Comments for The Plantwise Blog http://blog.plantwise.org Knowledge to improve food security Wed, 22 May 2013 09:52:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on European Union Vote To Restrict Neonicotinoid Insecticide Use by Neonics and Asian rice | Science on the Land http://blog.plantwise.org/2013/04/30/european-union-vote-to-restrict-neonicotinoid-insecticide-use/#comment-4115 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:52:05 +0000 http://blog.plantwise.org/?p=4594#comment-4115 […] few weeks ago the ‘bee killers’, neonicotinoid sprays and seed treatments, were banned in Europe. Now cereal farmers outside Europe are talking about what the neonic ban means for […]

]]> Comment on News of Plantwise Zambia sparks national media coverage by juldennis http://blog.plantwise.org/2013/05/20/news-of-plantwise-zambia-sparks-national-media-coverage/#comment-4089 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:52:30 +0000 http://blog.plantwise.org/?p=4863#comment-4089 Reblogged this on because the happiness index isn't cutting it and commented:
Check out news from Zambia!

]]> Comment on Ending hunger will require increased agricultural investment, urges UK Parliament by Kay hortographical http://blog.plantwise.org/2013/05/16/ending-hunger-will-require-increased-agricultural-investment-urges-uk-parliament/#comment-4039 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:10:59 +0000 http://blog.plantwise.org/?p=4791#comment-4039 Wouldn’t it be nice if the UK Govt had the same positive and supportive attitude towards UK smallholders…:)

]]> Comment on What is M&E? and Gender Mainstreaming? by Takena Redfern http://blog.plantwise.org/2013/05/03/what-is-me-and-gender-mainstreaming/#comment-3938 Sat, 04 May 2013 02:00:47 +0000 http://blog.plantwise.org/?p=4660#comment-3938 I am very interesred in this topic and I would like to ask about considering or including disabled group of people in plantwise’s project planning and development. I guess this is the group of people we often overlooked in our day to day planning. My keenness and awareness of this group just started as i join this national climate change expert group in my country as well as participating in this Disability Inclusive Development workshop coordinated by AusAID.

]]> Comment on What is M&E? and Gender Mainstreaming? by Karita Jonathan http://blog.plantwise.org/2013/05/03/what-is-me-and-gender-mainstreaming/#comment-3935 Fri, 03 May 2013 18:00:11 +0000 http://blog.plantwise.org/?p=4660#comment-3935 Gender role has been underlooked here Africa but it’s shocking that women only gets 5pc and are capable of generating 65 pc of Agric produce/growth.Thanks to plantwise for unveiling and dedicate time to have a paradigm shift in the world of agriculture.

]]> Comment on European Union Vote To Restrict Neonicotinoid Insecticide Use by mredible http://blog.plantwise.org/2013/04/30/european-union-vote-to-restrict-neonicotinoid-insecticide-use/#comment-3914 Wed, 01 May 2013 10:58:20 +0000 http://blog.plantwise.org/?p=4594#comment-3914 ’bout time! lol.

]]> Comment on Ecosystem services and the need for sustainable intensification by Top tweets from G8 Open Data for Agriculture – Day 2 | The Plantwise Blog http://blog.plantwise.org/2012/03/22/ecosystem-services-and-the-need-for-sustainable-intensification/#comment-3913 Wed, 01 May 2013 09:15:25 +0000 http://blog.plantwise.org/?p=1922#comment-3913 [...] and a session on ‘What Does Open Data Look Like?’ chaired by Prof Tim Benton, who has guest blogged for Plantwise before. Join in the discussion on Twitter using #OpenAgData and #Plantwise, and follow us on Facebook for [...]

]]> Comment on European Union Vote To Restrict Neonicotinoid Insecticide Use by argylesock http://blog.plantwise.org/2013/04/30/european-union-vote-to-restrict-neonicotinoid-insecticide-use/#comment-3908 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:08:15 +0000 http://blog.plantwise.org/?p=4594#comment-3908 Reblogged this on Science on the Land and commented:
argylesock says… Here’s the story of the neonic ban. Since Plantwise asks for opinion: yes, I think the EU is right to do this. The anti-ban opinions are from companies who see a threat to their profits. But like others before me, I ask what is the point of crop protection products if there’ll be no pollination?

]]> Comment on A Sting In The Tale- EFSA Assesses The Risks of Neonicotinoids To Bees by European Union Vote To Restrict Neonicotinoid Insecticide Use | The Plantwise Blog http://blog.plantwise.org/2013/01/18/a-sting-in-the-tale-efsa-assesses-the-risks-of-neonicotinoids-to-bees/#comment-3905 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:53:43 +0000 http://blog.plantwise.org/?p=3698#comment-3905 [...] the EFSA concluded that three neonicotinoids- thiamethoxam, clothianidin and imidacloprid- posed an unacceptable risk to bees. The three neonicotinoid insecticides will be restricted from use for two years on flowering crops [...]

]]> Comment on Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease Spreads To Uganda by Charlotte Elston http://blog.plantwise.org/2013/04/04/maize-lethal-necrosis-disease-spreads-to-uganda/#comment-3888 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:41:30 +0000 http://blog.plantwise.org/?p=4283#comment-3888 Update: Further cases of Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease have been reported in Kenya in Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu and West Pokot counties

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