Currently discarded as waste, aloe vera peels have been found to act as a natural insecticide.
Men may be traditional leaders in rural Indonesia, but women’s influence must not be overlooked, say researchers.
Farm waste fires can be avoided by dosing it with urea to make nutritious cattle feed, say researchers.
Fungi that attack chilli, a major crop, are susceptible to bacteria found in salt pans, study finds.
South-East Asia must improve rice crop yields on existing lands or lose status as a global rice exporter, say experts.
The invasive billy goat weed can be turned from noxious herb to rich bio-compost, researchers say.
New wheat varieties can be sown deep to access water stored in the soil.
Red clover, a valuable forage crop, can be saved from two major diseases with a fungicide combination, study shows.
A combination of gypsum, organic manure and salt-resistant crops can remedy lands hit by excess sodium.
More lands are needed to grow palm oil alternatives such as soybean and rapeseed oil — study.
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