Management of Soilborne Pathogens Focusing on Fusarium oxysporum in tomatoes

Management of Soilborne Pathogens: Focusing on Fusarium oxysporum in tomatoes

Introduction Managing crop pests and diseases is a critical challenge for farmers. Rising demands for high-quality produce and population growth have increased the need for effective management practices. While chemical […]

How Profitable is Sustainable Farming

How Profitable is Sustainable Farming?

Let’s check out the Market Access and Demands! Farmers are pushed to be sustainable in order to keep their businesses alive. Many regulations and laws have been created to change […]

Innovative Financing Empowers Cocoa Farmers with Solar Irrigation in Ghana

Innovative Financing Empowers Cocoa Farmers with Solar Irrigation in Ghana

Cover picture: Mr. Peter Oppong. The owner of the solar irrigation farm. The farm is at Offinso in the Ashanti region of Ghana.  The Essential Role of Innovative Financing for Farmers […]

Pest and Weed Management in Lemon Orchards

Pest and Weed Management in Lemon Orchards

Comprehensive Pest and Weed Management for Healthy Lemon Orchards Lemon trees are highly susceptible to a variety of pests and weeds that can impact their growth, fruit yield, and quality. […]

How Conservation Agriculture can help Agribusinesses in climate change mitigation

How Conservation Agriculture can help Agribusinesses in Climate Change Mitigation

How Conservation Agriculture Techniques Can Help Agribusinesses Mitigate Climate Change and Promote Soil Health  Given that agriculture contributes to approximately 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, cost-effective strategies to reduce […]

How to Improve Farm Animal Welfare A Guide to Ethical Livestock Care

How to Improve Farm Animal Welfare: A Guide to Ethical Livestock Care

Prioritizing Farm Animal Welfare: A Guide to Ethical Practices What is farm animal welfare? Like any other living being, farm animals deserve to live a life free from (unnecessary) suffering. […]

Boosting Family Farmers’ Livelihoods with Regenerative Agriculture

Empowering Family Farmers with Regenerative Agriculture How Regenerative Agriculture Restores the Environment and Enhances Farm Longevity Sustainable farming practices are vital for restoring the natural resources that family farms rely […]

Empowering Women & Youth in Rwandan Agriculture

Empowering Women & Youth in Rwandan Agriculture

Empowering Rwanda’s Future: Gender and Youth-Responsive Agronomy for Inclusive Agricultural Growth The Smart Nkunganire System (SNS) in Rwanda is reshaping the future of agriculture by focusing on inclusivity. Recent findings […]

Sheep Pox and Goat Pox A Growing Threat to Greek Livestock Farming and Economic Stability

Sheep Pox and Goat Pox: A Growing Threat to Greek Livestock Farming and Economic Stability

Sheep Pox and Goat Pox: A Critical Threat to Greek Livestock Farming Sheep pox and goat pox are among the most dangerous viral diseases affecting livestock, with severe consequences for […]

Thrips in Peppers Damage, Symptoms, and Effective Management

Thrips in Peppers: Damage, Symptoms, and Effective Management

Composed and edited by: Dr. Nagraani Mahaajan, Publication Director, Advanced Training in Plant Breeding, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India Thrips: Hosts, Damage, Common Symptoms, and Management in Peppers Thrips, though tiny at just […]

Weed Management in Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) Transforming Production

Weed Management in Direct Seeded Rice (DSR): Transforming Production

Weed management is critical in cultivating direct-seeded rice, which is increasingly favored over traditional flooded rice systems due to its resource efficiency. Effective weed control is essential for maximizing yield […]

Key Challenges and Insights in Greek Livestock Farming Expert Answers to Pressing Questions

Key Challenges and Insights in Greek Livestock Farming: Expert Answers to Pressing Questions

Over the course of his career, Dr. Kaimakamis has faced numerous questions about the key challenges and advancements in Greek livestock farming. From managing rising operational costs to promoting sustainable […]

Low Self-Sufficiency and the Urgent Need to Transform Greece’s Beef Fattening Model

Low Self-Sufficiency and the Urgent Need to Transform Greece’s Beef Fattening Model

Beef demand in Greece remains consistently strong, averaging 158,000 tons annually between 2021 and 2023. Despite this steady demand, Greece faces a significant challenge with its low beef self-sufficiency rate, […]

How the French Livestock Model Can Inspire Greek Farming

How the French Livestock Model Can Inspire Greek Farming: Key Strategies for Growth and Sustainability During my recent business trip to France from September 12th to 19th, I had the […]

Enhancing Agricultural Sustainability Insights from Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands

Enhancing Agricultural Sustainability: Insights from Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands

Sustainability in agriculture has become a pivotal focus for policymakers and researchers worldwide. As climate change and environmental degradation threaten agricultural productivity and ecological balance, understanding how farmers respond to […]

Common Agricultural Practices From Sowing to Harvest

Common Agricultural Practices: From Sowing to Harvest

Agricultural practices are essential for maintaining soil health, increasing crop productivity, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of farming. These practices include sowing, tillage, transplanting, irrigation, fertilization, and other techniques that […]

Combine Harvester: History, Types and Uses

Combine Harvester: History, Types and Uses

Agricultural machinery (agricultural mechanization) has undoubtedly transformed farming practices, and one of the most important inventions in this field is the combine harvester. This versatile machine combines three essential processes—reaping, […]

Boost Farmers' Market Success Tips from Peru and U.S. Markets

Boost Farmers’ Market Success: Tips from Peru and U.S. Markets

Farmer´s market success: Insights and lessons from Agroferias Campesinas and U.S. Farmers Walking down the aisles of Agroferias Campesinas in Lima, Perú, one encounters the dream of every person who […]

High Oleic Palm Oil Sustainable Production, Challenges, and Opportunities

High Oleic Palm Oil: Sustainable Production, Challenges, and Opportunities

High Oleic Palm Oil in Colombia: A Sustainable Future According to USDA projections for 2024/2025, global production of the nine major vegetable oils is expected to reach 228 million tons. […]

Empowering Farmers The Importance of Agricultural Courses and Lifelong Learning

Empowering Farmers: The Importance of Agricultural Courses and Lifelong Learning

Agriculture is the backbone of many economies, providing food, raw materials, and employment opportunities worldwide. However, the challenges faced by modern farmers are increasingly complex, ranging from climate change and […]