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Floating gardens improve water quality, scientists show
Even a small garden makes a difference, a researcher says.
New AI-enabled tech helps to protect Africa’s banana crops
The Tumaini database is free for farmers and other stakeholders to use and has been downloaded from the Google App store 2,500 times.
Kenyan farmers turn to avocados in the face of a changing climate
Compared to coffee, a popular cash crop, avocado is more tolerant of variations in precipitation.
Despite taboos many West African farmers eat wild animals
Mammals, most notably small-sized species, now dominate the wildmeat trade around High Niger National Park.
Cryo success at Queensland delivers 1st ‘frozen’ avocado tree
"I suppose you could say they are space-age avocados," says Dr. Neena Mitter.
Luring insects to traps can help reduce the use of insecticides
Scientists have devised a way to reduce insecticide use by luring insects to traps.