Agriculture
Study finds multidrug-resistant hospital bacteria also tolerate high levels of glyphosate
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A study in Frontiers in Microbiology reports that bacterial strains linked to hospital infections in Argentina showed high tolerance to glyphosate, a widely used herbicide ingredient, alongside resistance to multiple antibiotics. The authors say the results raise questions about whether herbicide exposure could help select for antimicrobial resistance in the environment, though the research does not establish that glyphosate causes antibiotic resistance in patients.
Coca leaf crops in Colombia totaled 261,000 hectares in 2024, according to a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
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Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited Ayodhya district on Thursday amid the Ram Temple donation controversy.
Public health officers in Kwale County have issued a 28-day notice to a chicken farm in Kiteje Village to address complaints about bad odor and flies.
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Five Kenyan women have been nominated for the Food and Agriculture Organization’s 100 Women Heroines of 2026 list. The recognition highlights their contributions to agriculture and food systems under the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026.
Scientists have developed a new method using transposable elements to trace the evolutionary history of complex plant genomes. The approach was tested on the cultivated strawberry and identified multiple ancient hybridization events that shaped its octoploid genome.
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President Gustavo Petro's government reported progress in agrarian reform with an investment of 22 trillion pesos and more than 2.2 million hectares formalized. Minister Martha Carvajalino highlighted reductions in rural poverty and records in agricultural production.
Heatwave kills hundreds of thousands of poultry in France
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