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UN report: Aquaculture linked with harmful algal blooms
Jun 08, 2021 (UPI)
The international study, organized and funded by UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, featured several dozen scientists from all over the world....
Most food spending supports processing, not farmers: study
Jun 07, 2021 (AFP)
Beyond the question of whether farmers get their fair share, the multi-step processing from farm to table may not be compatible with sustainable development, ac...
Swiss mired in poisonous row over pesticides
Jun 06, 2021 (AFP)
The Swiss will vote on June 13 on a proposal which, if it passes, would make Switzerland the first country in the world to ban synthetic pesticides. Proponents ...
Solar geoengineering may be effective in alleviating impacts of global warming on crops
Jun 04, 2021 (SPX)
Now, research from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) finds that solar geoengineering may be surprisingly effective i...
Insect pest eats into Lebanon's 'white gold' pine nut trade
Jun 04, 2021 (AFP)
Lebanon, wedged between the mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, is best known for the iconic cedar tree depicted on its national flag -- but it also has pine t...
Elephants on tour in China guzzle crops and wreak havoc
Jun 02, 2021 (AFP)
Over the past week, the animals drained a water tank, helped themselves to a corn field, and guzzled supplies after crashing into a barn, state broadcaster CCTV...
West African fish meal exports undermine food security: Greenpeace
Jun 01, 2021 (AFP)
In a report, the environmental group said that over half a million tonnes of fish used to produce fish meal and fish oil in the poor region could feed some 33 m...
Last resort: the seeds kept safe in a South Korean mountain
Jun 01, 2021 (AFP)
Plant extinction is progressing at an alarming rate, researchers warn, driven by increasing human population, pollution and deforestation, even before many spec...
French 'bug farm' thrives on demand for pesticide-free fruit
Jun 01, 2021 (AFP)
"Here, we're in one of the greenhouses for a bug that's called the macrolophus," says Pierre-Yves Jestin, as clouds of the pale green insects swarm around his h...
Retro milk float brings Londoners zero-plastic groceries
May 29, 2021 (AFP)
The 32-year-old bought her "top-up truck" last year after the first coronavirus lockdown got her thinking about innovative ways to reduce waste. She has found p...
Attack in Peru coca-growing region claimed four minors
May 25, 2021 (AFP)
Among the victims of the attack on two bars late Sunday were "four minors", the joint command said in a statement. The villagers were mowed down at San Miguel d...
Two children among 18 killed in Peru coca-growing region
May 25, 2021 (AFP)
The killings late Sunday risk inflaming tensions amid a polarized campaign for the presidency between leftist Pedro Castillo and his rival from the right, Keiko...
Cicada sushi, anyone? US chef serves up sustainable 'Brood X' delicacy
May 24, 2021 (AFP)
Bun Lai, an advocate for the sustainable food movement, invited locals for an insect hunt in a city park followed by a taste of his fried cicada sushi. "In a wo...
China's 'father of hybrid rice' dies
May 22, 2021 (AFP)
Yuan Longping, known in China as the "father of hybrid rice", is credited with cultivating the world's first high-yield hybrid rice strain in 1973. Yuan died in...
Oatly surge shows alternative food remains hot commodity
May 22, 2021 (AFP)
Following a heady Nasdaq debut on Thursday and another surge in Friday's session, the Swedish food company is now valued at about $13 billion, a lofty level for...
Invasive species costing Africa $3.66 tn a year: study
May 20, 2021 (AFP)
Non-native species of weed, insect or worm can have catastrophic effects on farming, with just a single bug capable of reducing yields of staple crops across th...
Canada retricts popular pesticide but stops short of ban
May 19, 2021 (AFP)
Imidacloprid belongs to a class of chemicals called neonicotinoids that are blamed for the collapse of bee colonies worldwide and suspected of disrupting memory...
Gene discovery could help scientists develop drought-resistant crops
May 18, 2021 (UPI)
Root networks operate like a central nervous system, allowing plants to sense their surroundings. Plants use their roots to not only suss out the resources they...
Boom times for organic cocoa in Ivory Coast
May 16, 2021 (AFP)
Not so in M'Brimbo, a village in central Ivory Coast which 11 years ago became a testing ground for organic cocoa farming and today is prospering. The local far...
In Colombia, cattle farmer declares truce with jaguar
May 13, 2021 (AFP)
But rancher Jorge Barragan has declared a unilateral truce with the carnivorous cats. He has taken a liking to the largest feline of the Americas, and says he d...
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