The pollination service business plays a crucial role in supporting agricultural productivity and maintaining ecological balance. This specialized industry revolves around the provision of pollination services, where professional pollinators, often in the form of honeybees, are deployed to agricultural fields and orchards to facilitate the transfer of pollen from male to female flower parts, leading...Read More

The Beekeeping Value Chain Support (BEVAC) project, which is funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel) and the International Trade Centre (ITC), has made a noteworthy contribution to enhancing market access for the Tanzanian beekeeping sector. As part of its efforts, the project sponsored a dedicated booth for...Read More

by Dr. Catherine Tarasoff, P.Ag. You’ve likely found yourself scratching your head, looking at a plant, wondering, “is this a native species or an introduced invasive species?” “Should I remove this plant even though it might be a native species?” While some invasive plants are distinctive and easy to recognize, others can be hard to...Read More

Ash dieback most expensive, while cost of tackling alien species has more than doubled since 2010, says study From Japanese knotweed to a fungus that kills ash trees, tackling invasive non-native species now costs the UK economy about £4bn, up from £1.7bn in 2010, research suggests. There are about 2,000 invasive non-native species (Inns) in...Read More

Adaptation is a key part of restoring Europe’s forests and improving their resilience to climate change-related risks such as pests and wildfires, Bernhard Wolfslehner told EURACTIV in an interview. Bernhard Wolfslehner is the head of the governance programme at the European Forest Institute, a group looking at forestry research and supporting policy around forests. He...Read More