{
  "id": 1885467,
  "title": "How to grow enough food on a hotter planet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/how-to-grow-enough-food-on-a-hotter-planet",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:22:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW News",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/how-to-grow-enough-food-on-a-hotter-planet/a-78413324?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Scientists at Wageningen University in the Netherlands are studying how to grow crops that can withstand the challenges posed by climate change. The researchers are monitoring tomato saplings in a facility that simulates conditions like heat, humidity, drought, and frost. By analyzing the plants' responses to various stressors, they aim to identify genetic traits that could make crops more resilient. Rick van de Zedde, program manager at the Netherlands Plant Eco-phenotyping Centre, describes their lab as a \"gym for plants,\" where they can create almost any environmental condition. As climate change disrupts traditional farming practices, the urgency to produce enough food grows. With the global population expected to reach 10 billion by 2050, researchers are racing to develop crops that can thrive under increasingly challenging conditions. While some older generations remain skeptical of genetic modification, the Dutch government and plant-breeding companies are funding the research to fast-track evolution and create resilient crop varieties.",
  "summary": "Inside futuristic labs, plants are scanned, stressed and analyzed. The aim is to use the results to produce plant strains that can better serve a growing population in a warming world.",
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        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "How to grow enough food on a hotter planet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/how-to-grow-enough-food-on-a-hotter-planet-1888112",
        "published": "2026-08-18T13:22:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}