Agriculture

Locusts have been congregating in dozens of East African and West Asian countries in 2020, in the worst swarms in decades (Credit: Getty Images)
Future Planet
The Biblical locust plagues of 2020
By David Njagi
The majority of methane produced in the rumen of cows is released by burping but about 5% comes out of the other end (Credit: Getty Images)
Climate change
The vaccine that could save the world
By Geoff Watts
By taking carbon out of the atmosphere, weeds can help to control climate change (Credit: Getty Images)
Nature
How weeds help fight climate change
By Georgina Kenyon
Unlike honey bees in the Americas or Australia, African honey bees are native (Credit: Getty Images)
Africa
The untapped potential of honey bees
By Heather Richardson
Deposits of rock phosphate, the raw material that is mined, are unevenly distributed around the world (Credit: Sibylle Grunze)
In Depth
The ‘miracle mineral’ the world needs
By Sibylle Grunze and Kerstin Hoppenhaus in Malawi
The project tackles challenges of food production, water scarcity and renewable energy at the same time (Credit: Amanda Ruggeri)
Future Now
Jordan’s plans to turn the desert green
By Amanda Ruggeri from Jordan
Greenhouse domes in Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Future Now
The farms that look like Moon bases
By Daliah Singer
Cross-breeding wild vegetables with their cultivated counterparts on the farm could create a hybrid super-veggie resilient to pests and disease (Credit: LM Salazar / Crop Trust)
Grand Ideas
The 'super plants' with amazing powers
By Sophia Smith Galer
(Credit: Matthew Pryor)
Untold World
A flight over Hong Kong's secret farms
Sharon could be the key to breeding a new type of wool (Credit: AgResearch)
In Depth
The weird sheep that baffled scientists
By Eloise Gibson
Stacks and stacks of vegetables and herbs are grown under UV lights, with individual stacks fitting in spaces just 30 sq m (Credit: Urban Crops)
Future Now
The indoor farms of the future
By Chris Baraniuk
(Credit: iStock)
In Depth
Wild seeds that could save civilisation
By Eloise Gibson
Resurrection plants come back to life within 24 hours - watch the video above to see how (Credit: SPL)
The Genius Behind
Is this weird plant the future of food?
(Credit: Nic Fleming)
Britain
The strangest meal I’ve ever eaten
By Nic Fleming
(Credit: Getty Images)
In Depth
The bitter end of coffee?
By David Robson
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