Tapping into the potential of agroforestry
A new Newcastle University study has highlighted actions that could be used to increase tree cover on farmed land in the North East.
A new Newcastle University study has highlighted actions that could be used to increase tree cover on farmed land in the North East.
Ecology
Sep 15, 2022
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A widespread belief among millions of smallholder farmers in one of the world's poorest countries is that God determines their yields. This is shown by a study from the University of Copenhagen that has examined the correlation ...
Economics & Business
Sep 13, 2022
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In mid August, South Africa's minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development Thoko Didiza responded to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease with a nationwide ban on the movement of cattle for 21 days. By late August, ...
Veterinary medicine
Aug 31, 2022
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India's agricultural system is largely based on input-intensive monocropping of staple crops. A study publishing August 18th in PLOS Sustainability and Transformation by Lindsay Jaacks at The University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, ...
Agriculture
Aug 18, 2022
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Farmers are adopting precision agriculture, using data collected by GPS, satellite imagery, internet-connected sensors and other technologies to farm more efficiently. While these practices could help increase crop yields ...
Biotechnology
Aug 9, 2022
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A multi-channel approach to extension reaps greater benefits for smallholder farmers fighting the fall armyworm pest in Eastern Rwanda according to new CABI-led research published in the journal Food and Energy Security.
Plants & Animals
Aug 8, 2022
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Consumers should be adapting their behavior in a bid to save water during the ongoing dry weather, according to Cranfield University academics.
Environment
Aug 5, 2022
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New research led by Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, has found that mouse populations can be reduced significantly by doubling the amount of zinc phosphide (ZnP) in grain baits used for broadscale agriculture.
Agriculture
Aug 2, 2022
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The root vegetable cassava is a major food staple in dozens of countries across the world. Drought-resistant, nutritious, and tasty, it has also become a major source of income for small-scale, rural farmers in places like ...
Biotechnology
Jul 25, 2022
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Over the course of many thousands of years, humans turned rye into a cultivated plant. In doing so, they have considerably limited its genetic flexibility. Today, wild rye not only has a more diverse genetic make-up, it is ...
Evolution
Jul 20, 2022
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