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Survey to track impacts of coronavirus on Agribusinesses in Ghana begins - Ghanamma.com

Business News of Friday, 26 March 2021 Source: business24.com.gh 2021-03-26 The survey will also assess measures put in place by agribusinesses to mitigate the impacts of COVID The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), is conducting an Agribusiness Tracker Survey […]

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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Fertilizer,

Microbial consumption of mineral nitrogen promotes HONO emissions in agricultural soils

A new study indicates that microbial nitrate reduction is an important nitrous acid (HONO) production pathway in aerobic soils. This suggests that the terrestrial ecosystems favoring it could be hotspots ...

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Deforestation, forest conversion and palm oil plantations linked to disease outbreaks

Deforestation, forest conversion and palm oil plantations linked to disease outbreaks, finds new study in Frontiers in Veterinary Science

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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Education U.S. NorthEast, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, Cellular Meat,

Could coloring our steaks blue help reduce the world’s insatiable demand for meat?

By Prof Charles Spence, University of Oxford Image: SciePro/Shutterstock Blue has become an increasingly popular color in drinks and confectionary. Now, Prof Charles Spence of the University of Oxf…

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Insects, Research, Ag Asia / Pacific, Genes /Genetics, World Population, Education,

Stolen plant gene shields insect from plant toxins

Whiteflies stole the gene 35 million years ago

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Agrivoltaics scores impressive triple win, but some food safety concerns remain

A win-win is always welcome. But what about a win-win-win? Researchers say that’s what’s possible with agrivoltaics, a groundbreaking system that combines

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Solving ‘barren plateaus’ is the key to quantum machine learning

New theorems put quantum machine learning on rigorous footing and identify the key issue that will determine whether it will provide quantum speedup

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03/22/2021 SOURCE: news.uark.edu

The seminar is Monday at 3:30 p.m. in PTSC Room 009. In-person seating is available, but limited due to social distancing. It's also available via Zoom (passcode 291536).

Executive Director of Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors to Speak

Gary Thompson, who works with a consortium of agricultural research directors at land-grant universities in 13 states and two U.S. territories, will speak at 3:30 p.m. today.

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Recycling, Sustainability, Research, Climate Change, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Weather,

How Marine Animals Could Be Used to Clean Up Nature’s Big Pollutant: Microplastics - UConn Today

How shellfish like mussels and oysters can play a role in filtering the harmful microplastics that end up back in our environment.

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Topics: Pesticides, Economics, Pest Control, Research, Ag Europe, Government / Policies,

From locusts to fires, agriculture faces growing threats: UN

The increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters ranging from massive fires to locust invasions is putting food production systems at risk, the UN warned Thursday.

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