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Sabo Nanono said: “Due to an elaborate pytosanitary administrative structure and pest surveillance system, Nigeria has succeeded in preventing the entry of invasive plant pests such as Maize lethal Necrotic Disease, Fusarium Oxysporium spp Cubense (TR4) of banana, Cassava Brown Streak Disease and other emerging pests,”

premiumtimesng Tuesday, October 22, 2019 9:43:00 AM CEST

Hamadi Boga said: “we can learn from that literature in terms of developing applications based on earth observation. We can avoid making the same mistakes". The available data, said Ms Pritchard, has led to the development of principles for digital development and set up best practice guidelines in satellite and earth observation. LocateIT Ltd, a space and geomatics company based in Nairobi, the local partner for the four-year project led by Spain-based company GMV, organised the second user requirements workshop in Nairobi two weeks ago, which brought together earth observation and space experts, partners, downstream users as well as end-users to chart the way forward for the development of an effective geo-based information system for the agricultural sector. The four-year project would be implemented in Tunisia, Niger, Ghana, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Mozambique, South Africa and Kenya. "The project has engaged a large number of African institutions with a common goal of achieving food security in sub-Saharan Africa through the use of technology," said Juan Suárez Beltrán of GMV. SATELLITES He decried the dearth in local knowledge in implementing an array of value-added data from different sources such as the satellites, adding that the company and its local partners have been conducting workshops across Africa to follow up on the first phase of the project. Director of Crop Development and Agriculture Research at the Ministry of Agriculture Oscar Magenya, who spoke on behalf of PS Hamadi Boga, said the government is keen on new technologies in its efforts to boost food security. ‘'Here is where we need all the partners who can contribute to the development of comprehensive mechanisms for institutional capacities and knowledge platforms. "Threats to food security will continue and particularly in the face of climate change, scenarios such as droughts, frequent floods, diseases and pests such as fall armyworm and maize lethal necrosis disease will increase,”

nation-ke Saturday, October 19, 2019 9:32:00 PM CEST

Pedro Coelho said: “That’s precisely the question we asked at the beginning of 2014 when we committed Provivi to work on pheromones,” “We asked why everyone wasn’t doing this for row crops and the answer is that it’s too expensive and therefore adoption was limited to niche markets. The second issue is that they are volatile compounds like perfumes in a sense, so the delivery approach is very important. They are a preventative measure so they have to be in the field all the time but they can evaporate. Scaling up application and delivery is a challenge in itself”

agfundernews Tuesday, October 15, 2019 9:06:00 AM CEST

Bill Green said: “If you were a college student in Maine in that era, you probably went back to your dorm on Saturday night to watch ‘The Weird Show,’”

bangordailynews Saturday, October 12, 2019 7:48:00 AM CEST

Scott Allen said: "It's been probably better than 60 days since we had any precipitation that amounted to anything,"

arkansasonline Friday, October 11, 2019 8:45:00 AM CEST

David Smith said: "It's not a complete, overall disaster, but there are places that are hurting bad,"

arkansasonline Friday, October 11, 2019 8:45:00 AM CEST

Scott Allen said: "It's been probably better than 60 days since we had any precipitation that amounted to anything,"

fox13memphis Friday, October 11, 2019 2:09:00 AM CEST

David Smith said: "It's not a complete, overall disaster, but there are places that are hurting bad,"

fox13memphis Friday, October 11, 2019 2:09:00 AM CEST

Trevor Noah asked: “Do you feel a difference in the conversation traveling from Sweden to America, is there a different feeling around climate change?”

philstar Friday, October 4, 2019 6:46:00 PM CEST

Sirkka Ausiku said: “I am very disappointed that the committee which was entrusted to implement the recommendations failed to do what was expected of them,”

namibiansun Thursday, October 3, 2019 1:10:00 AM CEST

Ted Wilson said: “Wet springs tend to delay planting. For every week of delay, there is a yield penalty because an increasing amount of grain is produced when there are higher nighttime temperatures, which reduces rice plant’s efficiency,” “Now there are questions about a good portion of the ratoon crop, especially if there was lodging due to mud”

farmindustrynews Wednesday, October 2, 2019 1:42:00 AM CEST

Eugenio Jose Lacson said: “There is a critical need to create a provincial coordinating task force to ensure preparedness and to strengthen pest surveillance and management activities,”

pna Tuesday, October 1, 2019 8:21:00 AM CEST

Gladys Shollei said: “About 32 percent of the active ingredients registered for use in Kenya, are not allowed in Europe. Most of the pesticides we use in Kenya, are imported from Europe. We are growing organic food for export, but are seemingly less concerned about the quality of food made available to our own people. This is not acceptable,”

standardmedia Monday, September 30, 2019 9:18:00 AM CEST

Susan Mochache told: “Exposure to glyphosate increases the risk of a cancer called Non-Hodgkin by 41 per cent, according to a new analysis. Inert ingredients in RoundUp can kill human cells and increase the risk of kidney failure, among other possible human health effects. "In this view, the ministry recommends the removal of all sulphate herbicides to safeguard the public against the risks, harm and exposure to this product,”

nation-ke Friday, September 27, 2019 10:12:00 AM CEST

Hamadi Boga said: “In 2016, The Joint Food Agricultural Organisation and World Health Organisation meeting on Pesticide Residues reviewed the risks associated with glyphosate and concluded that it is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans from exposure through the diet. As a general rule, it is recommended that appropriate protective clothing is used by workers during handling, mixing or applying pesticides due to hazards associated with them,”

nation-ke Friday, September 27, 2019 10:12:00 AM CEST

Kipruto Kirwa said: “The government needs to subsidise the production costs for such staples like maize and wheat to enable farmers to sustain production,”

nation-ke Thursday, September 19, 2019 10:08:00 AM CEST

Andrew Kim says: “To the extent that we can advance the regulatory conversation, we need to be far more specific—we need to get below the layer of talking about AI in just a general sense. We need to start talking about real applications and solutions,”

foodtank Wednesday, September 18, 2019 2:32:00 PM CEST

Greg Brockman says: “Think about the kinds of thoughts you wish people had inventing fire, starting the industrial revolution, or [developing] atomic power,”