Climate resilience found in traditional Hawaiian fishponds
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New research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biolog revealed Indigenous aquaculture systems, such as fishponds, effectively shield fish populations from the negative impacts of climate change, demonstrating resilience and bolstering local food security.
A new Texas A&M AgriLife Research study shows consumers are willing to pay more for flavorful, vividly colored tomatoes regardless of origin– evidence that sensory traits, not just a “local” label, drive what people value most in fresh produce.
Published in Agribusiness, the peer-reviewed study was led by Samuel Zapata, Ph.D., an associate professor in Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Agricultural Economics, based at the Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen.
A new international study shows that medieval communities around Lake Constance actively boosted biodiversity. Combining fossil pollen, archaeobotanical evidence, and historical records, researchers document a sustained rise in plant diversity peaking around 1000 CE. The findings demonstrate that human activity can enhance biodiversity while sustaining food production, offering timely lessons for modern conservation strategies in the Anthropocene.
The American science socieites for crop, soil and agronomy awarded Mila Pessotto, Ph.D., a former master's student at the University of Arkansas, an 2025 Outstanding Paper Award for research that determined the cardinal temperatures for eight cover crops. Pessotto and a team of researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of identified the base temperatures for two cover crop species and the optimum temperatures for three of cover crop species for the first time. They also determined the maximum temperature values of all eight cover crops, which included crimson clover, Austrian winter pea, balansa clover, barley, black-seeded oats, common vetch, cereal rye, crimson clover and hairy vetch.
As the world faces mounting challenges from climate change, population growth, and resource scarcity, this book provides a forward-looking perspective on how controlled environment horticulture (CEH) can revolutionize global food systems. It brings together insights on smart greenhouses, vertical farming, bioreactor-based production, precision agriculture, and gene-edited crops, showcasing how technological and biological innovation can converge to enhance yield, quality, and resource efficiency.