A team of researchers in Italy have shown that use of microbial biofertilizers and algae-based biostimulants can significantly enhance both the yield and quality of organic tomatoes.
A growing demand for eco-friendly and cost-effective crop production, coupled with declining soil health has led...
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msn
2024.10.02
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antaranews
2024.09.28
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Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is developing eco-friendly biopesticides to support the growth of sustainable horticulture in the country.
"Since using synthetic pesticides pollutes the soil, spoils beneficial organisms, and disrupts the ecosystem as a whole, we are in...
radioangulo
2024.09.26
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The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (Citma for its Spanisdh acronym) in the Cuban province of Holguin is expanding the execution of projects focused on sustainable agriculture to improve soil conditions and crop yields.
Geovanny Zaldívar Martínez, provincial sub-delegate of that...
AgriBusiness Global
2024.09.20
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As the UK horticultural sector continues to evolve post-Brexit, the need for sustainable crop protection solutions has never been more critical. Rising concerns over synthetic agrochemicals’ environmental and health impacts are driving the agricultural industry to transition to greener alternatives...
Philstar
2024.09.16
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The University of the Philippines will enhance the commercial performance of UP Manila’s herbal medicine products under a partnership with the Board of Investments (BOI).
Under a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)’s BOI, the university said the parties would...
worldfertilizer
2024.09.10
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Switch Bioworks, a biotechnology company developing low-cost and sustainable fertilizers, has announced that it raised US$17 million in Series Seed financing led by Change Forces Capital and joined by Grantham Foundation, Astanor Ventures, Acre Venture Partners, Anthos Capital, Thia Ventures,...
Natural science news
2024.09.02
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Microbial biofertilizers and algae-based biostimulants have been recognized for supporting sustainable agriculture. In recent field experiments conducted in the 2022 and 2023 growing seasons on an organic farm in Ferrara, Italy, researchers from the University of Ferrara evaluated the effects of...
AgFunderNews
2024.08.27
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Africa’s decline in soil fertility worsens each year, and crop yields are consequently plummeting, particularly for smallholder farmers whose survival is pegged on small pieces of land averaging half a hectare.
Though many factors cause this degenerating soil health, acidification has emerged as...