, and quality evaluation with very high precision.

Journal

Beverage Plant Research

18-Nov-2025

Filipinos eating more but growing less

Ateneo de Manila University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Philippines remains mired in import dependence despite years of government support.

Journal

PLOS One

18-Nov-2025

Single-cell study uncovers scallop gonads development at cellular level

KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.

Researchers employed single-cell RNA sequencing to map gonadal development in a simultaneous hermaphroditic scallop Argopecten irradians. Their work revealed key cell types and interactions, elucidating communication between germ cells and accessory cells. This finding offers insights into scallop reproduction and potential applications in aquaculture.

Journal

Water Biology and Security

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China, Key R&D Project of Shandong Province, PI Project of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Taishan Scholar Project Fund of Shandong Province

18-Nov-2025

Cabernet sauvignon’s long memory revealed

University of California - Davis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

UC Davis scientists find chemical "switches" that control gene expression in cabernet sauvignon remain stable across hundreds of years of clonal reproduction.

Journal

Genome Biology

Funder

U.S. National Science Foundation, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, E. & J. Gallo Winery, Ray Rossi Endowment

18-Nov-2025

Concordia researchers model a sustainable, solar-powered 15-minute city

Concordia University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Concordia researchers proposed a solar-powered “15-minute city” model that blends renewable energy, urban farming, and EV transport to reduce emissions by 98%. Their scalable framework uses rooftop gardens, local markets, and solar-charged vehicles to build resilient, low-carbon neighbourhoods within walking distance.

Journal

Sustainability

Funder

Volt-Age, Seed funds, Smart Solar Community Living Lab London/Ontario