The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-04-30
Record temperatures hit India's farmers 30.04.2022
Large parts of India have been hit by an early heat wave, threatening the country's wheat harvest. The global wheat market is already under pressure because of the war in Ukraine. This will likely... Read more
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2022-04-27
Turning the tide on land degradation 27.04.2022
Human activity has led to widespread land degradation and put our very survival as a species at risk. But by reversing course, we can tackle climate change and biodiversity loss — and make a better... Read more
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2022-04-27
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens food security in Malawi. How can the country respond?
The poor are particularly vulnerable to rising prices of food, vegetable oils, and fertilizers. Read more
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2022-04-26
Boosting the Nutritional Bounty of Carrots and Onions
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are looking to beef up your salad—not with complementary slices of tender chicken, steak or other meat but rather new, improved varieties of carrot and... Read more
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2022-04-26
Farmers in Nigeria feel the effects of war in Ukraine 26.04.2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is also being felt by farmers in Africa. Plants need nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in their fertilizer. Russia is a top supplier of all three. The conflict is... Read more
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2022-04-25
Newly Discovered Protein in Fungus Bypasses Plant Defenses
A protein that allows the fungus that causes white mold stem rot in more than 600 plant species to overcome plant defenses has been identified by a team of U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural... Read more
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2022-04-25
African Swine Fever Virus Vaccine Passes Tests Required for Regulatory Approval
Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today announced that a vaccine candidate for African Swine Fever (ASF) passed an important safety test required... Read more
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2022-04-25
High fertilizer prices contribute to rising global food security concerns
Widening impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
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2022-04-22
Pillaged Ukrainian farms impact global food supplies 22.04.2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is being felt far and wide. The ravaged agricultural industry is causing shortages of staples such as wheat, sunflower oil, and corn. DW met a farmer struggling to pick up... Read more
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2022-04-21
USDA Scientist Recognized for Exceptional Achievements in Science for African Swine Fever Vaccine Research
USDA scientist
Douglas Gladue, a research microbiologist for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), has received the
2021 Arthur S. Flemming Award for his exceptional achievements in basic... Read more
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2022-04-20
How the war in Ukraine threatens Bangladesh’s food security
Disruptions in wheat, vegetable oil, and fertilizer markets drive up prices and threaten supplies. Read more
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2022-04-16
Self-sufficient hideaways: From private islands to Italian farms
Would you go on a 'cultivacation'? Turns out it's the next big travel trend... Read more
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