The project also targets other crustaceans such as white-leg shrimp and red swamp crayfish, focusing on traits like growth rate, disease resistance, and environmental adaptation The collaboration between Watershed AC, Evogene Ltd., and Ben-Gurion University (BGU) has made a significant breakthrough in gene-editing giant freshwater prawns using CRISPR technology. The[Read More…]
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CropLife Asia prioritises agri innovation to combat hunger in Asia
The challenge of achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger (SDG2) remains daunting with 582 million people projected to be chronically undernourished by 2030 With the recent release of the United Nations (UN) 2024 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report, CropLife Asia and its[Read More…]
