Del Monte Kenya Ltd., a leading producer of fresh fruit has established a plant that will turn the company’s pineapple residues into biofertiliser. This initiative signifies a significant leap in transforming the agricultural landscape in Kenya, championing sustainable practices, and bolstering the...
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NewsGhana
2024.05.10
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The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa led a delegation of farmers and civil society organizations to the African Union Summit on Fertilizer and Soil Health, which was held in Nairobi from May 7 to 9, 2024. More than a thousand people from across Africa and around the world participated. The...
Growing Produce
2024.05.06
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A number of biopesticides are getting “kind of hot and interesting” in the arena of berry/small fruit disease management, according to Cornell University Associate Professor Kerik Cox. Speaking in March at one of Cornell’s six Winter Fruit Webinars, Cox presented the results of his 2023...
Phys.org
2024.05.02
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A CABI-led study has revealed that participation in the Zambia Farmer Input Subsidy Program (FISP)—particularly the flexible e-voucher system—encourages synthetic pesticide use at the expense of sustainable practices.
The research found that farmers consider synthetic pesticides and...
Imphal Times
2024.04.25
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In a momentous occasion blending innovation with tradition, the College of Food Technology at the Central Agricultural University (CAU) in Imphal, Manipur, celebrated the inauguration of its Liquid Bio-fertilizer Production Unit and Food Museum in an Eco-tourism setting. The ceremony, graced by Her...
AgriBusiness Global
2024.04.19
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With the global push towards sustainable agriculture, the biopesticide market is experiencing explosive growth. Brazil is at the forefront of this expansion, with its biopesticide market expected to continue maintaining a rapid pace. As an organization that is focused on building more sustainable...
AgFunderNews
2024.04.03
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Recently, Syngenta announced a partnership with Israel-based Lavie Bio to discover and develop novel biopesticides.
While partnerships between agrifood corporates and startups are common these days, this particular collaboration is aimed in large part at speeding up the process — a much-needed...
Phys.org
2024.03.29
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One ecosystem's trash could be another ecosystem's treasure, according to scientists studying cyanobacteria, more commonly known as blue-green algae.
Cyanobacteria are commonly found in South Florida freshwaters and some are capable of producing a variety of toxins and harmful algal blooms. It...