A team of scientists from Rothamsted Research have successfully adapted genetic techniques developed for crop improvement to be used in weeds – allowing them, for the first time, to directly study the genetics responsible for herbicide resistance
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Western Cape minister thanks farmers for continued food production
Western Cape minister Ivan Meyer has thanked farmers and agri workers for continued food production and taking steps to stop the spread of COVID-19
Global harvest outlook for grain is good
As the governments are taking measures such as banning grain exports and suspending flour sales abroad to ensure their own food security in COVID-19 escalations, this could trigger disruptions in food supply chain in April and May, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
AfDB approves US$1.5mn emergency grant to curb desert locusts
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$1.5mn emergency relief grant to assist nine countries in the East and Horn of Africa on the control of swarms of desert locusts that are threatening livelihoods and food security
Novel chemistry discovered to protect crops from fungal disease
As pathogenic fungi pose a huge and growing threat to global food security, a consortium of researchers from the University of Exeter, led by Professor Gero Steinberg have discovered a novel chemistry to protect crops from fungal disease
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