While the region’s horses typically do not travel more than 50km from home, they are known to wander hundreds of kilometres to find good grass. (Image source: Globalstar)
Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc. has announced that collars based on SmartOne C and SPOT Trace are being deployed in Mongolia and elsewhere in Central Asia to track horses, including high-value competitive racehorses
Using satellites, GPS tracking and mapping software to create Geographic Information Systems, very detailed maps were produced from the data collected. (Image source: Scarab Solutions)
Dr Lisbeth Riis, founder and CEO at Scarab Solutions, has explained how the cut flower industry can significantly benefit by replicating the principles of digital mapping of pests and diseases to the plants in their greenhouses
The Philippines, Malaysia and West Africa were the top buyers by volume of Vietnamese rice. (Image source: allybally4b/Pixabay)
Rice exports from Vietnam rose 4.2 per cent in 2019 from a year earlier to 6.4 million tonnes, according to the customs data
The research presented how food flavours provoke specific brain response. (Image source: Patricia Alexandre/Pixabay)
In a series of TED Talks, six DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences’ scientists share aspirational research to solve some of the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges, relating to enzymes for more sustainable consumption, alternatives to antibiotics in livestock production and tackling the worldwide obesity pandemic by harnessing the human gut microbiota
The rates of deforestation within the Amazon rainforest demands an urgent response from major international policymakers. (Image source: skeeze/Pixabay)
Andre Laperrière, executive director of Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), has noted that the deforestation rates in Amazon need immediate attention from the policymakers
