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Intruder pests may drain trillions from Africa's economies, study finds
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Intruder pests may drain trillions from Africa's economies, study finds

Invasive species could cost the agricultural sector more than $3.5 trillion across the continent, a new study estimated.
‘Post-chemical world’ takes shape as agribusiness pursues greener alternatives
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‘Post-chemical world’ takes shape as agribusiness pursues greener alternatives

Agribusiness is increasingly turning to natural and sustainable alternatives to chemicals as consumers rebuff genetically modified foods and concerns grow over Big Ag’s role in climate change.
New research predicts climate change will yield less crops and hungrier bugs
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New research predicts climate change will yield less crops and hungrier bugs

New research from the University of Colorado Boulder suggests rising global temperatures will have a greater impacts on crop yields than previously predicted.

Wildfires: Valencia turns to “biological lawnmowers” for weed control
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Wildfires: Valencia turns to “biological lawnmowers” for weed control

The Mediterranean city wants to encourage the use of sheep to reduce the risk of wildfires and promote breeding of a native endangered species.

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