FARM NEWS - AFRICA DAILY

Fractal planting patterns yield optimal harvests, without central control

Jun 16, 2017 (SPX)

To understand how Balinese rice farmers make their decisions for planting, a team of scientists led by Stephen Lansing (Nanyang Technological University) and St...

One million sign petition for EU weedkiller ban

Jun 15, 2017 (AFP)

The petition comes as the European Union is deciding whether to renew the licence of the controversial herbicide produced by the US agro-chemicals giant. Glypho...

Carrefour pulls dog meat from shelves in China

Jun 14, 2017 (AFP)

Animals Asia said it had already asked the international chain, which operates over 200 stores in China, to remove dog meat from its shelves in 2012. The compan...

Dairy dispute sours Belarus-Russia relations

Jun 14, 2017 (AFP)

Ex-Soviet Belarus's dairy producers accuse Russian food hygiene officials of deliberately sabotaging them by issuing multiple bans against various dairy plants ...

Bee buzzes could help determine how to save their decreasing population

Jun 12, 2017 (SPX)

Widespread and effective monitoring of bee populations could lead to better management; however, tracking bees is tricky and costly. Now, a research team led by...

Spain's 'jamon' conquers China

Jun 11, 2017 (AFP)

While he samples the product, three of his colleagues learn to cut the ham as finely as possible -- a crucial detail that they will put into practice back in Sh...

Scientists design laser to kill weeds

Jun 08, 2017 (UPI)

In reality, the new laser system is unlikely to be coming to a yard near you. But it could prove a boon to farmers and the environment. The system's promising a...

Study predicts where global warming is likely to spark food violence

Jun 08, 2017 (UPI)

It's likely, these global changes will increase competition for scarce resources and in some instances -- in places where political stability is lacking -- spar...

Culls, poultry transport ban as S. Korea fights bird flu outbreak

Jun 07, 2017 (AFP)

The first case in this outbreak of the virus was confirmed in the southern island of Jeju on June 2, and four more cases have been confirmed in different locati...

CORRECTED: Culls, poultry transport ban as S. Korea fights bird flu outbreak

Jun 07, 2017 (AFP)

The first case in this outbreak of the virus was confirmed in the southern island of Jeju on June 2, and four more cases have been confirmed in different locati...

Scientists discover plant 'brain' controlling seed development

Jun 07, 2017 (SPX)

A plant's decision about when to germinate is one of the most important it will make during its life. Too soon, and the plant may be damaged by harsh winter con...

Brexit risks disrupting EU agriculture market, experts warn

Jun 06, 2017 (AFP)

Sounding the alarm is the main European farmers' union, Copa-Cogeca, which released a preliminary 156-page report one month after Britain formally told Brussels...

Myanmar's edible bird nest industry comes home to roost

Jun 06, 2017 (AFP)

Dozens of buildings dedicated to the tiny birds have sprung up around Bokpyin in recent years, their grey concrete structures towering over the humbler wooden a...

As temperatures rise, plants take up more carbon

Jun 05, 2017 (UPI)

In order to improve carbon cycle models, researchers at Purdue University measured the rates at which plants absorb carbon during prolonged periods of different...

Blockchain seen as tool in food safety

Jun 04, 2017 (AFP)

Working with IBM, retail giant Wal-Mart Stores is testing the technology system on mangos in the United States and pork in China. Blockchain, the underlying tec...

In China, maggots finish plates, and food waste

May 29, 2017 (AFP)

It may not be a pretty sight, but the gluttonous larvae could help China eat away something far uglier: the country's mountain of food waste. The individual lar...

Bordeaux pins hopes for ravaged vineyards on June bloom

May 26, 2017 (AFP)

They set fires in thousands of oil drums, positioning them carefully between the rows of budding grapevines in southwest France. Giant fans were deployed to bat...

Helping plants pump iron

May 25, 2017 (SPX)

The work, which appears in Nature Communications on May 24, 2017, could lead to improved crop yields for farmers and richer dietary sources of iron for animals ...

Blue and purple corn: Not just for tortilla chips anymore

May 23, 2017 (SPX)

"Most natural colors come from things like wine skins, red carrots, and beets. The problem with that is most of the product is wasted in extracting the coloring...

May 23, 2017 (UPI)

In recent experiment, scientists used erythritol -- the sugar alcohol in Truvia -- to kill newly hatched fly larvae. Researchers also measured diminished egg pr...