The United Nations summit devoted to the analysis of the Millennium Development Goals, held in New York, was focused especially on the level of economic aid pledged by richer countries. However, little has been said about science, especially in two areas crucial to development, food and health.

XAVIER PUJOL GEBELLÍ | SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2010

The pomegranate, cultivated in Spain since ancient times, finds itself in full renaissance after years of a declining sales. The reason is recent research which attributes health benefits to the fruit as well as the cooperative R+D advances that are already having an impact on its profitability.

Malén Ruiz de Elvira | 22 june 2010

The science that deals with agriculture has to undergo a "radical change" in the next 40 years. The goal, feeding a population that in 2050 probably will reach 9,000 million people worldwide. And at the base, taking into consideration the impact of climate change on crops and review the knowledge on plant molecular biology and agro-technologies.

Xavier Pujol Gebellí | 18 February 2010

Most of the field-grown plant products are consumed in cities, with the consequent transportation costs and contamination. Is this rational? This is one of the many questions posed by those who defend vertical crops. This is a concept that is becoming increasingly popular as it becomes clear that current agricultural practices are proving not to be sustainable. There is no more land to grow the amount of food our expanding population will need; the only possibility to obtain it seems to be accompanied by the destruction of nature and global pollution.

Malén Ruiz de Elvira | 5 January 2009