The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-01-11
Device Sniffs Out the "Smell-fingerprints" of Pestered Plants
A team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists has developed an electronic nose to sniff out whitefly infestations of tomato plants. Read more
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2022-01-10
Readying Wheat with Climate Resiliency
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are practicing "tough love" when it comes to preparing wheat for the climate challenges ahead. Read more
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2022-01-05
USDA's Systematic Entomology Laboratory Leads Acquisition For One of the World's Largest Private Beetle Collections
Researchers within the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS)
Systematic Entomology Laboratory (SEL) are currently preparing for more intense study of beetles in the genus
Agrilus, thanks to their... Read more
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2021-09-23
Who controls our food system?
The global food system is being hijacked by multinationals, warns farmer Paula Gioia. She says that industrial farming interests marginalize the rights and solutions of small-scale farmers. Read more
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2021-09-20
Culinary ignorance can breed racism
Gene Weingarten's Washington Post bio sounds stellar. "Gene Weingarten is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and writes 'Below the Beltway,' a weekly humor column." However, DW’s Ankita... Read more
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2021-07-25
Small farms are the future of food systems
Small-scale farmers can play a crucial role in creating sustainable food systems. But more investment is needed, writes Sabrina Elba, UN Goodwill Ambassador for the International Fund for Agricultural... Read more
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2020-10-21
EU fails to introduce real agricultural reform
The EU's new agricultural policy will take take further steps to protect the environment in the future, but we're far off from a green revolution, says DW's Max Zander. Read more
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2018-08-01
Farmers spitting dust as hot spell lingers
Farmers have always received aid, even to help hedge against weather-related risks. But now they are calling for more money because of the European heat wave and that, says Henrik Böhme, is unfair on... Read more
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2018-07-25
EU risks being left behind after GMO ruling
The EU's top court has ruled that gene-edited crops fall under the same tough laws as GMOs. While good news for opponents of such products, it's a setback for genetic research on the continent, says... Read more
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2017-09-11
If Germany really wants to help Africa…
…it has many opportunities. Most importantly, it has to question traditional concepts, in both the areas of economic policy and development aid, writes the great-nephew of the last Ethiopian emperor. Read more
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Agriculture is a biodiversity killer — what can we do?
The system that feeds the world is the largest killer of biodiversity. It does this by destroying ecosystems, overusing fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, and creating vast monocultures. Read more
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India: Turmeric cultivation takes women back to their roots
A schoolteacher in northeastern India is single-handedly reviving turmeric farming as an alternative to dangerous work in illegal coal mines. She trains women to grow a high-quality variety using... Read more
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