Farming practiceMultiactor communitites of practicePest/disease controlPush-Pull in practice

Farmers in Gatsibo District, Nyagihanga sector, are embracing the numerous benefits of Push-Pull farming, an environmentally friendly approach that eliminates the need for chemical pesticides. Push-Pull technology not only offers significant environmental advantages but also brings substantial socio-economic benefits to… Continue Reading…

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Striga weeds

Striga or 'witchweeds' are parasitic weeds that affect cereal crops in many parts of Africa, reducing production from 30 to 100%, or complete loss of the crop. If maize plants are attacked by both stemborers and striga weed, the yield... Continue Reading…

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Today, @icipe and partners, we launched a Push-Pull #agroecology CoP #communityofpractice

@CIFOR_ICRAF @BiovIntCIAT_eng @SaliouNiassy @upscale_h2020 @KephisKe @kalromkulima @FutureForAll
http://www.icipe.org/news/push-pull-agroecology-community-practice-cop-launched

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@UZH_en released a publication about approaches for plant metabolites extracted from maize leaf tissue across two cropping seasons to develop a methodology for agroecological studies in tropical locations

🔗https://upscale-hub.eu/publications/screening-of-leaf-extraction-and-storage-conditions-for-eco-metabolomics-studies/

#agriculture #UPSCALE #EU

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