They were at a much higher risk of malnutrition and missed out on the joy of a fresh Sumo orange in February. By Jan Dutkiewicz and Gabriel N. Rosenberg The chemical, dicamba, is used to control weeds ...

It’s safe. It would help farmers deal with drought, support biodiversity, protect the environment and decrease a farms carbon footprint. It would help consumers cope with inflation and pay their food ...

The European Commission launched a proposal in July 2023 to deregulate a large number of plants manufactured using new genetic techniques. Despite extraordinary attempts by the Spanish presidency to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GettyImages Hunger and undernourishment are two elements of food insecurity that have plagued Africa for years. And the menace is ...

Mushrooms that don’t brown. Wheat that fights off disease. Tomatoes with a longer growing season. All of these crops are made possible by a gene-editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9. But now its ...

The world needs more wheat. In peaceful times, Russia and Ukraine supply more than a quarter of the world’s wheat exports. The war between them has contributed to shortages and inflated costs.

2022 has been a difficult year for European agriculture. We can start with the Russia/Ukraine conflict and how that has changed market conditions and supply chains of certain critical things, like ...

In this April 24, 2014, file photo, Katie Spring rolls up plastic that was used to cover certain plants during the winter in a field at the Good Heart Farmstead in Worcester, Vt. Spring and her ...

Researchers have developed a way to improve crop quality without needing to create special genetically modified plants. The new technique relies on a spray that introduces bioactive molecules into ...

According to data available, approximately 90% of the canola consumed in the United States is produced by the process of genetic modification. Canola is primarily used for the purpose of cooking and ...

By Grateful OgunjebeIn March 2026, many Nigerian newspapers published articles about genetically modified crops (GMCs) and foods, as well as their potential approval and adoption in the country. The ...