Agriculture & Food Systems
Building more resilient systems to nourish a growing world
From the farm to the supply chain, engineers are developing new ways to produce, process, and distribute food more sustainably. Their work combines sensing, robotics, biological engineering, and data-driven tools to conserve resources, strengthen food security, and help agricultural systems adapt to a changing climate.
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Giving farmers a more sustainable way to protect crops
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Plants can sense the sound of rain, a new study finds
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Nitrous oxide, a product of fertilizer use, may harm some soil bacteria
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From Idaho to MIT, on a quest to cut methane emissions
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Designing a more resilient future for plants, from the cell up
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Bridging science and society in the emerging bioeconomy
![“It wasn’t until I started working with Desirée [Plata] that I started applying materials science as a tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. That was a profound insight,” says Audrey Parker.](https://news.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_article__cover_image__original/public/images/202603/MIT-Audrey_Parker-01-press.jpg?itok=l3JkSmyE)
