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Researchers from The James Hutton Institute’s International Barley Hub (IBH), working within an international consortium led by the research units of the Clermont-Auvergne-Rhône- Alpes Centre (INRAE-UCA), have identified genomic evidence of convergent selection, a process where unrelated, or distantly related, crop species independently evolve similar genetic adaptations to the same environmental pressures.

The James Hutton Institute awarded £1m to embark on a ground-breaking five-year project called Raspberry Economics in Production which is focused on tackling the economic issues plaguing the UK’s raspberry growers.

World Food Day is an important event in the United Nations (UN) annual calendar as it commemorates the founding of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation in 1945. It is celebrated widely by organisations concerned with food security and serves as a reminder that it remains widespread.