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Tilling and mulching to improve soil and increase yields in China
A team of researchers have studied the effects of soil quality on potato yields, concluding that, in drought-prone areas, straw mulch should be used.
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Nestlé warns of severe ‘no-deal’ Brexit as stockpiling continues
The corporate communications director of Nestle has announced that the company is running out of places to stockpile frozen and chilled goods...
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Water crisis in Pakistan leads to mass crowdfunding campaign
The water crisis in Pakistan has lead to a huge dam crowdfunding campaign with leading politicians, celebrities and overseas Pakistanis helping the cause.
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Smallholder farms are important to global food production
Global field size data, collected as part of a citizen project showed smaller farms contribute far more to global food production than previously thought.
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Christmas trees, coffee and vanilla among poorly protected plants
Thousands of wild plants are poorly protected, according to new research, with only less than 3 per cent of 7,000 evaluated species being 'low priority'.
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The listeriosis outbreak in South Africa: what have we learnt?
When the Minister of Health announced at the end of last year that South Africa was in the midst of a listeriosis outbreak, the source was still unknown and the country ill-prepared for such a devastating crisis. In the first of a two-part feature, Dr Lucia Anelich shares her expert perspective.
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Farmers could benefit from monitoring pasture nutrients
A study developing a hand-held NIRS device to check levels of nutrients in pasture could enable farmers to easily monitor levels to adapt grazing...
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How our healthy eating is dangerous for the planet
A report has suggested that the current healthy eating trend is damaging the environment, with avocados, quinoa and coconuts all part of the problem.
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25-year badger culling plan to eradicate bovine TB
Ministers are reviewing recommendations made in the government's 25-year Bovine TB strategy to control the spread of the disease...
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Gene regulator to rehydrate plants after a drought
Research showing the protein NGA1 to be critical for plants to have normal responses to dehydration could be useful for agriculture in drought prone areas.
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Neonicotinoid exposure impairs social behaviour of bees
Researchers have found that neonicotinoid exposure impairs social behaviour of bees, and could impact agricultural crop production...
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Using marginal farmlands to improve water quality
Researchers have found that marginal farmland can be planted with perennial bioenergy crops such as shrub willow to improve water quality.
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Developing disease-resistant crops using SRG1
Researchers have identified the gene (SRG1) elevated in plants when they undergo stress, suggesting it could be used to develop disease resistant crops.
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The shrub that could feed Africa
Researchers have identified a common shrub that, when planted next to crops, can increase crop production by up to 900 per cent.
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Significant cost to manufacturers as a result of ‘no-deal’ stockpiling
Food manufacturers and businesses are currently facing rising costs in relation for food stockpiling in case of a 'no-deal' Brexit.
