In the first brief of the new Sustainable Solutions series, senior VCDNP experts Ingrid Kirsten and Anthony Stott outline the benefits of ionising radiation for agriculture and economic development, highlighting key applications, and explain how the IAEA supports access to the benefits of ionising radiation around the world.
The VCDNP organised a panel during the IAEA International Symposium on Food Safety and Control to highlight the support provided by IAEA collaborating centres and the potential of machine-based radiation to improve access to the benefits of radiation for health, food safety and food security in developing countries.
The VCDNP hosted a panel discussion on the contribution of ionising radiation to trade and agriculture development, including the role of the private sector and the support provided by the IAEA.
On 7 July 2022, the VCDNP hosted a webinar on the benefits of accelerator and X-ray technologies and their potential to expand access to nuclear technologies for health, the environment and food security in developing countries
VCDNP Senior Research Associate Ingrid Kirsten moderated a discussion on the security and cost- effectiveness of nuclear applications in agriculture and how farmers and consumers benefit when these applications are used to track the impact of climate change and to develop climate-smart agriculture practices.
The VCDNP’s new case study on nuclear applications in industry and agriculture discusses the benefits of these technologies for food safety and phytosanitary treatments and shares the experiences of countries in this regard.
On 12 May 2021, the VCDNP, in collaboration with the German government, held a virtual workshop to discuss the sustainable use of nuclear technology in industrial applications and food safety, commensurate nuclear security measures, and the assistance provided by the IAEA in this regard.
On 1 April 2021, the VCDNP held a webinar to discuss the contribution of innovative technologies to sustainable agriculture, including the support provided by the IAEA and Member State experiences in this regard.
A new case study authored by VCDNP Senior Research Associate Ingrid Kirsten details the contribution nuclear science and technologies make to agricultural development, including the case of Bangladesh's work in plant mutation breeding using nuclear techniques.
Ingrid Kirsten, VCDNP Senior Research Associate, has authored a new fact sheet on the sustainable uses of radioactive sources for agriculture and food security.
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