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Photographer Raajadharshini wanted to tell the story of women in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, that have been gathering seaweed from the ocean bed by hand for generations, and to highlight their urgent need for better protective gear in the face of rapidly deteriorating climate conditions. 

Some Seaweeds Accumulate Critical Minerals. NREL Scientists Are Studying Which Ones Do It Best

Researchers from Kelson Marine in Portland, Maine, and the University of Maine developed a new tool that provides detailed economic analysis for kelp farmers and reveals strategies for reducing the cost of farmed seaweed. It accounts for differences in site selection, weather, crop size, and dozens of other scenario-specific factors.

Researchers at The James Hutton Institute working on a collaborative project exploring how kelp extracts can enhance nutrient management in farming, have reported promising results from a controlled glasshouse experiment that aimed to determine whether the kelp extracts could improve nutrient uptake under fertiliser-limited conditions.

As the use of seaweed-based inputs expands across controlled environment agriculture, one question frequently arises: Does it affect the taste of the produce?

Thirty members of the Sionogan Seaweed Farmers Association (SSFA) and the Sionogan Fisherfolks Association (SFA) completed a two-day training on food safety, post-harvest handling, and value-added seaweed processing on Nov. 20–21 in Brgy. Sionogan