IAEA and FAO send seeds to space
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched seeds into space for the first time today as they intensify their joint efforts to develop new crops able to withstand the ravages of climate change here on Earth.
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Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero hunger
Nuclear technology and applications
Climate change
Resilience and adaptation to climate change
Plant breeding
Plant biodiversity and genetic resources
Mutation induction
Mutation detection
Mutation breeding
Food and agriculture
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations