
Category: How do we feed people now and in the future?
How do we make farming more sustainable? What does sustainable even mean? What kinds of farming do researchers study and what are the improvements?



Symbiotic fungi can save farm crops during droughts As many farms worldwide get less and less rainfall per year due to climate change, it is getting harder to keep plants alive in dry seasons. Luckily, the use of mycorrhizal fungi in farming may allow our food crops to find more water during droughts.
September 11, 2020 by Niko Carvajal Janke Read More

Disease-causing bacteria can grow on hydroponic microgreen mats Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes are two bacteria that can make you sick when eating contaminated produce. It turns out, some microgreen grow mats might be a breeding ground for these bacteria.
July 2, 2020 by Gina Misra Read More



