John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, World Population,
India’s heirloom rice can supplement infant nutrition - Asia & Pacific
Traditional Indian rice varieties that have fatty acids vital for child nutrition need to be revived, says study.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, Coronavirus/COVID,
Farm produce pile up in south as farmers struggle to sell them amid COVID restrictions
Farmers across the south and Central Highlands are struggling to sell their harvests due to COVID-19 restrictions on travelling and business operations, leading to a massive pileup of agriculture goods.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Asia / Pacific,
China's hog farmers struggle as pork prices swing and throw off debt-fueled expansion plans
African swine fever decimated herds, and lured many businesses into the hog industry to take advantage of high prices, government subsidies and easy financing.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
EGEB: China led as the world installed 6.1 GW of offshore wind in 2020
2020 saw 6.1 GW of global offshore wind installed, down from 6.24 GW in 2019; more than 50% of the world's fossil fuels must stay buried.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Population, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
MunmuBaram to develop a 1.4 GW floating offshore wind farm in South Korea
The project will be capable of powering over 1 million homes.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, GMO's, Ag Asia / Pacific, Genes /Genetics, Plant-Based/Animal Free, Plant Breeding,
Identification of plant-parasitic nematode attractant
A research collaboration based in Kumamoto University, Japan has become the first to successfully purify and identify an attractant for crop-infecting root-knot nematodes from flaxseeds. Their experiments revealed that rhamnogalacturonan-I (RG-I), a flaxseed cell wall component, can attract root-knot nematodes. The linkages between rhamnose and L-galactose are essential for the attraction.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Fertilizer, Ag Asia / Pacific, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,
Tailored approach to fertilizer use can achieve triple-wins for smallholder farmers
A meta-analysis study assessed the performance of site-specific nutrient management (SSNM) applied to smallholder cereal cropping systems in Asia and Africa; the evidence points to triple-wins but weak extension and unfavorable policies hamper adoption
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, Regenerative Agriculture, Weather,
How microbial communities adapt to soil acidification
Temperate grasslands in northern China have experienced soil acidification in the last 30 years due to increasing acid deposition and unsustainable management. Long-term soil acidification may lead to ...
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Randy Krotz
Topics: Ag Asia / Pacific, Vertical Farming, Climate Change,
From vertical gardens to plants on ceilings, the greening of cities
‘Green walls and rooftop gardens have become a common sight as the world’s cities become more sustainable – so how are they engineered, and who does the weeding?
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