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Scientists gear up to battle invasive species

Posted on Wed, 24 Aug 2016, 06:34

A research programme to tackle invasive species that kill plants and sicken animals is getting under way at the United Kingdom s Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI). The programme, worth US$50 million, aims to find scientific solution that help farmers to either defeat or adapt to the presence of invasive species. The goal is to tackle the devastating economic impact of such species, estimated to be around $183 billion in lost crops and revenue in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and South-East Asia every year.

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