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  "id": 1629659,
  "title": "Korean, African researchers join forces to protect food supplies from pests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/korean-african-researchers-join-forces-to-protect-food-supplies-from",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T04:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/environment-animals/20260818/korean-african-researchers-join-forces-to-protect-food-supplies-from-pests"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Korean and African researchers have united to combat the spread of crop-destroying pests across sub-Saharan Africa, a region increasingly affected by climate change. The Rural Development Administration (RDA), Korea's national agricultural research agency, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Nairobi-based International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) to enhance joint research in insect science and pest management. The collaboration, signed in Seoul, will focus on developing innovative pest monitoring techniques, biological control agents, and eco-friendly pesticides. Beyond pest control, the partnership will explore beneficial insects, including those used in apiculture, crop pollination, and as sources for food, livestock feed, and fertilizers. This joint effort aims to safeguard Africa's food supply amid rapidly shifting climate patterns that are exacerbating pest outbreaks and threatening crop yields.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korean, African researchers join forces to protect food supplies from pests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/korean-african-researchers-join-forces-to-protect-food-supplies-from-1631571",
        "published": "2026-08-18T04:27:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}