Savage mode: In a warmer, wetter world, pests are multiplying faster and damaging crops severely
If such attacks increase, it will affect the critical food supply and overall yield
Telangana farmers pushed to suicide after pest attack destroys chilli crop
There has been no announcement on compensation to farmers who have lost their crops
Warming temperatures increasing pest attacks, reducing yield, claim Rajasthan farmers
New and wider infestations by pests causing mass destruction of harvest
Climate change pushing pine beauty moth northward in Finland 50 years ahead of predictions
The insect pest has spread into northern Finland, up to 68°51’N, according to a new study
Biochar application can help Ghana’s smallholder farmers fight back climate change: Study
New research shows biochar application is more effective in promoting cowpea growth and yield in Ghana
Quelea: Environmentalists protest Kenyan government’s move to poison millions of ‘feathered locusts’
Experts champion mechanical control of the birds & other alternative methods like monitoring their breeding & migratory patterns, …
The next invasion of insect pests will be discovered via social media
The proliferation of smart phones means many people have an encyclopedia of knowledge, a high-resolution digital camera and GPS in their pockets
Fungal flood: Increasing disease, aided by climate change, risk to global food security
Practising monoculture in modern agriculture provides ideal grounds for fungi
At least 40% global crops lost to pests every year: FAO
Invasive pests cost countries at least $70 billion annually, among main drivers of biodiversity loss
Wheat blast: A fungus that spread to three continents can threaten food security globally
Magnaporthe oryzae fungus was first reported in South America, from where it independently spread to Asia and Africa
African ministers call for accelerating actions towards achieving food security
They advocated mainstreaming cross-cutting issues such as gender, nutrition and climate change post-COVID-19
Winged wonders: We should not resent bats, because we need them
The pandemic has magnified fear of bats, but their conservation is crucial to prevent such events from arising again