Agriculture and farming have a long history. Agriculture is the main economic structure for
many developed and develo** countries. The modern agricultural practices affect the …

Background It is a long-standing goal of scientists and breeders to precisely control a gene
for studying its function as well as improving crop yield, quality, and tolerance to various …

Abstract Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an approach to guide the management of
agriculture in the era of climate change. The concept was first launched in 2009, and since …

For millennia, humans have modified plant genes in order to develop crops best suited for
food, fiber, feed, and energy production. Conventional plant breeding remains inherently …

Salinity and waterlogging have impacted agricultural production in arid areas for more than
2000 years. The causes of the problems are well known, as are the methods and …

Sustainable development serves as the foundation for a range of international and national
policymaking. Traditional breeding methods have been used to modify plant genomes and …

The consistent increase in the global population, estimated to reach 9 billion people by
2050, poses a serious challenge for the achievement of global food security. Therefore, the …

Population growth, climate change, and increasing human impact on land and aquatic
systems all pose significant challenges for current agricultural practices. Genetic …

Feeding nutrition-dense food to future world populations presents agriculture with enormous
challenges as estimates indicate that crop production must as much as double. Crop …

Can gene editing and agroecology be complementary? Various formulations of this question
now animate debates over the future of food systems, including in the UN Committee on …