Agriculture

Parts of global crop production are lost to pests and plant pathogens each year. Pesticides have been designed to prevent these yield losses – but they also give rise to new problems. Published in October, the ‘Pesticide…

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Agriculture

A recent study by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics reveals that climate-induced risks to farmers’ income can be reduced by up to 25 per cent when context-specific climate-smart…

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Agriculture

The Sub-Saharan Cotton Initiative (SSCI) has emerged from an ideas competition organised by the Global Programme “Sustainability and Value Added in Agricultural Supply Chains” run by Deutsche Gesellschaft für…

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Agriculture

The Ukraine war has brought major disruptions to food and agricultural input supply chains around the globe. The entailing shortages of staple crops, fuel and mineral fertiliser have a direct negative impact on food…

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Agriculture

By enhancing Ethiopian farmers’ technical knowledge, chickpea yields in Ethiopia could be significantly increased, according to a recent study by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics…

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Agriculture

Legume-based rotations offer a critical pathway for enhancing global crop production, especially in cropping systems with low input and low diversity. Nevertheless, legume cultivation has declined globally in recent…

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Agriculture

Not only has the war in Ukraine shaken up people’s daily lives, but the agricultural system has seen considerable changes in many parts of the country, too. Where supermarkets used to sell fruit and vegetables, informal…

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Agriculture

The second AGRITECHNICA ASIA was held in Vietnam from 24 to 26 August. The trade show was hosted jointly by Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and Can Tho City Peoples’ Committee. Organisers…

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Agriculture

Vanilla cultivation on fallow land provides opportunities for smallholder farmers and conservation.

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Agriculture

The German Agricultural Society (DLG) is intensifying its activities in South-East Asia. In the context of Agritechnica Asia 2022 last May, in close cooperation with its Asian partners, it set up a Working Committee…

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