The cyber-agricultural system (CAS) represents an overarching framework of agriculture that
leverages recent advances in ubiquitous sensing, artificial intelligence, smart actuators, and …

Sustainability within planetary boundaries requires concerted action by individuals,
governments, civil society and private actors. For the private sector, there is concern that the …

Pesticide impacts are usually discussed in the context of applied amounts while
disregarding the large but environmentally relevant variations in substance-specific toxicity …

Recent decades have witnessed major growth in the use of agrochemicals worldwide,–for
maximizing the food production for a rapidly growing human population. However, the …

Note: VSS-compliant production volumes refer to soybeans produced in compliance with
one or more voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs). Conventional production volumes do …

Herbicide use is among the most criticized aspects of modern farming, especially as it
relates to genetically engineered (GE) crops. Many previous analyses have used flawed …

Transgenic crops containing the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) genes reduce pests
and insecticide usage, promote biocontrol services, and economically benefit growers. Area …

Industries across the world are making a transition from fossil resources to renewable
biological feedstock for the production of chemicals, fuels, and materials, as a strategy to …

One of the most controversial societal issues today, regarding pesticide registration in the
European Union (EU) may be the case surrounding re-registration of the active herbicide …

Recent statements from scientific organisations and court decisions have resulted in
widespread public interest and concern over the safety of glyphosate, the most popular and …