Shoaib Ahmed Siddique, secretary IT and telecommunication in Pakistan and Minà Dowlatchahi, FAO representative, have virtually signed an MoU to thwart any delay imposed by worldwide social distancing in the wake of COVID-19
Agriculture
‘Food shortage in UK would be a serious crisis under coronavirus lockdown’
Food shortage in the UK would be a serious crisis under a coronavirus lockdown and it is imperative that plans are in place to ensure the supply chain remains open, functional and optimised, according to Andre Laperriere, executive director at Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN)
Research and agricultural innovation in Lao PDR benefiting smallholders
A team of researchers inspect samples of many different rice varieties at the Lao PDR Rice Research Center (RRC)
Arrigoni presents new tests on effectiveness of Prisma and Biorete Air Plus
Arrigoni, a leading international company in the production of technical fabrics for agriculture, has presented new tests on the effectiveness of the Prisma thermo-reflective screens and Biorete Air Plus for this type of crop
Getting to grips with downy mildew in rose stems
Dr Lisbeth Riis, founder and CEO at Scarab Solutions, has explained how getting to grips with downy mildew requires preventive measures, effective scouting, early intervention and regularly executed control