Alexander J. Stein · @AJStein_de
38 followers · 266 posts · Server mastodon.world#Africa: Growing orange-fleshed #sweetpotatoes that are #drought-tolerant, early-maturing & rich in #vitaminA can offer #farmers insurance when staple #cereals such as #maize & sorghum fail: https://www.devex.com/news/can-potatoes-help-to-counter-climate-fueled-hunger-in-africa-105404 #foodsecurity #breeding
#africa #sweetpotatoes #drought #vitaminA #farmers #Cereals #maize #foodsecurity #breeding
Alexander J. Stein · @AJStein_de
37 followers · 256 posts · Server mastodon.worldArmed conflicts affect shipping & hinder #trade flows. Russia's #war disrupted global grain #supplychains. Alternative transport capacity is limited, and #costs & #emissions may easily double for alternative #transport chains: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2023.100803 #grain #cereals #Ukraine
#trade #war #supplychains #costs #emissions #transport #grain #Cereals #ukraine
Alexander J. Stein · @AJStein_de
21 followers · 118 posts · Server mastodon.worldFor 30 years #China shifted to land-intensive food consumption: #plantbased food (#cereals, #vegetables) decreased, meat, #eggs & #milk increased. #Meat consumption alone increased #landuse by 70%. Adopting more resource-saving #diets must be encouraged: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106520
#china #plantbased #Cereals #vegetables #eggs #milk #meat #landuse #diets
Alexander J. Stein · @AJStein_de
8 followers · 59 posts · Server mastodon.world
Crop diversification can support #ecosystem services & biodiversity, increase #cereals productivity & #environment adaptability, and outperform less diverse systems (esp. with perennial forage #legumes), without reducing #yields variability: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-022-00850-z #climatechange
#ecosystem #Cereals #environment #legumes #Yields #climatechange
Alexander J. Stein · @AJStein_de
2 followers · 24 posts · Server mastodon.world#Cereals are important food crops. #CRISPR can play a major role in #breeding cereals that can tolerate adverse effects of #climatechange and that are more tolerant to biotic & abiotic stresses. Better growth & #yields can strengthen #foodsecurity, too: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-022-04023-w
#Cereals #CRISPR #breeding #climatechange #Yields #foodsecurity