Agriculture
Scientists at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and its institutes have developed two genome-edited rice varieties, 'DRR Dhan 100 (Kamala)' and 'Pusa DST Rice 1', which promise to revolutionize sustainable agriculture. These varieties, when cultivated on 5 million hectares, can produce 4.5 million
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Poultry farming is a significant economic sector that faces substantial losses due to production diseases caused by enteric viruses. A recent study conducted by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute has shed light on the economic implication of these diseases, emphasizing the importance of assessing microbial diversity and awareness of possible
Agriculture
Researchers have made significant progress in understanding the properties and behavior of carboxylic acids, a class of compounds involved in the synthesis of branched-chain esters in plants. The recent study, conducted by a team of scientists from Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, focused on the carboxylic acid-producing enzyme alcohol
Agriculture
Researchers at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in Wuhan, People's Republic of China, have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the genetic relationship between bacterial wilt resistance and yield components in peanut. By analyzing a recombinant inbred lines population, they identified quantitative trait loci (QTLs) related
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The Republic of Korea has taken drastic measures to protect its poultry industry by suspending imports from Brazil following a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak at a commercial farm in Brazil. The move has significant implications for the global poultry market, particularly for Brazil, which is the world'
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Via ++t Nam is intensifying its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in rice production, with several key programs and projects underway to achieve this goal. According to Dr TraoSSn Cong Thao-ng, Director of the Institute of Strategy, Agricultural Policy and Environment (ISPAE), the country has made significant progress in
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The Ilocos Norte government is expanding its successful clustered farming program for watermelons to benefit more small farmers, aiming to encourage them to venture into high-value crops beyond traditional rice and corn. The move comes after the program's success, with farmers in Bacarra town recently earning a combined
Agriculture
Watermelon farmers in Barangay Casilian, Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, have earned a significant net profit of PhP 9 million just over two months after planting high-yielding watermelon varieties on a 50-hectare clustered farm. The success is attributed to the provincial government's clustered farming program, which pooled the resources of
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Consumers have become too complacent about food availability, says Tim Lang, a leading expert on food policy. The UK's reliance on imports is increasing, and experts warn that Britain's food system could soon be on the brink of disaster. The National Farmers' Union and academic
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Brazil, one of the world's leading producers and exporters of poultry, has confirmed its first commercial bird flu outbreak, prompting major importers to temporarily halt poultry imports from the country. The outbreak was discovered on a facility in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, and Brazilian
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Congressman John Moolenaar received a commitment from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to address the long-term solution on the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) during a budget hearing. The current formulation of the AEWR requires Michigan farmers to pay high wages for H-2A migrant farm workers,
Agriculture
As part of its efforts to transform its agricultural sector and ensure food security, the Ethiopian government has launched the 'Bounty of the Basket' (Ye Lemat Tirufat) initiative, a nationwide program aimed at boosting the production of dairy, poultry, eggs, honey, fish, and meat. The initiative, launched in
