Swarms of Desert Locust, which originated in Africa, have moved swiftly into west Asia attacking vegetation in parts of Iran and Pakistan, and are now threatening crops in India. (Image source: 850977/Pixabay)

While the world fights to slow the spread of COVID-19, countries in South Asia are simultaneously responding to plagues of locusts, cyclones and a deadly livestock disease, all of which threaten to worsen hunger and the livelihoods of millions of people, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

A leading UK agribusiness estimates savings of greater than US$7.52mn due to AI that predicts crops’ shipment window three times earlier than previously possible

Industrial rose growers should think about predatory mites in much the same way as a biopesticide and keep applying them using the appropriate release methodology. (Image source: robert102/Pixabay)

Scarab Solutions CEO Dr Lisbeth Riis has highlighted a three-step formula to help rose growers overcome the two-spotted spider mite challenge, applying the lessons learnt on Kenyan farms with biological control of spider mites

Perstorp Amicult offers a chloride-free potassium based product tested and proven to have high absorption and solubility, without increasing soil salinity or causing clogging in foliar and drip irrigation systems. (Image source: Perstorp)

Global speciality chemical provider Perstorp has launched Amicult K42, chloride-free potassium product that aims to protect crops against frost damage