The digital age brims with promise for the world’s half-billion smallholder farmers. Smartphones with the…
COMMERCE & ECONOMICS
Study Shows Political Commitment Increasingly Important for CEOs
Political and social engagement is a relevant topic for European business leaders. CEOs are increasingly…
Trump’s Trade War – What Was It Good For? Not Much
The 2016 election was a referendum on free trade, which many blamed for destroying millions…
Globalized Economy Making Water, Energy and Land Insecurity Worse
The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy…
New Research Sheds Light on the Reluctance of Farmers to Adopt New Technologies
Research from the University of Kent’s School of Economics sheds new light on a long-standing…
New Research Explores How Multinational Firms Can Manage Corruption
For many developing countries, it is difficult to break the cycle of corruption on their…
Who Is the Weakest Link? a Better Understanding of Global Supply Chains
From toilet paper to industrial chemicals, there’s no doubt the COVID-19 pandemic has been disruptive…
Cannabis Farms Are a Modern Slavery ‘Blind Spot’ for UK Police
Migrants arrested for tending plants in the flats, houses and attics where cannabis is grown…
Filling in the Blanks: How Supercomputing Can Aid High-Resolution X-Ray Imaging
Photographers know that capturing an image is often a battle between focus and resolution. Train…
Post-Pandemic Brave New World of Agriculture
Robots working in abattoirs, sky-high vertical farms, more gene-edited foods in our supermarkets and automated…
