Biodefense and Food Security

Drones contribute to improving agriculture activities

By Yasmim A. M. Reis and Samira Scoton | Technology has gained great relevance to agriculture over the years. In the administration of a rural...

Aquaculture will be the new ally of food security in the future

By Carolina Custodio and Samira Scoton | In the last 20 years, the aquaculture sector has evolved from a relatively secondary role to a leading...

Floods in Acre affected agribusiness, threatening food security

By Gabriela Corrêa | The river floods in Acre, in February of 2021, led to the destruction of the crops of about 5,000 riverside families....

Outbreaks of norovirus concern French health authorities

By Yasmim A. M. Reis and Daniel Vidal Pérez | In February 2021, 46 reports of the norovirus outbreak in France were identified. The cause...

Gulf Stream at its weakest causes alarm

By Samira Scoton and Daniel Vidal Pérez | The Gulf Stream (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation – AMOC) reached its weakest  level in a thousand years....

Sustainable livestock contributes to fighting climate change and reducing food insecurity

By Julia Nishio and Daniel Vidal Pérez | The increase in extreme weather events associated with the COVID-19 pandemic was responsible, in 2020, for the...

Shortage of containers threatens food trade

By Gabriel Paes and Samira Scoton | The flow of food in international trade is being hampered by the scarcity of containers suitable for the...

“Fukushima effect” persists one decade after contamination

By Samira Scoton and Diego L. S. Navia | Ten years have passed since the earthquake in Fukushima and the outbreak of contamination is still...

New Brazilian plan to reduce external dependence on fertilizers

By Samira Scoton and Daniel Vidal Pérez | Brazil is highly dependent on fertilizer importation, approximately 80% of the amount used in agriculture is imported,...

Últimos Artigos

U.S. Army approves plans for a tactical space layer

By Rafael Esteves and Caroline Colbert | On April 19, 2021, the United States Army approved the development of prototype of a low-orbit satellite, dedicated...

Study shows global dependence on biodiversity in developing countries

By Alice Castelani and Daniel Vidal Pérez | A study published by Brazilian researchers in the journal Science Advances pointed out that countries with the...

First Paraguayan satellite monitors the development of Chagas Disease

By Agatha Tomassoni Santos and Caroline Colbert | The first Paraguayan satellite, called Guaranisat-1, was launched from the International Space Station and aims to monitor...

Drones contribute to improving agriculture activities

By Yasmim A. M. Reis and Samira Scoton | Technology has gained great relevance to agriculture over the years. In the administration of a rural...