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Did you know that crop farmers around the world are counting on you to solve their problems? The world population is growing and so is its demand for food. This puts food crop production under tremendous pressure. To make things more difficult, farmers have to deal with loss…

Plants form the basis of life: all food chains, including our own, start with their leaves, fruits and flowers. Crop production, however, faces increased challenges such as climate change, pollution and erosion. Feeding the world therefore requires strong, resilient plant br…

Have you ever considered what will happen if there is not enough food to go around? Well, here is some food for thought. With the world population on the rise, the demand for food is increasing rapidly. Meanwhile, erosion and depletion of resources is causing a decrease in t…

Water management is a key component of European and national policies. Climate change and pressure on fresh water resources urge us to manage and redesign our environment to provide a safe and ecologically sound water quality. To describe the ecological status of a water bod…

Consider this: would you use a product without knowing if it were safe? Unfortunately, many do this three times a day. People often assume that the food products they use in meal preparation have undergone rigorous testing, ensuring they are fit for human consumption. It's a…

How would you like the job of studying something that is both elusive and all around us? We are talking about a natural resource that all life depends on: water. Water makes up some 71% of the Earth’s surface – so, maybe our blue and green planet should be called Water inste…