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Invasive species cost trillions in damages: study
May 26, 2025 (AFP)
Since 1960, damage from non-native plants and animals expanding into new territory has cost society more than $2.2 trillion, 17 times higher than previous estim...
Rare wild cattle herded in Cambodia by helicopter
May 24, 2025 (AFP)
Banteng are a type of wild cattle native to Southeast Asia and listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List ...
Kenyan trial challenges law against seed sharing
May 20, 2025 (AFP)
Smallholder farmers make up 70 percent of the east African country's agricultural sector and rely on the informal sharing of seeds when they are in short supply...
Reawakening Ancient Crops to Address Modern Climate Challenges
May 19, 2025 (SPX)
These early farmers cultivated a diverse range of crops long before the arrival of Europeans, including species that are now largely unknown as crops, such as l...
China, EU suspend Brazil chicken imports over bird flu
May 16, 2025 (AFP)
China is the main importer of Brazilian chicken, with 562,000 tons in 2024, or more than 10 percent of the total, according to Brazil's ABPA meat association. T...
EU plans to cut red tape for farmers after protests
May 14, 2025 (AFP)
Brussels said its package of measures targeting controls and administrative burdens would save up to 1.8 billion euros ($2 billion) annually for farmers and nat...
Australian seaweed farm tackles burps to help climate
May 14, 2025 (AFP)
The underwater farm stretches across 1,800 hectares (4,400 acres) in the Tasman Sea, about 10 minutes off the portside town of Triabunna in the island state of ...
Scientists in Mexico develop tortilla for people with no fridge
May 13, 2025 (AFP)
The humble tortilla is a Mexican staple, consumed in tacos and other dishes by millions every day, from the Latin American nation's arid northern deserts to its...
Atmospheric Memory Effect Discovered as Key Mechanism in Monsoon Rainfall
May 12, 2025 (SPX)
"The atmosphere can 'remember' its previous state by storing physical information in the form of water vapour," explains Anja Katzenberger, PIK researcher and l...
After Catastrophe Urban and Peri-Urban Farming Could Sustain Medium-Sized Cities
May 12, 2025 (SPX)
Global disasters, including nuclear conflicts, severe pandemics, or solar superstorms, could disrupt trade and fuel supplies, severely impacting food production...
Salt of the earth: Pilot project helping reclaim Sri Lankan farms
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
Increasing salinity is slowly and steadily swallowing traditional rice paddies along the island's coastline, taking away the livelihood of generations of farmer...
Tobacco town thrives as China struggles to kick the habit
May 07, 2025 (AFP)
China is home to a third of the world's smokers and tobacco-related diseases are a major cause of death in the country -- a trend likely to worsen as its popula...
Vertical farming holds promise for high yield and lower environmental cost
May 06, 2025 (SPX)
In situations where traditional agriculture struggles-such as after severe weather or in densely populated areas-vertical farming offers an effective alternativ...
Startup helps farmers grow plant-based feed and fertilizer using wastewater
May 06, 2025 (SPX)
Fyto, founded by former MIT staff member Jason Prapas, is offering a highly automated cultivation system to address several of farmers' biggest problems at once...
Climate change takes spice from Indonesia clove farms
May 02, 2025 (AFP)
"Today... rainfall is high. It's okay for planting, but it's uncertain for harvesting. It's often unpredictable," farmer Jauhar Mahmud, 61, told AFP. Nestled on...
Will the vegetables of the future be fortified using tiny needles?
May 01, 2025 (SPX)
In a study published in Nature Nanotechnology, the researchers developed a way to produce large amounts of these hollow silk microneedles. They used them to inj...
Chinese tea hub branches into coffee as tastes change
Apr 30, 2025 (AFP)
For centuries, Pu'er in Yunnan province has given its name to a type of richly fermented tea -- sometimes styled "pu-erh" -- famous across East Asia and beyond....
Elitist no more, caviar is turning casual
Apr 29, 2025 (AFP)
But as news spread on social media, buyers rushed to try one of the world's most expensive delicacies paired with a humble and highly commoditised piece of deep...
Less-thirsty rice offers hope in drought-stricken Chile
Apr 29, 2025 (AFP)
But a new strain of the world's favorite cereal developed by scientists in the drought-plagued South American country has generated hope that rice can be grown ...
Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yield
Apr 25, 2025 (AFP)
He is just one of many Iraqis who have turned to drilling wells in the desert to help sustain the country's agriculture. It is a risky move that threatens to de...
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