HortNZ calls For Major Changes To Proposed Replacement Of The RMA
24 February 2026, NZ: Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) is urging the Government to strengthen draft legislation to replace the Resource Management
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Global Wheat Production Faces a Climate Tipping Point as Heat Stress Overtakes Drought as Primary Threat
New research warns that extreme temperatures during critical flowering period could devastate harvests in major breadbaskets by 2090 23 February
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CIFOR-ICRAF showcases climate resilience solutions at Sri Lanka’s 30th International Forestry and Environment Symposium
23 February 2026, Colombo: CIFOR-ICRAF Sri Lanka Country Office participated as a Collaborative Partner at the 30th International Forestry and Environment Symposium 2026, held on
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Sustaining Seed Banks Through Value Addition: Launching The Nyantonzi Community Seed Bank In Uganda
23 February 2026, Uganda: Uganda’s new Nyantonzi Community Seed Bank combines conservation with business, empowering farmers to safeguard traditional crops while
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Coordinated, Confident, Locally Owned: A New Era For Evidence-driven Climate Adaptation In Africa
23 February 2026, Africa: The Africa Agriculture Adaptation Atlas is not the solution to Africa’s climate challenges, but it is changing
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Informing Farmer Decision-making In Elgeyo Marakwet Through Co-created Climate Advisories
23 February 2026, Africa: In Elgeyo Marakwet, the ECREA project and county experts convened a co-production workshop to translate the OND
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Extreme Heat And Drought At Flowering Could Put Future Wheat Harvests At Risk
23 February 2026, UK: As the climate changes, farmers around the world are facing more frequent and intense weather extremes. While
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IFPRI and Farm Radio International Collaborate To Give A Voice To The Most Vulnerable Farmers By Advancing AI Tools For African Languages
21 February 2026, Africa: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), with support from the CGIAR Accelerator on Digital Transformation, and
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Understanding How Artificial Intelligence Actually Functions in Farming Systems
Guest Author: Somesh Utkar, Omdena, focusing on applied AI projects in agriculture. 21 February 2026, London: In many farming systems, crop problems
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SYN-A, a Natural Olive-derived Compound, Controls Insecticide-resistant Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle
In simulated field experiments, plants sprayed with a mixture of SYN-A and lambda-cyhalothrin increased cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) mortality
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