As climate change pushes crops beyond the conditions they evolved to withstand, scientists and plant breeders are paying closer attention to an often-overlooked indicator of stress: pollen. At the World Seed Congress in Lisbon, experts explained how this microscopic grain is helping shape the search for more resilient food systems.
Most young Africans do not dream of working in agriculture. But at the 2026 World Seed Congress in Lisbon this May, the world's largest annual gathering of seed leaders, scientists and innovators, farming looked less like a struggle with the soil and more like a frontier of technology. In a wide-ranging conversation with African Seed Trade Association Secretary General Yacouba Diallo,it emerged that Africa's future in agriculture may depend less on land and rainfall than on its willingness to embrace innovation.
New climate modelling from ETH Zurich reveals that the latitude of reforestation determines whether forests cool or warm the planet. Tropical regions offer a unique double effect.
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