https://hspublishing.org/GRES/issue/feed 2026-09-02T07:13:21+01:00 Faruk Soban office@headstartnetwork.org Open Journal Systems <p><strong><em>Global Research in Environment and Sustainability (GRES)</em></strong> is an open access and peer-reviewed international journal published by Headstart Publishing - United Kingdom. Environmental sustainability has become an increasingly important topic in today's world as the impacts of climate change and human activities on the planet continue to grow. Research in this area focuses on identifying solutions to mitigate these impacts and promote sustainable practices. From renewable energy and waste reduction to conservation and ecosystem management, environmental sustainability research is critical for the preservation of the natural world and the well-being of future generations. This research is multidisciplinary, involving scientists, policymakers, and the general public in the pursuit of a sustainable future.</p> https://hspublishing.org/GRES/article/view/1624 2026-07-23T17:57:30+01:00 Abdul-Jalil Salem Hamdan ajhamdan@hotmail.com

<p>The Middle East’s arid and semi-arid agricultural systems face significant economic threats from arthropod pests, including insects and acarine (mite) species. This document provides a taxonomically organized overview of the region’s most damaging insect pests—such as the Sunn pest (<em>Eurygaster integriceps</em>), Red palm weevil (<em>Rhynchophorus ferrugineus</em>), Tomato leafminer (<em>Tuta absoluta</em>), and cotton whitefly (<em>Bemisia tabaci</em>)—alongside major acarine pests, including the date palm dust mite (<em>Oligonychus afrasiaticus</em>), wheat curl mite (<em>Aceria tosichella</em>), and two-spotted spider mite (<em>Tetranychus urticae</em>). Emphasizing integrated pest management (IPM), the text highlights cultural, biological (parasitoids, predatory mites such as Phytoseiidae, entomopathogenic fungi), monitoring (pheromone traps), and selective chemical control strategies. Special attention is given to climate-adapted management, resistance challenges, invasive species, and the conservation of beneficial mites to reduce reliance on broad-spectrum pesticides and ensure sustainable crop production across staple cereals, date palms, citrus, and vegetables.</p>

2026-09-02T00:00:00+01:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Abdul-Jalil Salem Hamdan https://hspublishing.org/GRES/article/view/1686 2026-08-24T20:10:03+01:00 Mohammed Maina maimoha72@gmail.com

<p>The study assessed the farming households’ food security status and their determining factors in Kaduna State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was employed in the data collection where 360 respondents were administered questionnaires with the help of enumerators. Descriptive statistics was used to assess the socioeconomic characteristics while Logit Regression Model was used for the determinants. From the data, it was revealed that 39 years was the average year while the household size averaged 13 persons. It also revealed an average experience of 27 years among the farming households, educational attainment varied among the farming households with 29.3% attaining primary, 24.8% secondary, 17.5% tertiary, 12.4% with no formal education and 16% had quaranic education. The data revealed that the farming households were dominate by male with 89.3%. The study also revealed that 54.8% of the farming households to be food insecure while 45.2% to be food secure having fell below the security line of N23,963.47. The study additionally revealed that the coefficient of income had a positive relationship in determining food security status and significant at 10%, education was negatively significant at 5%, membership with positive value and significant at 10%, farm size was negative and significant at 5% while access to credit was found to have a positive influence on food security status of the farming households and met the a priori expectations.</p>

2026-09-02T00:00:00+01:00 Copyright (c) 2026 Mohammed Maina