The Smart Agriculture Competition is the flagship event organized by Pinduoduo to promote technology in agriculture. The competition, held annually, has attracted agricultural researchers and data scientists from leading universities and research institutes around the world, as well as startups and commercial growers from the private sector, to participate in this precision agriculture contest. The competition aims to develop practical, cost-effective technological … [Read more...] about Smart Agriculture Competition: Designing a Sustainable Future For Agriculture
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New Analysis Finds No Correlation Between Intake of Refined Grains and Type 2 Diabetes
July 12, 2022 – Washington, DC – A commentary just published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings presents data showing no evidence linking refined grain consumption with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). Written by Glenn Gaesser, Ph.D., professor in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University, the commentary includes data from all published observational cohort studies that looked at the associations between refined grain intake and risk of T2D. Based on findings from 11 … [Read more...] about New Analysis Finds No Correlation Between Intake of Refined Grains and Type 2 Diabetes
Breeding mung bean for plant-based protein market
Researchers and plant breeders at Iowa State University are collaborating to develop a new crop to sustain a plant-based protein market. They aim to create new mung bean varieties, considered new crops in the United States. In Asia, farmers have been growing mung beans for centuries. Farmers in the Midwestern US look at the crop, a high-yield and high-protein mung bean, as a means to add diversity to their land management as well as improve crop farming income. The mung is a legume … [Read more...] about Breeding mung bean for plant-based protein market
