The Vice President of Somaliland, along with Ezana Kassa, head of programme of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), has officially opened the first pest control centre in Hargeisa, Somaliland, which will act as desert locust early warning and control base
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Capital increase for Biobest is leverage for further growth
Biobest and Floridienne have reached an agreement with Sofina and several private investors to increase the capital of Biobest by a minimum of €98.5mn (approx. US$105.3mn)
Genome boost for nature-friendly pest control
A new database of 19 insect genomes encompassing some of the most damaging crop pests such as wireworm, cabbage stem flea beetle and pollen beetle has been made publicly available
Uganda's Defence Ministry appeals US$8.15mn supplementary for food security
The State Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs, Huda Oleru, has appealed for a US$8.15mn supplementary for the ministry to implement the Food and Animal Feeds Security Project
Zimbabwe adopts 'One Health' approach to strengthen AMR surveillance
Zimbabwe recognises that the control of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) requires close cooperation among the sectors involved in food, agriculture, environment and health