microbes

  • Cassava being harvested

    Solving Nigeria’s cassava yield gap

    17 November 2025

    A groundbreaking international collaboration will transform cassava farming in Nigeria, the world’s largest producer of the crop. Cassava is a dietary staple for over 100 million Nigerians and a vital source of income for smallholder farmers. Yet yields remain far… Keep Reading

  • Dr Mike Thomas is looking for new ways to fix atmospheric nitrogen in non-legume crops, using microbes.

    March: Testing, testing, testing

    14 March 2025

    Testing, testing, testing It’s fair to say this project excites me, writes Dr Mike Thomas. You don’t get the chance to work on projects of this magnitude – how to find new ways to fix atmospheric nitrogen – very often…. Keep Reading

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