Technology can track crop diseases impacting food security in Africa
New research shows how food security in Africa could be protected by an algorithm that can track diseases in banana crops. The research case studies, conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Benin, have important implications for the 90 million people in East, West and Central Africa who rely on bananas and […]
Mushroom poisoning behind most outbreaks in China
Poisonous mushrooms were the most common cause of outbreaks in China during a 14-year period, according to a study. Stats on mushroom outbreaksOf the 13,307 outbreaks with known etiology, almost a third were caused by poisonous mushrooms, followed by Vibrio parahaemolyticus at 11 percent while the percentage linked to saponin, Salmonella, nitrite, pesticides, Staphylococcus aureus […]