With a growing population there is an increasing challenge for agriculture to produce more and more food. Use of herbicides, insecticides and fungicides in agriculture reduces the loss of crops, and increases the yield, however regarding the benefits and impact of the use, opinions are divided....

African swine fever (ASF) is a disease with a devastating impact on economy, affecting seriously the pig industry production and trade, discouraging farmers to restock their farms and continuing their business, overall changing policies and markets. In the last five years the ASF has badly...