Originally posted August 9, 2018 in the ASTI website blog. In the Indo-Pacific region—the latest area of ASTI work, supported by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)—one of ASTI’s strategic goals is to coordinate the implementation of an analytical research agenda focused on agricultural research investment capacities and policy developments. In July, the […] Source: APAARI-IFPRI Partnership in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
瓢虫作为大自然的“杀虫剂”可助棉民增加收益
如果田里的瓢虫数量翻倍，棉农每年将能增收3亿美元。
图片来源：中外对话
许多国家都有这样的传说：每当你看到一只瓢虫， 你都应该把它放进钱包里，因为它象征着好运气。
这些老话的背后总是不乏真理。华北平原棉田里的每一只瓢虫至少能为农民带来0.05元（约合0.01美元）的经济效益。
这可能听起来有些微不足道，但是如果将中国三分之二棉田中的瓢虫密度增加一倍，那么每年就能为农民带来3亿美元（约20亿人民币）的收入。
蚜虫对棉田作物的危害极大，而瓢虫正是它们的天敌。在中国，棉农通常使用化学杀虫剂来消灭蚜虫。长... Source: 国际食物政策研究所北京 中国项目
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