Agriculture in Kenya is being revolutionised with the infusion of drone technology into farming activities. This comes at a time when there is an urgent need to increase food security by increasing ag...
An invasive thrips species has started to wreak havoc in Florida. The insect was first detected in Florida in 2020 but has since spread significantly across the state. What once was isolated to greenh...
They say when life throws you lemons, you make lemonade. But what happens when life throws swarms of desert locusts your way? You could make fertilizer from those locusts, as a team of innovators in...
The Brazilian president was scheduled to meet with his Chinese counterpart this week in Beijing to discuss bilateral trade issues, but President Lula had to cancel his participation due to a case of m...
Global chemicals/ agrochemicals players reported their 4Q2022 and 2022 results. Except for agrochemicals players, generally results remained muted impacted by lower volumes owing to demand weakness an...
Pests exposed to lethal doses of pesticide experience selection for resistance. Stronger selection pressures increase the risk of resistance evolution. Yet understanding the selection pressure on pest...
African scientists are urging governments across the continent to invest in appropriate regulatory structures and monitoring mechanisms for crops and animals produced using biotechnology. They want to...
ew research suggests that greater awareness about the benefits and successes of weed biocontrol is needed in Europe to increase its uptake. Scientists have discovered a knowledge gap between global re...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing an effort to expedite protections on some high-risk uses of four organophosphate pesticides. The Agency is releasing the updated occupati...
Value of foreign sales of the sector in the first month of the new government is a record of the entire historical series for the months of January. Agribusiness exports reached US$ 10.23 billion in J...
On March 16, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is posting and seeking public comment on the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) draft biological opinion for the insecticides ...
Insect pests which attack crops have extraordinary powers to develop resistance to greener pesticides and a new way to manage resistance risks is needed, according to analysis by University of Stirlin...