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Archipelago 3 years ago

A toddler dead, siblings injured by hornet stings

A 4-year-old girl died and three of her siblings injured after being stung by hornets in Silandit, Padang Sidempuan regency, North Sumatra, on Tuesday.

World 5 years ago

Water hyacinth pest chokes Iraq's vital waterways

The broad leaves and delicate purple flowers floating on the Euphrates look breathtaking -- but they are suffocating the waterways of Iraq, celebrated as the "land of the two rivers".

Opinion 6 years ago

Prevention first, before a pest outbreak: Time to adopt agroecological farming

With locust swarms now ravaging crops across Africa, it may be an opportune time for Indonesia to take a closer look at agroecological farming to prevent outbreaks of plant pests and diseases – rather than trying to manage them after the fact.

Opinion 6 years ago

Coordinated global action best way to control fall armyworm

In Indonesia, the FAO detected the insect in West Sumatra last March, and within four months, the pest spread to 12 provinces in Sumatra, Java and parts of Kalimantan.

National 6 years ago

Indonesia prepares for battle with fall armyworm

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has alerted Indonesia to the migration of the fall armyworm, which has caused billions in losses in Africa.

People 6 years ago

Papa roach: Chinese farmer breeds bugs for the table

Li breeds cockroaches for human consumption.

Environment 7 years ago

Five Indonesian border zones most vulnerable to pest entry: Agency

Barantan is collaborating with the Indonesian Army, Navy and National Police to secure the five vulnerable areas, in accordance with Indonesia’s agriculture vision of becoming a world food storage country by 2045.

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