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Dragonfruit Diplomacy as New Zealand Science Cultivates Vietnam’s Crops & Its Own Future
“Truth is, I didn’t like the taste of the fruit,” says Satish Kumar, Principal Scientist for Tree Crops at Plant & Food Research New Zealand (Shown left), with a smile. “And that gave me a challenge - could we improve it (the dragonfruit)”
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Feeding 10 Billion? NZ’s CellAg Symposium Says the Science Is Here, But Who’s Paying?
Can cellular agriculture feed 10 billion people by 2050? That was the big question behind New Zealand’s first in-person CellAg Symposium, held in Nelson and hosted by Plant & Food Research. Nearly 70 scientists, engineers, founders, investors, and regulators came together from across New Zealand, Australia, and beyond to chart the future of food and what’s needed to get there.
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