Supporting Smallholder Farmers – What Works and What Doesn’t
Smallholder farmers play a vital role in feeding the world, yet they often face significant challenges in their farming efforts. These challenges... Read More
Hydrogen Peroxide as a Water Disinfectant
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a chemical compound made up of two hydrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms. It is a powerful oxidizing... Read More
Reducing Spray Drift: Key Strategies
Pesticide drift can cause serious damage to crops, harm people, animals, and the environment. Farmers should properly apply pesticides to prevent drift,... Read More
ESG principles in the Agtech and foodtech industries
ESG stands for Environmental, social and governance. It is a set of principles that companies use to evaluate their activities, including environmental,... Read More
Building resilience in the food supply chain
Resilience in the food supply chain is a key driver for the healthy futures of plants and people. Climate change is leading... Read More
Certification in agriculture
Certification is a set of standards and requirements that a product must meet in order to be certified. Certification ensures that producers... Read More
How to grow cocoa trees
Cocoa is a small tree that thrives in tropical climates such as Ivory Coast, Ghana, Indonesia and Brazil . Cocoa trees produce... Read More
Vertical farming
Vertical farms are changing the way food is grown and distributed. They grow fresh produce in urban areas where it would be... Read More
Membrane bioreactors
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) are becoming increasingly popular as they provide an alternative to conventional activated sludge treatment processes that use secondary clarifiers... Read More
Prediction of Pests Using Growing Degree Days
Growing degree days (GDD) is a measurement of heat accumulated over time. Farmers use GDD to predict both the growth stage of... Read More