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Climate Change

Global Seed Companies are Addressing Climate Change and Nutrition Needs but Reach Only 10% of the World’s Small Farmers

Posted on January 28, 2019, updated on January 25, 2019 by European Seed

Global seed companies are adapting their products to combat the impact of climate change and address nutrition needs. But limited access to quality seed in many emerging economies persists, with the global seed industry reaching just 10% of the world… Read More

  • Climate Change
  • sustainability
  • Weather

Global Warming Increases Frost Damage on Trees in Central Europe

Posted on December 3, 2018 by European Seed

Global warming increases frost damage on trees in large areas of Central Europe, according to a new Finnish-Chinese study by researchers from the University of Eastern Finland, the Chinese Academy of Science and Zhejiang A&F University. Late fros… Read More

  • Climate Change
  • Crops
  • Fruit Crops
  • sustainability
  • Weather

Soil Erosion and Compaction in Scotland: Adapting to a Changing Climate

Posted on November 12, 2018, updated on November 9, 2018 by European Seed

A new report by James Hutton Institute scientists has found that climate change, along with variations in machinery and farming practices, is likely to increase the susceptibility of Scottish soils to erosion or damage by compaction. The publication,… Read More

  • Climate Change
  • Research
  • Soil
  • sustainability
  • Weather

Researchers Discover How to Generate Plants with Enhanced Drought Resistance without Penalizing Growth

Posted on November 9, 2018 by European Seed

Extreme drought is one of the effects of climate change that is already being perceived.  This year, the decrease in rainfall and the abnormally hot temperatures in northern and eastern Europe have caused large losses in cereals and potato crops and… Read More

  • Climate Change
  • Drought
  • Research
  • sustainability

Climate Changes Require Better Adaptation To Drought

Posted on October 23, 2018, updated on October 17, 2018 by European Seed

After the summer of 2018, we can get a sense of how the future summer climate of Europe might be: lots of heat and serious drought – and crops that wither and die. The risk of experiencing a summer such as the one we have just been through will… Read More

  • Climate Change
  • Drought
  • sustainability

Copa and Cogeca Revise EU Grain Forecasts Downwards and Underline Difficult Market Situation

Posted on July 5, 2018, updated on July 4, 2018 by European Seed

Copa and Cogeca released new estimates for this year’s EU grain harvest, forecasting a 6% drop in EU cereal and oilseeds production, due to extreme weather conditions. Copa and Cogeca Cereals Working Party Chairman Max Schulman said, “Farmers in … Read More

  • Cereal
  • Climate Change
  • Oilseed Rape
  • sustainability

Climate Change Linked to Potential Population Decline in Bees

Posted on July 4, 2018, updated on July 4, 2018 by European Seed

A new study from Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden has found that climate change may drive local extinction of mason bees in Arizona and other naturally warm climates. In a two-year, in situ field experiment that altered the temp… Read More

  • bees
  • Climate Change
  • sustainability

Whether Wheat Weathers Heat Waves

Posted on June 25, 2018, updated on June 20, 2018 by European Seed

A heat wave sweeps through a city and people swelter, running indoors to find air conditioning. But crops out in a field aren’t so lucky. For them, there is no escape. Scientists in Australia are working to understand how heat waves impact whea… Read More

  • Climate Change
  • Wheat

Warmer Climate will Dramatically Increase the Volatility of Global Corn Crops

Posted on June 15, 2018, updated on June 12, 2018 by European Seed

Corn, or maize, is the most widely grown crop in the world. Used in food, cooking oil, industrialized foods, livestock feed and even automobile fuel, the crop is one that both rich and poor people rely upon. Research led by the University of Washingt… Read More

  • Climate Change
  • Corn

Predicted Environmental Changes Could Significantly Reduce Global Production of Vegetables

Posted on June 14, 2018, updated on June 12, 2018 by European Seed

The study, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), is the first systematically to examine the extent to which projected changes such as increases in temperature and reduced water availability could affect the production a… Read More

  • Climate Change
  • Crops
  • Food

Impact of Weather and Well-Timed Cultural Management Techniques on Organic Weed Control

Posted on May 21, 2018, updated on May 16, 2018 by European Seed

Weed management can be a tough challenge in organic cropping systems since growers don’t have herbicides in their weed control arsenal. New research published in the journal Weed Science, though, shows that weather conditions and well-timed cul… Read More

  • Climate Change
  • Crops
  • Research

“Layering” Climate Smart Rice-Wheat Farming Practices in India Boosts Benefits

Posted on May 15, 2018, updated on May 14, 2018 by European Seed

Farmers confront a daunting range of options for potentially achieving high crop yields in India’s western Indo-Gangetic Plains, where rice and wheat crops are planted in rotation to meet high demand for dietary food staples. Since 1965, rotational… Read More

  • Climate Change
  • Rice

Europe’s Current Approach to Food, Agriculture, and the Environment is Not Sustainable

Posted on April 26, 2018 by European Seed

At the launch of the report, Opportunities and Challenges for Research on Food and Nutrition Security and Agriculture in Europe, at the Palais des Académies in Brussels, the European national science academies along with the InterAcademy Partnership… Read More

  • Climate Change
  • EU
  • Industry News
  • News
  • sustainability

Droughts Mean Fewer Flowers for Bees

Posted on April 16, 2018, updated on April 12, 2018 by European Seed

Bees could be at risk from climate change because more frequent droughts could cause plants to produce fewer flowers, new research shows. Droughts are expected to become more common and more intense in many parts of the world, and researchers studied… Read More

  • bees
  • Climate Change

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