Fall armyworm (FAW) is an invasive, transboundary pest which has caused widespread crop destruction around the world. The insect pest has become one of the most damaging pests in Zambia, especially for maize crops - a staple food for over 300 million farmers in Africa.
Estimates of the damage...
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AgriBusiness Global
2023.05.31
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Renaissance BioScience Corp., a leader in bioengineering for the global agriculture and food industries, has announced that the Government of Canada’s Pest Management Research Agency (PMRA) has approved the company’s field study application for its sustainable and eco-friendly RNA interference (...
Greenhouse Grower
2023.05.28
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Thanks to an ever-increasing demand for environmentally friendly products and production methods, biopesticides have become an integral part of every grower’s tool box. Not only does today’s consumer want to know that the products they are buying are not harmful to their health, they also want to...
Capital Digital Media
2023.05.26
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Smallholder farmers in Africa are facing significant challenges due to climate change and land degradation, which are negatively impacting crop production and supply chains. However, regenerative agriculture has emerged as an effective solution to combat these issues and restore soil health. By...
CNN Philippines
2023.05.25
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It is time for Filipino farmers to use biofertilizers as the country is left behind in the more efficient and cheaper farming input, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday.
“We have been talking about biofertilizers, we have been talking about balance fertilization for the last 30...
AgriBusiness Global
2023.05.10
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Getting in the market there are a couple of dynamics that are happening globally that are having a bit of major impact on the market. First off, and probably most importantly, the Brazilian market is exploding. And it is growing at a rate that is more than double the growth rate in the US, or in...
AKIpress
2023.05.02
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Every year, locust infestations threaten Central Asian countries. Devouring crops and rangelands, they jeopardize the food security of thousands of people for which agriculture is the only source of income. For more than half a century, chemical pesticides have been the most rapid and efficient...
Business World
2023.05.01
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it has determined the criteria for farmers eligible to receive biofertilizer grants, adding that the volume to be distributed is equivalent to at least two bags of inorganic urea fertilizer.
In a memorandum order dated April 27, the program covers the...