Food: How the IAEA is Contributing
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In agriculture and food security, nuclear techniques are used to breed improved crops, enhance livestock reproduction and nutrition, and control animal and plant pests and diseases. Higher and more reliable yields improve farmer’s livelihoods, and better quality and safer food is available for consumers. Isotopic techniques are applied for better soil and water management. |
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| A Better Banana: Read more |
More crop per drop in Africa: View flyer |
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| Global Fight to Preserve Daily Bread: Read more |
Promoting Pest-free Produce for Export in Guatemala: View flyer |
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| Bananas – A Staple in the Fight Against Malnutrition: Read more |
Enhancing the quality and yield of rice in Vietnam: View flyer |
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| Protecting Wheat Harvests from Destruction: Read more |
Nuclear Science for Food Security: View brochure |
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| Saving the Source of Chocolate: Read more |
Increasing crop production and addressing soil degradation in Mali: View flyer |
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| A Pest That Knows No Borders: Read more |
Improving crop, water and soil management in the coastal area of Bangladesh: View flyer |
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| No Love for Deadly Mosquitoes: Read more |
Expanding the sterile insect technique (SIT) in South Africa: View flyer |
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| The Middle East’s Fruitful Valley: Read more |
Improving land use and soil conservation in Tajikistan: View flyer |
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| Road to Recovery: Read more |
Detecting and managing cactus moth in Mexico: View flyer |
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| Turning Adversity into Opportunity: Read more |
Improving livestock productivity in Mongolia: View flyer |
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| From the Lab to the Farm: Read more |
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| Coping with Soil and Water Salinity for Crop Production in Algeria: Read more |
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| Transforming the Crop Production Landscape in Bangladesh: Read more |
Drip Irrigation: More Crop per Drop (photo essay): View photos |
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| Chile’s Blueberries Bloom: Read more |
Better Fruit with Nuclear Technology (video): Watch video |
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| Juicy Tomatoes from Dry Cuban Soil: Read more |
No Rain, No Food - Using Nuclear Techniques in Rain-fed Agriculture (video): Watch video |
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| More Crop per Drop and Better Environment: Read more |
More Crop Per Drop - Coping With Water Scarcity in Kenya (video) Watch video |
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| Adaptation to Climate Change with Improved Agricultural Water Management: Read more |
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| Extracting Fertilizer from a Clear Blue Sky: Read more |
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| Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture: Read more |
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| Rice Mutation Breeding in China: Read more |
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| Improving Agricultural Water Management for Crop Productivity in Africa: Read more |
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| Saving Millions of Tons of Agricultural Topsoil in China and Enhancing Livelihoods and Water Quality: Read more |
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| Sustainable Land Use and Water Management on Reducing Soil Erosion and Improving Soil and Water Quality: Read more |
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| Combating Desertification in Agricultural Drylands: Read more |
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| Colombian Pesticide Residues Analysis Laboratory Tackles Agrochemical Issues: Read more |
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| Promoting Sustainable Intensification of Agricultural Dryland Production and Desertification in the Sahel: Read more |
