In the mountain villages of Guatemala’s Western Highlands, farmers are combining ancient Maya knowledge with modern sustainable farming techniques to protect their crops from pests and disease.
Smallholders are creating homemade biopesticides using plants with strong smells and flavors to deter...
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Agrolatam
2026.06.08
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A new generation of biological crop protection tools is rapidly gaining attention across global agriculture. RNA interference (RNAi) and peptide-based biopesticides are emerging as some of the most promising technologies for controlling pests with unprecedented precision while reducing...
FarmWeekNow
2026.06.03
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Why is there so much focus on the bio-product market these days and why does it seem there are so many more new products in this market compared to traditional inputs like fertilizers or pesticides?
Partially, it is in the name. “Bio” is often thought of as a more natural input as opposed to a...
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
2026.06.01
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The nationwide ‘Khet Bachao Abhiyan’ was launched at the ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau, Uttar Pradesh, today. The programme witnessed the participation of scientists, Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) representatives, progressive farmers, and women farmers...
PBS
2026.05.31
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When Senegalese farmer Abou Sow first watched U.S. missiles strike Iran on social media, he had a sinking feeling it would soon affect agriculture in the West African nation. Since the war began on Feb. 28, fertilizer prices have risen by 40%.
Sow was better prepared than most. Eight years ago,...
FAO
2026.05.25
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has delivered 30 kg of biopesticide to the Agency of Plant Protection and Quarantine under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan to support safer and more environmentally sound locust control operations during the...
2026.05.15
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Applying beneficial microbes to soil sounds simple, but in practice it can be difficult to distribute small amounts of microbial products evenly through growing media or field soils. A study published in Biochar suggests that carefully selected biochar could help solve this problem.
Researchers...
Universitas Gadjah Mada
2026.05.08
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This parasitic organism poses a serious threat to plants, as it can attack multiple host species and inhibit growth by forming root galls. Interestingly, several weeds, particularly invasive plants, contain secondary metabolites that can disrupt pest activity by acting as feeding deterrents, growth...