“Climate smart agriculture” is a dangerous hoax
The article is a statement by La Via Campesina, the world’s largest organization representing peasants and small-scale farmers, expressing their stance of rejection towards climate-smart agriculture
Pesticide misuse among small Andean farmers stems from pervasive misinformation by retailers
A study that aimed at exploring the responsibility of pesticide retailers in the misuse of pesticides among farmers, an issue according to the authors not well documented and blame usually directed at…
Smallholder farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards biological control of papaya mealybug in Kenya
the study explores the reasons behind the slow adoption of IPM in developing countries, taking Kenya as a case study, it claims that there is poor involvement of farming communities in the…
Merchants of doubt in the free‐ranging cat conflic
A letter/short aticle that discusses how misinformation about free-ranging cats has affected public ploicy and negtaively impacted biodiversity.
Nobel Winner Refutes Climate Change Narrative, Points Out Ignored Factor
An interesting article and interview with nobel prize laureate, John Clause, who refutes the current narrative regarding climate change, and considers the IPCC reports poor scientific work!
The Role of Social Media Content Format and Platform in Users’ Engagement Behavior
An interesting study on users/ fans engagement behavior were analyzed, with Facebook and Instagram being the field of study, or the source of data. The results are very insightful especially for firms…
Social Media And Everyday Politics
The book discusses the serious and the mundane aspects of everyday social media, it suggests that the seemingly mundane activities on social media are eventually changing the face of politics and social…
Misinformation and Its Correction: Continued Influence and Successful Debiasing
An interesting article that discusses the spread of misinformation, the reasons behind it, its impact, costs and suggests strategies to tackle it.
Presumed Killers? Vultures, Stakeholders, Misperceptions, And Fake News
A study on the effect of misinformation among livestock farmers regarding vulture behavior which has been fueled by fake news across media and in different countries. The authors make their voices loud…
Global Warming: Scam, Fraud, or Hoax?
An article that takes you step by step in approaching the case of global warming from the eyes of skeptics.
