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UN calls for donations to tackle desert locusts in Africa
Feb 10, 2020 (AFP)
"There are 13 million people in the affected countries who are severely food insecure now," said Mark Lowcock during a UN press conference. "Ten million of thos...
Destructive locust swarms arrive in Uganda: officials
Feb 09, 2020 (AFP)
"The locusts entered Uganda today" from Kenya, said Moses Kizige, the minister in charge of the northeastern Karamoja border region where the insects were spott...
Food-share apps seeking to help environment
Feb 09, 2020 (AFP)
The 27-year-old Amazon employee -- with an eye for a bargain and for helping the environment -- uses a mobile phone app that sells surplus food from hundreds of...
Bumble bee numbers tumble with climate change: study
Feb 07, 2020 (AFP)
Compared to the period 1900-1974, bumble bee numbers across dozens of distinct species dropped, on average, 46 percent during the first 15 years of the 21st cen...
Yellow glory of Italy's mimosa harvest comes early
Feb 06, 2020 (AFP)
The flowers are usually popular around March 8, International Women's Day, said Franco Fogliarini, president of the local Cooperativa Agroflor in self-proclaime...
African swine fever kills hundreds of pigs in Bali
Feb 05, 2020 (AFP)
Ida Bagus Wisnuardhana, Bali's agriculture and food security agency chief, said nearly 900 pigs succumbed to swine fever since mid-December. "The results are po...
More grocery stores means less food waste - and a big carbon cut
Feb 05, 2020 (SPX)
That's according to new research from Elena Belavina, associate professor at the School of Hotel Administration in the Cornell University SC Johnson College of ...
First release of genetically engineered moth could herald new era of crop protection
Jan 30, 2020 (SPX)
The diamondback moth, also known as Plutella xylostella, is highly damaging to brassica crops such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and canola. This new strain...
Plants manipulate their soil environment to assure a cheap, steady supply of nutrients
Jan 30, 2020 (SPX)
Researchers in Rice University's Systems, Synthetic and Physical Biology program detailed how plants have evolved to call for nutrients, using convenient bacter...
Harrington Seed Destructor kills nearly 100 percent of US agronomic weed seeds in lab study
Jan 29, 2020 (SPX)
"Harvest weed seed control is really becoming an accepted part of integrated weed management," says Adam Davis, study co-author and head of the Department of Cr...
Oak leaves contain potential cure for citrus greening disease
Jan 29, 2020 (UPI)
Oak leaves represent "the first potential organic cure" for the destructive tree sickness, said Lorenzo Rossi, a University of Florida biologist and co-author o...
Wine regions face dramatic shrink with climate change: study
Jan 28, 2020 (AFP)
According to a new study by US-based experts, global warming of just two degrees Celsius (3.6 Farenheit) could see the world's wine-producing regions shrink by ...
Locusts the latest curse of East Africa weather extremes
Jan 24, 2020 (AFP)
Dense clouds of the ravenous insects have spread from Ethiopia and Somalia into Kenya, in the region's worse infestation in decades. The UN's Food and Agricultu...
New survey results reveal the experts and public's attitude towards gene-edited crops
Jan 24, 2020 (SPX)
The authors conducted experimental web-based surveys to obtain clearer understanding of both experts and public perception of the benefits, risks and value of u...
Feeding the world without wrecking the planet is possible
Jan 24, 2020 (SPX)
"We appropriate too much land for crops and livestock, fertilize too heavily and irrigate too extensively. To solve this issue in the face of a still growing wo...
Aged, recycled urine may be safe alternative to traditional fertilizer
Jan 24, 2020 (UPI)
According to new research from the University of Michigan, bacteria in recycled and aged urine can't transfer antibiotic resistance capabilities to bacteria in ...
Cloud cooking land: Indian housewives become gig economy chefs
Jan 23, 2020 (AFP)
Asia's third-largest economy is battling a slowdown so sharp it is creating a drag on global growth, the International Monetary Fund said Monday, but there are ...
Land prep for palm oil plantations does the most environmental damage
Jan 21, 2020 (UPI)
According to a new study, prepping the land and the growth of young plants are the two most carbon-intensive components of oil palm plantations. The study, publ...
Farmer fury and environmental anger in protest-hit Germany
Jan 18, 2020 (AFP)
Thousands of tractors descended on cities across Germany on Friday at the opening of Berlin's annual "Green Week" trade fair, as the farmer's collective "Land s...
Plant-powered sensor sends signal to space
Jan 17, 2020 (ESA)
Such sensors could be used to connect everyday objects in remote locations, enabling them to send and receive data as part of the Internet of Things. The device...
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