United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
System uses plants to lure fall armyworm away from maize fields
Innovations
Scientists in Nepal are evaluating push-pull cropping systems as a pest control method.
A burning issue
Climate adaptation and mitigation
How sustainable agriculture is helping mitigate air pollution in South Asia.
Slow-release nitrogen fertilizers measure up
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Briquetted urea and polymer-coated urea more efficient as maize fertilizers than regular urea, researchers in Nepal find.
Bangladesh increases efforts to fight fall armyworm
Nutrition, health and food security
Experts discussed the status of the outbreak, the role of research and applicable measures.
The fall armyworm, explained
Nutrition, health and food security
A series of infographics shows farmers in Bangladesh the threat of fall armyworm, how to identify it in the fields and what to do in case of damage.
Shifting to a demand-led maize improvement agenda
Climate adaptation and mitigation
In annual meeting, STMA project partners build on the successes of research in combatting drought, heat, pests and disease.
New publications: Small businesses, potentially large impacts
Innovations
The role of fertilizer traders as agricultural extension agents in Bangladesh.
Maize Lethal Necrosis Diagnostics and Prevention of Seed Transmission
Nutrition, health and food security
