Incrementa su población en los cultivos cuando hay exceso de sombrío. Temperatura y humedad altas. Mal manejo de arvenses. Los adultos y las ninfas del insecto producen lesiones necróticas circulares de color pardo oscuro. Se hunden y provocan malformaciones. Reducción del tamaño y detención del crecimiento: Sobre todo en frutos...

Specific mate communication and recognition underlies reproduction and hence speciation. Mate communication evolves during adaptation to ecological niches and makes use of social signals and habitat cues. Our study provides new insights in Drosophila melanogaster premating olfactory communication, showing that female pheromone (Z)-4-undecenal (Z4-11Al) and male pheromone cVA interact with...

Tephrosia pesticide can be used to controlling pests such as Army worm, Aphids, and Mites. Tephrosia plant grows naturally in most parts of Uganda, it is a legume with pods and seeds that are easy to germinate. The leaves of Tephrosia are quite hard in texture and even difficult to pound, therefore some water can...

Measures adopted around the world to contain the COVID-19 outbreak helped curb the spread of the virus and lowered the pressure on health systems. However, they also affected the global trading system, and the supply and demand of agricultural and food products. In response to concerns over food security and...

Small-scale farmers can play an important role in establishing long-term food systems. But, as Sabrina Elba, UN Goodwill Ambassador for the International Fund for Agricultural Development, explains, additional investment is required. She tells a story about the importance of agriculture based on her recent trips to Sierra Leone. She explained,...

This review of the agroecology debate in South Africa is part of the research project ''Transitions to Agroecological Food Systems: a case for policy support (TAFS)'' launched in 2020. Its main objective is to provide policymakers and stakeholders with convincing arguments about the importance and adapted ways of promoting agroecological transitions...

On 5 December 2017 the United Nations General Assembly, in its annual resolution on sustainable fisheries, proclaimed 5 June as the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing. The date marks a historic event, namely the day when the Agreement on Port State Measures entered...

La tendencia hacia cambios en los regímenes hídricos, alteraciones en la estabilidad y composición de los suelos y, en general, el cambio climático han generado efectos importantes en la productividad de los sistemas agrícolas, lo que ha requerido un aumento en el uso de agroquímicos de síntesis para lograr las...

Monilia es la enfermedad más importante del cultivo de cacao. En frutos menores a 60 días, forma protuberancias conocidas como gibas. Después de tres a siete días de la aparición de la mancha: Se forma un micelio blanco o crema que cubre gradualmente esta área. Se forma una masa densa...

Highlights of the month New approvals in May: USD 86 million.  Largest approved project in May: “Support for critical Desert Locust control operations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan,” funded by the European Union for USD 9.5 million. In total 12 countries have contributed to Unilateral Trust Fund (UTF) projects so far, with an average value of USD...

La nosémose est une maladie globale qui se caractérise par une diarrhée chez les abeilles adultes. Elle semble avoir un fort impact sur le secteur apicole, surtout lorsqu'elle est associée à d'autres agents pathogènes (varroase, virose, amibiase, etc.) ou à des polluants environnementaux (pesticides). La nosémose est causée par le...

This video was developed by the Coalition on Agroecology for the UNFSS. It highlighted the essential role of adopting agroecological practices to ensure global food security. The video also stressed the importance of government's role in creating and adopting bold policies that will support agroecological conservation, help in combatting biodiversity...

Did you know that most of the world uses the same two words for tea? One variation is the one used in English (tea), French (thé), Spanish (té) and Dutch (thee). The other is a variation of chá (in Mandarin and Cantonese), such as chai in Hindi, shay in Arabic...

If there was ever a time that made us pay attention to our health, it has been this one of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year has also made that clear that not everything in the world of health is under our control. However, many of us are lucky enough to...

The 36th Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) has wrapped up the first of its three-day biennial session, convened in its first all-virtual format, amid ongoing uncertainties created within fishery-food supply chains caused by the global pandemic. In opening the Commission Session, the Director-General of the Department of Fisheries of the Royal Thai Government...

Global action is making a major difference in efforts to combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, but more needs to be done as consumer demand and fish production continue to rise, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, said Monday. The Director-General was...

Iron Shoe Farm in Minnesota is finding new ways to connect farmers and consumers and keep their business afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. The farm’s founder, Carla Mertz, is hoping to do this by transforming food supply chains and building strong local communities.

A Geographical Indication (GI) is a sign used on goods that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. Most commonly, a GI consists of the name of the place of origin. The specific qualities involved are the result of local natural...

Los perforadores del fruto ocasionan daños en los cultivos de cacao en diferentes zonas de Colombia. Las hembras ponen huevos sobre frutos inmaduros con la ayuda de una sustancia pegajosa. El daño inicia una vez la larva emerge, ya que barrena la mazorca hasta encontrar la semilla. Finalizando su etapa...

Herbal pesticide has been prepared based on farmers innovations documented by SEVA in association with Honeybee Network and National Innovation Foundation. The main objective is to disseminate low cost eco-friendly practices which are safe to human, livestock and environment. SEVA has promoted farmers experimentation and validated this practice. Now this...