Agriculture
Feed the Future IPM innovation Lab: A Critical Role in Global Food Security
The need:food security The World Food Summit of 1966 defined “food security” as existing “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.” Food insecurity is part of a continuum that includes hunger (food deprivation), malnutrition (deficiencies, imbalances, or excess of nutrients) and […]
Perspectives on Crop Protection in India
Introduction India is an agrarian country with more than 60% of its population directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture which contributes nearly 18% to country’s GDP. Ensuring food security for a population of more than 1.27 billion with diminishing cultivable land resource is a herculean task. The green revolution technologies helped the country to increase […]
Brazilian Soybean Pest Management and Threats to Its Sustainability
Introduction Brazil is expected to harvest 198.65 million tons of grain in 2014/15 in an area of 57.08 million hectares and soybean stands out as the main crop sown. The cultivated soybean area has nearly tripled in the last 20 years, up from 11.6 million hectares in 1994/95 to 31.3 million hectares in 2014/15 (Conab, […]
Facing up to alien invasive animals in Europe
An alien or non-native species is an organism that has become established in an area outside of its normal native range, as a result of human activity. An invasive alien species (IAS) is one which is having negative impacts in that colonised area. A generation ago, the concept of invasive alien species and their potential […]
Mango Pulp Weevil Sternochetus frigidus: An invasive species with economic significance in the Philippines
Mango is the third most important fruit crop in the Philippines, based on export volume and value. It is ranked next to banana and pineapple (DA, 2015). The locally grown mango varieties have established a large domestic and international market, in both fresh and processed forms. In 2011, the Philippines recorded a total production area […]
Biological Controls: Bud-galling Wasp Assessed
The bud-galling wasp Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae could be successfully introduced as a biological control agent of the invasive alien plant Acacia longifolia in coastal areas of Portugal. Its introduction could, however, have an impact on A. longifolia and another acacia species, A. floribunda, where these are cultivated as ornamentals. These are the main findings of EFSA’s […]
Update on Adoption of Glyphosate-tolerant Sugar Beet in the United States
Abstract The United States (US) is one of the world’s largest users of sugar (sucrose). In 2013, 11,396,000 metric tonnes, raw value of sugar were used domestically in the US. About 46% of this sugar was produced from sugar beet grown in the US and the remainder was from cane sugar produced in the US […]
Sigatoka Disease Complex of Banana in Brazil: Management Practices and Future Directions
Abstract Banana (Musa spp.) is one of the world?s most important monocotyledonous crops, cultivated in over 100 tropical and subtropical countries. As the world’s most consumed fruit, it can represent a source of livelihood in countries of the African continent, where the annual per capita consumption may reach 400 kg. Brazil is responsible for approximately […]
