A nano-sized bio-degradable clay comprising double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) could offer a cost-effective, clean and green alternative to chemical-based plant pesticides
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Case IH autonomous tractor development awarded silver medal at SIMA awards
![Prize awarded by SIMA organization in recognition of the autonomous concept vehicle’s potential to make both machinery and labour more productive. (Image source: Case IH/Alarcony Harris)](/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_CASE__IH__ACV__0321312312312131123.webp)
Prize awarded by SIMA organization in recognition of the autonomous concept vehicle’s potential to make both machinery and labour more productive. (Image source: Case IH/Alarcony Harris)
Prize awarded by SIMA organization in recognition of the autonomous concept vehicle’s potential to make both machinery and labour more productive, with a tractor based on proven Case IH Magnum drivetrain with a design focused on safety and productivity with new styling to match
Bayer, Yara join hands to deliver technology to farmers
![N-Sensor ensures that the right and optimal rate of fertilizer is applied at each individual part of the field. (Image Source: Yara)](/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_2017-0008-1.webp)
N-Sensor ensures that the right and optimal rate of fertilizer is applied at each individual part of the field. (Image Source: Yara)
Bayer and Yara International ASA (Yara) have entered into a software collaboration and technology license agreement to provide farmers worldwide with digital farming tools that help increase farm productivity, profitability and sustainability
International Year of Pulses closes with call to build upon strong momentum
![Pulses are essential to attain the international community’s sustainable development goals, according to the FAO. (Image source: Photo:pxl.store/Shutterstock)](/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_chana-390705__640.webp)
Pulses are essential to attain the international community’s sustainable development goals, according to the FAO. (Image source: Photo:pxl.store/Shutterstock)
At the closing ceremony of the International Year of Pulses (IYP) hosted by Burkina Faso with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the organisation said that the year helped raise awareness globally of the many benefits of pulses, and boosted knowledge sharing and partnerships, but gains must be further strengthened to achieve the international community’s sustainable development goals
FAO, Japan collaborate to fight food insecurity in Myanmar
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today announced that it has successfully delivered emergency assistance to more than six thousand rural households across Rakhine State, a region of Myanmar where nearly half the population is engaged in the agriculture sector