12/31/2020 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu
Bangladeshi farmers significantly reduced pesticide use and increased their profits by growing genetically modified (GM) eggplant, a new study confirms. Farmers growing insect-resistant Bt brinjal (eggplant) improved their yields by 51 percent and cut pesticide costs by 37.5 percent, according to the study published last month in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. “Bt brinjal, […]
GM eggplant helps farmers reduce pesticide use and increase profits, study finds - Alliance for Science
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Topics: Sustainability, Ag India, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
From record foodgrain production to farmer protests, eventful year for growing agri sector - Times of India
India Business News: Agriculture sector had an eventful 2020. Where on one hand, it achieved record foodgrain production despite the Covid-19 pandemic. On the other hand,
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12/31/2020 SOURCE: www.machinefinder.com
To provide more insight into proper hay storage, Jim Humphrey, a University of Missouri agronomist and member of the NRCS+MU Grasslands Project, is sharing his tips. Learn more.
MU Extension Agronomist Offers Considerations for Proper Hay Storage
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Topics: Gardening, Ag Asia / Pacific, Urban Farming, Tomato,
Chiayi farmer wins best tomato title - Taipei Times
A Chiayi County farmer bested 94 rivals to win the title of “Master Grower” at the Tainan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station’s 10th cherry tomato competition on Wednesday last week. Minsyong Township’s (民雄) Hsu Li-chen (徐立晨) won in a smaller competition than in previous years due to a harvest restricted by a relatively warm autumn. However, station director Yang Hung-ying (楊宏瑛) said that the participants in the general competition represented the best of their regions. They were all still able to produce quality harvests, achieving an average sugar level of 10.1 degrees Brix (°Bx), or 10.1g of sugar in 100g of fruit,
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Topics: Rice, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, Education, Weather,
First PH heat-tolerant rice up for release
The country’s first high temperature-tolerant rice varieties developed by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice)
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Dr. Nimrod Israely on LinkedIn: #DearFarmer
It is not enough that you want to help someone. You also need to realize HOW. I wanted to help the Fruit growers 🥭🥑🍍of Africa to increase their income...
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12/31/2020 SOURCE: www.un.org
The Food Systems Summit is becoming a reality, not just as a point in time in September 2021, but as a year-long global engagement process to bring solutions to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals. The Summit Community is now live -join the conversation and make your voice heard.
New year, new food systems | United Nations
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Farmers urged to take help from agricultural research
LALAMUSA: Director Agriculture Extension Gujranwala Division Javed Iqbal Wednesday urged farmers to take help from modern agricultural research to increase agricultural production.He visited Gujrat...
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Factbox: China's agricultural progress in 2020
An unmanned harvester works in paddy fields in Hongwei farm, northeast China Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)The following facts and
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