biopesticides Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/biopesticides/ Publish, promote and access agribusiness news and events. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:01:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://accessagric.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-Access-Agric-Favicon-32x32.webp biopesticides Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/biopesticides/ 32 32 GSA finds high pesticide residue levels in cabbages sold in Accra markets https://accessagric.com/gsa-finds-high-pesticide-residue-levels-in-cabbages-sold-in-accra-markets/ https://accessagric.com/gsa-finds-high-pesticide-residue-levels-in-cabbages-sold-in-accra-markets/#respond Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:01:41 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=25285 A new study conducted by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has found high levels of pesticide residue non-compliance in cabbages sold at the Agbogbloshie and Madina markets in Accra.   The study, carried out in May this year, revealed that all cabbage samples collected from the two markets failed to meet safety standards for eight detected pesticides. It indicated that cabbage samples […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/gsa-finds-high-pesticide-residue-levels-in-cabbages-sold-in-accra-markets/feed/ 0 25285 Agroecology Venture Accelerator https://accessagric.com/agroecology-venture-accelerator/ https://accessagric.com/agroecology-venture-accelerator/#comments Sun, 10 Dec 2023 21:57:40 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=10428 Deadline: 2nd February 2024. Agroecology is an approach to food production that works with nature – using compost and leguminous plants to improve soil nutrients and fertility instead of applying chemical NPK bags, using natural methods like neem and intercropping to control pests and diseases, focusing on diverse integrated crops instead of monoculture. It is […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/agroecology-venture-accelerator/feed/ 3 10428 Bioeconomy is a catalyst for agrifood systems transformation to greater sustainability https://accessagric.com/bioeconomy-is-a-catalyst-for-agrifood-systems-transformation-to-greater-sustainability/ https://accessagric.com/bioeconomy-is-a-catalyst-for-agrifood-systems-transformation-to-greater-sustainability/#respond Thu, 19 Oct 2023 22:18:52 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=9659 FAO calls for global engagement at High-Level Event of Science and Innovation Forum The bioeconomy can be a catalyst for addressing the current climate crisis and achieving global agrifood sustainability through a more efficient and responsible management of our natural resources. This was the theme of Thursday’s High Level Event, entitled Bioeconomy: the catalyst for agrifood […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/bioeconomy-is-a-catalyst-for-agrifood-systems-transformation-to-greater-sustainability/feed/ 0 9659 How Somalia used biopesticides to win against desert locusts https://accessagric.com/how-somalia-used-biopesticides-to-win-against-desert-locusts/ https://accessagric.com/how-somalia-used-biopesticides-to-win-against-desert-locusts/#respond Sun, 13 Nov 2022 11:12:55 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=5049 Helping to bring in a new era of locust control based on natural remedies The first wave of desert locust swarms hit Somalia in 2019. Carpets of hopper bands and clouds of locust swarms resembling those of a storm started appearing throughout the country. As the locusts descended on any vegetation they could find, crops […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/how-somalia-used-biopesticides-to-win-against-desert-locusts/feed/ 0 5049 FAO initiates 3 year Global Action to Control Fall Armyworm https://accessagric.com/fao-initiates-3-year-global-action-to-control-fall-armyworm/ https://accessagric.com/fao-initiates-3-year-global-action-to-control-fall-armyworm/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:19:31 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=2814 In West Africa, the resurgence of crop pests, such as the Fall Armyworm (FAW), severely limits producers’ efforts and threatens the production targets set by Governments to achieve food security every year. Since its appearance in 2016, the armyworm has spread to many countries and remains one of the main threats to agriculture and food […]

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