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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Pesticides, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Pest Control, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,

Africa strives to tackle food security challenges brought by COVID-19 pandemic, locust invasion

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | As African countries continue to battle the unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic, they are making gains on the frontline against massive swarms of the desert locusts that have been threatening the region’s food security. Experts in different countries attribute the gains against the voracious migratory pests to combined country, regional and international …

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Pesticides, Pest Control, Ag Europe, Ag Africa,

Kenya skies Blackened with miles-long locust swarms after decades of anti-pesticide campaigns by the EU and UN  - The Westside Gazette

     The United Nations has long sought to control pesticide use, especially in developing nations, citing harm to people and the environment and calling “efforts to ban and appropriately regulate the use of pesticides are a necessary step in the right direction” in a 2017 report. [...]

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Sustainability, Fishing (Commercial), Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,

China issues new sustainability rules for its notorious fishing fleet | South Africa Today

China has made the first major revisions to regulations governing its distant-water fishing fleet in 17 years. The new rules aim to curb illegal activity, increase transparency and improve sustainability in commercial fishing. As dominant nation in the global fishing industry, yet ranked worst for fishing offenses, China could have a huge positive impact through […]

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