Across the drylands where ICARDA works, Ramadan is widely observed as a month during which Muslims fast from dawn till dusk and gather each evening for iftar, the meal that breaks the fast. From Egypt ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Palm trees in Uruguay are more than just plants, they are icons, much like olive groves for Greeks or cherry blossoms for the Japanese. The treasured trees lining one of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Palm trees in Uruguay have been under attack by an invasive pest, causing death and destruction to more than thousands of the ...

Agricultural ministers have agreed on a plan to fight the red palm weevil, which ravages coconut, date and oil palms, experts have said, describing it as "a global threat". The strategy includes ...

The red palm weevil can devastate the valuable date palm plantations of the Middle East. Yet, date producers are still hesitant to apply new technologies that can control this invasive pest. A recent ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) -- A new invasive pest now moving north from Mexico and San Diego County has Southern California's palm trees in its sights. The South American palm weevil attacks palm trees, ...

Palm trees in Uruguay have been under attack by an invasive pest, causing death and destruction to more than thousands of the country's beloved trees, the Associated Press reported. The red palm ...