One of the most promising pathways to enhance food security for smallholder farmers is the use of improved crop varieties to increase productivity and minimize climate risks. However, assessing the performance of improved crop varieties under climate change is difficult because of limited...

To address the combined challenges of hidden hunger and climate vulnerability, crop breeding efforts over the last decades have focused on releasing crop varieties with resilient traits and higher nutrient content. Ensuring that those newly released varieties reach the types of farmers most...

In the field of developmental neurotoxicity and endocrine disruption, there is a need for in vitro methods that are suitable for regulatory use and can measure specific changes in the human brain. In the search for a suitable, commercially available cell model, EURL ECVAM requested a contractor...

ERM®-BF415g is a matrix reference material produced within the scope of ISO 17034 accreditation [1]. It is certified for the mass fraction of the genetically modified (GM) maize event NK603 (unique identifier MON-ØØ6Ø3-6). NK603 maize seeds were milled, sieved and dried to obtain pure GM...

Maize is important for the economy as its output is widely used as raw material and intermediate goods by downstream sectors such as feed (62.72%) and processed flour (11.40%). Additionally, maize is the agricultural sector with the third-highest value-added, after rice and palm oil. Compared to...

Food insecurity and widespread hunger remains high in sub-Saharan Africa, while demand for non-food agricultural products continues to rise. Biomass-based value web concept can help improve household food security for the poor through increased food production, while providing enough non-food,...

The main objective of the study was to examine trends of maize yield and climate change variables and assess the effect of climate change variables on maize yield in the study area. The data were analyzed using the Mann-Kendall trend test and Sen's slope estimator to describe the trends of maize...

The meta-frontier model technique is employed to compare the technical efficiency levels of improved and local maize seed variety farms in Ghana using a cross-sectional data from 214 farmers. The study shows that inefficiencies in maize production relate to exogenous variables considered even...

The purpose of this paper is to perform a comparative analysis of the technical and economic indicators for wheat and corn crops in Romania and the European Union, in the period 2015-2023. The paper focuses on the evolution of cultivated areas, productions and prices, with the objective of...

Implementation of the European legislation on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) requires the monitoring of the presence of GMOs in food or feed by analytical tests. The analytical tests are carried out by laboratories designated for official controls by the EU Member States. In line with...

ERM®-BF444c, ERM®-BF444d and ERM®-BF444e are three matrix materials certified for the mass fraction of DP202216 maize (unique identifier DP-2Ø2216-6), produced within the scope of ISO 17034 accreditation [1]. Genetically modified (GM) maize seeds of the DP202216 event and seeds from a non-GM...

ERM®-BF444a and ERM®-BF444b are matrix materials certified for the mass fraction of DP202216 maize (unique identifier DP-2Ø2216-6), produced within the scope of accreditation to ISO 17034:2016 [1]. Genetically modified (GM) maize seeds of the DP202216 event and seeds from a non-GM maize...

The main objective of the report is to develop business models on farming and/or processing of cassava, maize and plantain in Cote d'Ivoire that would help financial institutions to gain better knowledge of the value chains, to design appropriate financing products and to streamline the loan...

Implementation of the European legislation on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) requires monitoring their presence in food and feed by analytical testing. The analytical tests are carried out by laboratories designated for official controls by the EU Member States. In line with Regulation...

The study aims to investigate the challenges faced by smallholder maize farmers and identify the pivotal factors influencing the adoption of ICTs in agriculture. A blend of descriptive and probit regression analytical techniques is applied by analyzing cross-sectional survey data from a selected...

Agriculture is the major source of income and employment creation for majority of least developed countries. Ethiopia as one of least developed countries of sub Saharan Africa, majority of its citizen's livelihood is predominantly dependent on agricultural products, more specifcally on the...