Nuclear methods applied to
agriculture are enabling millions of
farmers in poor countries to grow more crops and rear
healthier
livestock. Such
technology - long supported by the IAEA and UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - is having a direct impact on poverty and hunger.
A series of stories are featured on the FAO website that look at
agricultural progress being made through applications of nuclear science and technology.
The FAO and IAEA have worked together through a joint programme
since 1964. Their work includes supporting research and technical
cooperation projects and operating an Agriculture & Biotechnology Laboratory at the IAEA Laboratories in Seibersdorf, Austria.
The features include:
How hi-tech nuclear science is feeding the poor.
What is agricultural nuclear technology?
Scientists target better seeds for the poor.
Nigerian scientist learning nuclear ways.
Ethiopian fly factory guns for "poverty insect".