by admin | Jul 22, 2019 | Blog
Article by TOLUWASE OLUKAYODE, PhD Student, Root-Soil-Microbial-Interactions, at the Global Institute for Food Security. This article was originally published in on July 22, 2019. By 2030, the world’s population is projected to be...
by admin | Jul 17, 2019 | Blog
This article is the conclusion to a two-part series, originally appearing on the website of Ag-West Bio, Saskatchewan’s bioscience industry association. Read the first article here. This second article explores the teams of Saskatchewan researchers who are using...
by admin | Aug 7, 2018 | Blog
Lessons from the Emerging Technologies for Global Food Security Conference (Saskatoon, Canada, June 19-21, 2018) by Dorota Paczesniak By the year 2050, world population is expected to surpass 9 billion. How do we create sustainable solutions for the nutritional needs...
by admin | Aug 2, 2018 | Blog
Blog by Dr. Maurice Moloney Executive Director & CEO – GIFS Somewhere around 1025, Cnut the Great, aka King Canute of England (and also Denmark), found himself in a very modern discussion with his sycophantic courtiers. In the face of excessive flattery from his...
by admin | Jul 11, 2018 | Blog
Blog by Dr. Maurice Moloney Executive Director & CEO – GIFS Consider Kwame Ogero, a young Research Associate at the International Potato Center in Mwanza, Tanzania. Kwame has a big problem to solve, but he has the knowledge and energy to succeed in his research....
by admin | Apr 20, 2018 | Blog
Blog by Dr. Maurice Moloney Executive Director & CEO – GIFS Plant breeders rely on genetic variation in order to create crop varieties that are adapted to different environments. Since the earliest days of organised agriculture, farmers have selected the best...
