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Bt cotton in KwaZulu Natal: technological triumph but institutional failure
In the1998/1999 season, Bt cotton was commercially released to Zulu smallholders in Makhatini Flats, KwaZulu Natal and by 2001/2 over 90% of the app...
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GM technology to benefit farmers in Nigeria.
Nigeria, with favourable agro-climatic conditions and an estimated cultivable land area of 71.2 million hectares, can produce food crops exceeding the...
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Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) larvae and Bt maize pollen: a review of ecological risk assessm
The four main ecological concerns from transgenic Bt crops are gene flow of the transgenes to other plant species or strains, evolution of resistance ...
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Use of feed ingredients in artificial diets for abalone: a brief update.
Although alternative protein sources (fish meal, casein) that promote growth in abalone have been identified, and the amino acid digestibility of seve...
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Magnesium supplementation and pork quality.
Magnesium (Mg) supplementation may improve pork quality through decreasing the acute stress response resulting from handling prior to slaughter, contr...
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Polyculture in aquaculture.
Polyculture in aquaculture is the association of fish species of different food habits for the effective use of available fish foods in the pond, wh...
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Doing the right thing with water: combining market-based principles with policy intervention for the
The increasing importance of sustainability in natural resource management is drawing increasing attention, worldwide, to the role that policies can p...
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Forages as protein sources for pigs in the tropics.
The decreasing availability and increasing prices of petroleum-based fuels is already having an impact on availability of feed resources. Research to ...
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Agricultural systems: sensitivity to climate change.
Agriculture is among the sectors most directly exposed to climate variability and change, with consequences for food production and food security. Thi...
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Effects of no-tillage on soil structure.
When used over several years, no-tillage (NT) increases spatial differentiation of soils vertically and horizontally by altering the structure and com...
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