Academic Articles & Research Papers

Integrated nutrition-sensitive interventions are associated with improvements in household food security and dietary diversity among vulnerable women in the host communities of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: Findings from a pre-post comparison study.

Genome editing for nutritional biofortification in maize: bridging molecular innovation and food security in the Global South.

Biodiversity and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence From a Dynamic Spatial Durbin Model.

Understanding barriers to systems change among regional Western Australian food security initiative leaders.

Research neglect of root system architecture in root and tuber crops important for Sub-Saharan African Food Security.

Community-Based Participatory Approaches to Improve Diet Quality and Food Security in Rural Appalachia: Outcomes from the Laurel HARVEST Study.

When Winters Fail: How Warming Winters Fuel Pest Resurgence and Threaten Food Security.

Food-based dietary guidelines beyond language: context, food security, nutrition, and sustainability: authors' reply.

Household food security, food hygiene practices and their interaction on self-reported health among pregnant women in the Bono region of Ghana: a population-based cluster survey

Abstract Background Food security and food hygiene practices can negatively influence health. Poor food hygiene and food insecurity risk poor health. Studies have investigated the direct associations of food security and food hygiene practi...

Widespread geographic distribution of filarioid nematodes in caribou (Rangifer tarandus sspp.) in Canada

The caribou (Rangifer tarandus sspp.) is a keystone wildlife species in northern ecosystems that plays a central role in the culture, spirituality and food security of Indigenous People. The Arctic is currently experiencing an unprecedented...

Pengembangan Ketahanan Pangan Melalui Pemberdayaan Masyarakat di Kawasan Rawan Konflik Timika Papua

Conflict handling in Papua so far is more often done with the repressive approach. The impact of conflict level is not decreasing, even international rejection is increasing. For that reason, a more humanistic approach is needed, including ...

Role of AI and IoT in Advancing Renewable Energy Use in Agriculture

This paper discusses how integrating renewable energy, AI, and IoT becomes important in promoting climate-smart agriculture. Due to the changing climate, rise in energy costs, and ensuring food security, agriculture faces unprecedented chal...

Assessing climate and transition risks to China’s agriculture under 1.5 and 2.0 °C global warming scenarios

China’s agriculture faces dual risks from climate change and the transition to low-carbon agriculture, both of which pose substantial threats to food security and farmers' incomes. Understanding the trade-offs between these risks is essenti...

Melatonin: Current Status and Future Perspectives in Plant Science

Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is a ubiquitous molecule with pleiotropic actions in different organisms. It performs many important functions in human, animals, and plants; these range from regulating circadian rhythms in animals ...

The Gatsby Plant Science Summer School: Inspiring the Next Generation of Plant Science Researchers

We provide evidence from a 5-year study to show that a single concerted effort at the start of undergraduate study can have a clear and lasting effect on the attitudes of students toward plant science. Attendance at a week-long residential ...

AGRICULTURE AND PLANT SCIENCE INNOVATIONS

Agriculture and Plant Science Innovations is a comprehensive and forward-looking resource that bridges traditional agricultural knowledge with modern scientific advancements. This book is designed to provide readers with a deep understandin...

Effects of timing and nitrogen fertilizer application rates on maize yield components and yield in eastern Ethiopia

Abstract Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important food security crop in Ethiopia. However, low soil fertility and the use of haphazard nitrogen (N) fertilizer with little attention to the rate and timing of N application constrain productivity. ...

Ovule and seed development of crop plants in response to climate change

The ovule is a plant structure that upon fertilization, transforms into a seed. Successful fertilization is required for optimum crop productivity and is strongly affected by environmental conditions including temperature and precipitation....

Nanosensor Applications in Plant Science

Plant science is a major research topic addressing some of the most important global challenges we face today, including energy and food security. Plant science has a role in the production of staple foods and materials, as well as roles in...

Financial management practices and performance of agricultural small and medium enterprises in Tanzania

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in agriculture sector, contribute significantly to economic change in developing countries by addressing a wide range of unemployment, nutrition, income poverty, and food security issues. Despite their cri...