Ghana’s first genetically modified crop: why we created a new cowpea variety, how we tested it and what we found: Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an indigenous and staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa, but it has an enemy: an insect called the legume pod borer (Maruca vitrata). This pest can cause yield losses of more than …
Sweet sorghum is a hardy, nutritious, biofuel crop that offers solutions in drought-hit southern Africa: Sweet sorghum ripening in Rwanda. Ari Beser/Getty Images The southern African region is battling with drought at present. This is the result of El Niño, a natural climate cycle characterised by changes in Pacific Ocean temperatures. It has effects on …
Climate change: alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water: African countries will suffer significant economic loss after 2050 if global warming is not limited to below 2°C, a new study by the Center for Global Development has found. Environment and energy economist Philip Kofi Adom is the author of …
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UK drought: are farmers facing the crop failures of 1976 all over again?: July 2022 was the driest July in England since 1935. Combined with record breaking temperatures, we are hearing talk of a drought comparable to the great drought of 1976, with fears of disruptions to public water supply and poor crop yields, especially …
Gardeners in South Africa may hesitate to use greywater — but it can be a crop saver: Greywater is used all over the world for domestic and agricultural irrigation. Shuang Li/Shutterstock After three consecutive dry winters from 2015 to 2017, “Day Zero” – when the taps would run dry – loomed large for the South …
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Young Indian farmers are turning to an ancient crop to fight water stress and climate change: Thana Ram / shutterstock India is facing a water and food crisis, exacerbated by extreme climate cycles such as the current heatwave during which temperatures well above 40? have been commonplace. With 1.4 billion people to feed, and such …
Crop and resize photos on Linux with Gwenview: A good photo can be a powerful thing. It expresses what you saw in a very literal sense, but it also speaks to what you experienced. Little things say a lot: the angle you choose when taking the photo, how large something looms in the frame, and …
A nice Kings Beach image: Encounter Bay ~ 100% crop # 2 Image by Ngarkat 100% crop of a shot taken just around from Encounter Bay behind ‘The Bluff’, South Australia. Uploaded to show resolution capabilities of the Nikon D600 with ED glass Image automatically curated and published by www.free-mail.co.za – CLICK HERE to learn …
A cool Kings Beach image: Encounter Bay ~ 100% crop # 1 Image by Ngarkat 100% crop of a shot taken just around from Encounter Bay behind ‘The Bluff’, South Australia. Uploaded to show resolution capabilities of the Nikon D600 with ED glass Image automatically curated and published by www.free-mail.co.za – CLICK HERE to learn …
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Bees, mites and viruses: assessing the risk to South African crop pollinators: Mite on a bee. E. Villalobos The world’s bees face a major threat from deformed wing virus, a pathogen transmitted by the parasitic varroa mite. It is responsible for causing the death of millions of colonies in the US, Europe and Asia. The …
South Africa in the news: ‘Green gold’: Avocado craze drives crop theft in S.Africa: Farmers South Africa are battling a scourge of avocado theft driven by booming global demand for the nutrient-rich fruit …: “South Africa” – BingNews South African telecom regulator extends use of emergency radio frequency spectrum: JOHANNESBURG, March 26 (Reuters) – South …
Boosting bee diversity can help stabilise crop production – new research: A hornfaced bee on a catkin. Bildagentur Zoonar GmbH/Shutterstock There are over 20,000 bee species and together they help pollinate more than 75% of the world’s leading food crops. Honeybees tend to hog the limelight, but few realise how important diversity is to this …
South Africa in the news: Crop Management Software Market begins to take bite out of Versioned Long Term Growth: A New business research report released by HTF MI with title Global Crop Management Software Market Study Forecast till 2026 . This Global Crop Management Software market report brings data for the …: “South Africa” – …
South Africa in the news: Overseas opportunities continue to grow for crop sciences group: This is resulting in improved crop yields, particularly in arid climates.” …: “South Africa” – BingNews Lai Mohammed Explains Reason Behind Increase in Fine for Hate Speech: The Federal Government says “any speech, broadcast or publication that denigrates a person, a …