“We aimed to create high-yield, drought-tolerant rice lines by integrating ... such as Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria—where rice is a dietary staple. The International Rice ...

Background: Drought-resistant varieties are an important way to address the conflict between wheat’s high water demand and the scarcity of water resources in the North China Plain (NCP). Drought ...

Higher-yielding crops designed to boost food security and farmer incomes have had striking co-benefits for nature, which all ...

A new international study highlights the severity of climate change impacts across African mountains, how farmers are ...

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 3 (Reuters) - South Africa's foreign ministry said on Monday that its expropriation act was not exceptional, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would cut off funding to ...

“South Africa is a constitutional democracy that is deeply rooted in the rule of law, justice and equality. The South African government has not confiscated any land,” Ramaphosa wrote on X.

The U.S. president said on Sunday, without citing evidence, that "South Africa is confiscating land" and "certain classes of people" were being treated "very badly", adding that he would cut off ...

Drought is a prolonged, abnormally dry period when the amount of available water is insufficient to meet our normal use. Drought is not simply low rainfall; if it was, much of inland Australia would ...

The above-mentioned 64 upland and 60 lowland landraces from China were used to evaluate their agronomic and drought-resistant traits in the drought resistance screening facility at the Baihe ...

The Drought Statement discusses recent rainfall compared to historical records and the impacts on soil moisture and water resources. For over 50 years these statements have reported on the extent and ...

Drug-resistant infections occur when pathogens change in ways that render antimicrobial drugs ineffective. As a result, the pathogens survive and continue to spread. When infections are treatable with ...