According to the Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS 2023), women make up more than 40 percent of the global agricultural labor force. In sub-Saharan Africa, food systems are a primary source of livelihood for 66 percent of women, compared to 60 percent of men. Yet women consistently have less access to land, agricultural inputs, finance, markets, technologies and information. Harmful social norms and discriminatory laws continue to restrict their agency and decision-making power.

The mechanisms underlying quality formation of forage-grain ratoon rice (FG-RR) were investigated using transcriptomics and metabolomics. Results revealed that mowing at milky-ripe stage (MS) significantly enhanced the percentages of brown rice, milled rice, and head rice compared to full-ripe stage (FRS), with increases of 2.37%, 2.40%, and 13.19%, respectively. Additionally, it had lower amylose and protein contents than FRS, decreasing by 8.09% and 26.28%.

Researchers from Seoul National University and Jeju National University in Korea have developed a new CRISPR-based biocontainment system that enables engineered bacteria to permanently self-destruct after a single activation signal. The technology is designed to improve the safety of genetically engineered microorganisms used in environmental, industrial, and medical applications.