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2024.04.30
Gene-editing crops to be colourful could aid weeding, say scientists
Creating visually distinctive plants likely to become important as more weed-like crops are grown for food
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2024.04.29
Polish farmers suspend blockade of Ukraine border
Polish farmers end blockade at the Ukraine border, after months of protests over cheap imports.
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2024.04.29
Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions and Land Health Monitoring for agriculture in India
Between 14 and 15 March 2024, IUCN India organised a knowledge and experience sharing workshop on ‘Mainstreaming Nature/Ecosystem-based solutions and Land Health Monitoring Framework in Agriculture’ in New Delhi.
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2024.04.26
Ukraine agriculture minister released on bail in $7m corruption case
Ukraine’s Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky has been released on bail after being detained on suspicion of being involved in a multimillion-dollar landgrab scheme involving state property, according to prosecutors.
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2024.04.26
Ukraine frees farm minister on bail pending probe into graft allegations
Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky was released from custody on bail on Friday pending a corruption investigation into allegations he took part in an illegal acquisition of state-owned land worth some $7 million.
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2024.04.26
Ukraine agriculture minister released from custody in suspected corruption case
Ukraine's agriculture minister, who has been accused of involvement in a large-scale corruption scandal, posted nearly $2 million in bail and returned to his duties on Friday, his ministry announced.
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2024.04.25
This startup helps plants talk to farmers, reducing pesticides and agricultural waste
What if plants could talk to farmers and tell them when they’re distressed? That would not only help the plants but also reduce the amount of agricultural waste that threatens the planet’s health.
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2024.04.24
Parliament approves a revision of the EU’s common agricultural policy
Revised environmental “conditionalities” may already be used to claim EU support in 2024
More exemptions from some CAP standards possible in case of extreme weather
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2024.04.24
Hawaiian scientist quests to find and save the state’s distinctive sugarcanes
Sugarcane biodiversity disappeared as big plantations dominated the sugar trade in Hawaii, but now old varieties are making a comeback
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2024.04.24
Plant apocalypse: how new diseases are destroying EU trees and crops
From ancient olive groves to root vegetables, foreign pests introduced via the bloc’s open import system are causing damage worth billions – and outbreaks are on the rise