Innovad, global supplier of animal health and nutrition solutions, has announced the acquisition of Eco Treasures, an innovative company specialised in the extraction of natural raw materials and Eco-friendly processes
Agriculture
‘Global food wastage is going to be the highest this year’
Food insecurity is accelerating under COVID-19. (Image source: Sasin Tipchai/Pixabay)
Andre Laperriere, executive director of GODAN, has been extensively studying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agriculture and global food security
FAO warns impacts of viruses, plagues and economic damage on food security in Asia-Pacific
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)
AI gives double-digit return to sweetcorn grower
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
Scarab Solutions discusses solutions to combat two-spotted spider mite challenge in rose farming
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
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