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Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2021-06-methods-boost-success-classical-biological.html

by CABI A CABI-led study has revealed that the success of Classical Biological Control (CBC) in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East is only rarely dependent on …

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2021-06-south-african-worker-honeybees-near-perfect.html

by Bob Yirka A team of researchers from the University of Sydney, the ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute and York University, has found that workers in a …

DW https://www.dw.com/en/switzerland-holds-referendum-on-pesticide-ban/a-57870962

TechnologyNetworks https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/crispr-made-more-precise-by-new-algorithm-349758

Researchers from Aarhus University and University of Copenhagen have developed a new method, which makes CRISPR gene editing more precise …

FAO RELIEFWEB https://reliefweb.int/report/world/first-virtual-fao-conference-kicks-renewed-calls-rebuilding-better-world

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Source: Nairobi Star [abridged, edited] https://thenairobistar.com/2021/06/06/farmers-in-narok-staring-at-losses-as-head-smut-disease-ravages-crop/Maize farmers in Narok [County] are staring at losses in crop yields …

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Source: The Sun [abridged, edited] https://www.sunnewsonline.com/nigeria-losing-over-1m-tonnes-of-onions-to-purple-blotch-annually-fg/The annual purple blotch fungal disease affecting onions in the country has created …

World Economic Forum https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/06/plant-pandemics-threaten-future-food-supply-data-analytics-information