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22/02/2021 -  FAO Members endorsed a new Strategy for Private Sector Engagement 2021-2025 at the last session of the governing Council in December 2020. The Strategy reflects FAO’s new forward-looking vision for strengthening engagement with the private sector towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As the key person in the core management team who led the consultations and negotiations on the new Strategy, FAO Deputy Director-General, Beth Bechdol speaks about why engaging with the private sector is so important for achieving the SDGs. 2020 ushered in the start of a D...

Bt Sweet Corn Still a Winner Galen Dively, an Extension pest management specialist, said Bt sweet corn traits are still highly effective. All varieties with the anti-insect genetics provide 100% control of whorl, stalk and ear infestations, and there’s no evidence so far of any resistance developing to expressed Bt proteins, Dively said. Bt traits suppress the whorl and tassel feeding damage of fall armyworm and controls western bean cutworm. This pest has been found in New York and eastern Canada as well as the lower Mid-Atlantic. Corn earworms, meanwhile, are resistant to both Bt prote...

Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 6:05 pm Pandemic Reminds Us the Role of Regional Growers is More Critical Than Ever SINGAPORE, Feb 9, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - With people in Asia and around the world set to celebrate Lunar New Year, CropLife Asia called for greater appreciation of regional growers and their critical contributions to food production - helping ensure food security across Asia and making available many of the ingredients to dishes enjoyed during this festive time of year. "Lunar New Year is a time when we reflect, spend more time with friends and family, and enjoy the delicious foods...

(1) Pandemic Reminds Us: Role of Regional Growers More Critical Than Ever SINGAPORE, Feb 9, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - With people in Asia and around the world set to celebrate Lunar New Year, CropLife Asia called for greater appreciation of regional growers and their critical contributions to food production - helping ensure food security across Asia and making available many of the ingredients to dishes enjoyed during this festive time of year. "Lunar New Year is a time when we reflect, spend more time with friends and family, and enjoy the delicious foods of the season," said Dr. Siang Hee Ta...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The state-owned Brazilian Agricultural Research Company (EMBRAPA) has announced a new bioinsecticide which, according to the company, fights pests that target soybean, corn and cotton crops without endangering the health of workers who handle the product. The bioinsecticide poses no risks to the environment, nor to other insects, ensures EMBRAPA. Commercially named Acera, the new pesticide is recommended for the control of pests such as the Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), and the Soybean Looper Moth (Chrysodeixis includens). It consists of two strains of bacter...