From Rice TodayA recent technology is giving rice scientists a new weapon for fighting the notorious brown planthoppers: a combination of genesThe brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) is an insidious insect with a massive appetite for destruction. These insects, also called BPH, ... [continue reading]
From Thomson Reuters Foundation NewsBy Chris ArsenaultRIO DE JANEIRO, April 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As the world moves towards large-scale plantation agriculture, it's crucial poor countries protect small farmers to meet the food needs of a growing global population, said a study from ... [continue reading]
From Khmer TimesA senior economist from the Asia Development Bank has warned the EU’s ban of Tricyclazole could damage Cambodia's agriculture sector, as farmers rush to eradicate the use of the fungicide by June.The strict new limits on pesticides will mean rice exported to the EU must not ... [continue reading]
From Thomson Reuters Foundation NewsBy J.D. CapeloutoLONDON, March 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - It's a major natural disaster that slowly grows in one place and then moves across a region, gaining intensity and size. As it spreads, it destroys land, ruins agriculture, tears apart ... [continue reading]
From MizzimaMyanmar received international recognition this week for its work implementing the CABI-led food security programme, Plantwise. The 2017 Bond Award for Innovation was awarded to the Plantwise plant health initiative, which helps farmers lose less of what they grow.Plantwise has ... [continue reading]
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