The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-08-09
Agricultural waste threatens Europe's largest saltwater lagoon
Spain's Mar Menor vacation paradise is dying because agricultural companies are discharging tons of nitrates into the lagoon. Read more
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2022-08-09
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'Zombie' companies thrive on cheap borrowing - German firms concerned over China trade disruptions - Farm runoff blamed for Spanish lagoon disaster Read more
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2022-08-09
‘Who would have thought that cinema could reach this far?’: Lessons from implementing community-based edutainment in rural Senegal
A show set in a maternal health clinic offers perspectives on women's health. Read more
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2022-08-08
Tonnes of South African citrus fruit stranded in EU ports over dispute
South Africa has referred the matter to the World Trade Organisation. Read more
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2022-08-08
Misleading beer festival video claims to show Italian farmers' protest
The footage actually shows an organised tractor beer festival that celebrates the local agriculture industry. Read more
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2022-08-06
Ukraine has a unique seed collection that could be ‘lost forever’
Ukrainian grain ships are leaving again, but the country’s seed bank is still in danger. Here's why its diverse contents are so vital. Read more
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2022-08-06
Innovation takes ovens to new heights
Despite existence for millenia, ovens keep transforming and improving Cooked food has been a part of our civilization for thousands of years. Throughout the ... Read more
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2022-08-05
'Tragic situation': Rice paddies dry up in Italy amid record drought
The future of Italian risotto in the Po Valley is in peril as paddy fields dry up and turn salty amid a historic drought. Read more
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2022-08-04
Cameroon: Greenhouse farm to tackle global food insecurity
In Africa, greenhouse farming is proving a way of fighting food insecurity and high food prices caused by the Ukrainian war. In Cameroon, this agricultural technique — cultivating crops in an enclosed... Read more
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2022-08-03
Researchers Enlist Sturdy Yeast to Help Make Cost-Effective Ethanol
Yeasts play a key role in converting ("fermenting") sugars from plants into ethanol fuel. But not all yeasts are created equal. Some are better fermenters than others because they can tolerate the... Read more
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2022-08-03
Aid agencies struggle to keep world's poorest fed
Food and fuel prices are surging because of Russia's war in Ukraine, and some of the world's poorest regions are being hit hard. In eastern Africa, a severe drought adds to the crisis. A food used to... Read more
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2022-08-02
Oregon State University Berry Authority Bernadine Strik Presents the 2022 ARS B.Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture
"Increased Organic Production of Berry Crops—an Example of Impactful Research, Extension, and Teaching at a Land Grant Institution" is the title of Bernadine C. Strik's 2022 ARS B.Y. Morrison... Read more
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