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Cuba strengthens monitoring system for tropospheric ozone

Published on: April 1, 2024
14:04

Havana, Apr 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is currently working on the methodological strengthening of the Monitoring and Early Warning System for tropospheric ozone (O3), a polluting compound harmful to several crops, including tobacco, potatoes, tomatoes, and garlic.

Protests in Syria against US mercenary militia

Published on: September 24, 2023
08:33

Damascus, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) Demonstrations continue for the fifth consecutive day against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), supported by the United States, in the municipality of Qamishi, in the northeastern province of Hasakeh, it was reported here on Sunday. Activists quot

Israeli police demolish Bedouin village 221 times

Published on: September 11, 2023
11:33

Ramallah, Sep 11 (Prensa Latina) The Israeli Police on Monday demolished the Bedouin village of Al Araqib, in the southern Negev desert, for the 221st time since 2010 and tenth time this year.

Cuba: Tobacco campaign starts in Sancti Spiritus province

Published on: September 10, 2023
11:05

Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) Tobacco growers in this central province, the country's second largest tobacco producer, are determined to achieve a better harvest in the 2023-2024 campaign, Isidoro Hernandez, who is the agricultural director of the Tobacco Collection and Processing Company said on Sunday.

Guatemalan producers predict losses due to El Niño phenomenon

Published on: September 8, 2023
09:21

Guatemala, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Some 96 percent of producers affiliated with the Chamber of Agriculture of Guatemala have predicted losses in crops and harvests due to the impact of the El Niño climate phenomenon.

Cuba strengthens recovery after Idalia’s impact

Published on: August 30, 2023
10:19

Havana, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuba today strengthens the recovery work started yesterday, after the definitive northern departure of the now Hurricane Idalia, which hit the west region of Cuba.

Farmer sets standards in sustainable agriculture in Cuba

Published on: July 29, 2023
12:10

Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Jul 29 (Prensa Latina) Oscar Castro is one of the producers in this Cuban province who have set standards in agriculture in support of food security, José Luis García, director of the Sur del Jibaro Agroindustrial Grain Company, stated on Saturday.

Agroecology opens new spaces for potato crops in Cuba

Published on: July 13, 2023
13:56

Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Jul 13 (Prensa Latina) Producing in small areas for local self-sufficiency with the use of biological means, in a crop as demanding as potato, is now possible in the municipality of La Sierpe, in this central Cuban province.

Peruvian coca leaf crops grow given international drug demand

Published on: June 27, 2023
17:29

Lima, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) Former Director of Peru's anti-drug prevention agency Ricardo Soberon on Tuesday warned that coca leaf crops are growing given the increased demand for drugs, especially for the United States and Europe.

Millions of global agricultural crops are lost to pests annually- FAO

Published on: May 12, 2023
15:56

United Nations, May 12 (Prensa Latina) 40% of the world's crops are annually damaged by pests, an alarming situation and reason to commemorate the International Plant Health Day.

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