In the low-income and resource-poor farming communities of northern Ghana where the bulk of maize is produced, farmers hardly include sulphur and micro nutrients in fertilization. This study shows that inclusion of sulphur, boron, and zinc could increase maize yield by up to 29% compared to non-inclusion. Whilst studies of secondary and micro nutrient inclusion ... Read more
Led by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), the workshop will be hosted by the European Commission at the Albert Borschette Congress Centre (Room AB.OD) in Brussels. It aims to stimulate debate on the role of organic agriculture and other agro-ecological approaches in the European and international development policy frameworks in the context of ... Read more
CB’s 29th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2019) will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 21-25 July 2019. Researchers, students, agency personnel, environmental educators, practitioners, and other conservation stakeholders will join us for lively discussions on the nexus between biodiversity conservation and genetics, ecology, biogeography, anthropology, history, psychology, economics, conservation marketing, religion, and ... Read more
At the Addis Ababa Conference, priorities will be discussed so that food safety strategies and approaches can be aligned across sectors and borders, reinforcing efforts to reach the SDGs and supporting the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition. Strategic actions will be defined through Ministerial panels involving health, trade and agriculture officials and experts thematic ... Read more