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The UN World Food Program has warned that millions of people in the developing world and conflict zones are on the brink of starvation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one of the world's biggest wheat exporters.

University of Maine researchers are trying to produce potatoes that can better withstand warming temperatures as the climate changes.

New research shows rising temperatures since the 1960s have acted as a handbrake to the agricultural yield of crops and livestock.

Varieties of corn, beans and squash seen as central to Cherokee identity will be deposited in Norway’s Svalbard seed bank

“The current system is killing our soil, and farmers have hardly any incentives to do anything different.”

In Ethiopia and other developing nations, scientists are working with small-scale farmers on trials to see which seed varieties perform best in changing conditions. These initiatives are enabling farmers to make smarter crop choices in the face of rising temperatures, drought, and more extreme weather.