Aquaculture expansion in the Amazon could improve nutrition and environmental outcomes, but it also poses risks, according to research in Nature Sustainability.
The Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS) welcomes Liz Jones as assistant director for research, leveraging her 20 years of expertise in molecular and genomic applications to lead interdisciplinary research and drive agricultural innovation across six institutions.
Using data from two of New York's largest grape–producing regions, researchers found that losses could reach $1.5 million, $4 million and $8.8 million in the first, second and third years of infestation, respectively.
Andrew Novakovic is a professor emeritus of agricultural economics in the Cornell University College of Agricultural and Life Science, and says Sheinbaum’s plan may be good politics, but is drastically flawed in terms of policy.