Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Food Crops News 94


FOOD CROPS Food Crops News 94 (Bản tin Cây Lương thực Quốc tế)
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Calls to lower ethanol quota rise as US corn crop withers
Los Angeles Times
Critics have long questioned the commitment of a growing share of a food
source for fuel use. But the calls for change have grown louder because the
widespread drought has killed more than 50% of the corn crop, driving
prices to record levels — and U ...
<http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-drought-ethanol-20120824,0,619759.story>
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Drought, food supply fears boost small-scale irrigation -study
Reuters
S. Asia, Africa vulnerable to climate, food prices. * Small-scale
irrigation could boost crop yields 75-275 pct. * Better water management
needed as demand outstrips supply. By Nina Chestney. LONDON, Aug 24
(Reuters) - Farmers in South Asia and ...
<http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/24/irrigation-farmers-idINL6E8JL6QX20120824>
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Food crisis 'unlikely to repeat'
China Daily
"An immediate, temporary suspension of that mandate would give some respite
to the market and allow more of the crop to be channeled toward food and
feed uses," he said. In terms of global trade on grain, Zhang called for
all countries to take care of ...
<http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2012-08/24/content_15702683.htm>
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Study Reveals Nanoparticles Jeopardize Food Quality and Soil Fertility
eNews Park Forest
Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--August 23, 2012. Two commonly used nanoparticles
have a significant impact on the growth and yield of food crops, according
to a team of scientists led by University of California Santa Barbara's
Bren School of Environmental ...
<http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/35846-study-reveals-nanoparticles-jeopardize-food-quality-and-soil-fertility.html>
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Corn research targets worldwide food demand
WLFI.com
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Purdue researchers aim to ensure global food
security by genetically altering corn to be more drought resistant. Our
partner, the Purdue Exponent, reports many researchers have used the
principles of genetics to shield ...
<http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/living_green/corn-research-targets-worldwide-food-demand>
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Millions Go Hungry as Congress Considers Food Stamp Cuts and Drought ...
Truth-Out
Drought (Photo: Danumurthi Mahendra / Flickr)Nearly one in five Americans
could not afford the food they or their families needed at some point in
the past year, and now anti-poverty advocates are pressing Congress to
abandon proposed food stamp cuts ...
<http://truth-out.org/news/item/11067-millions-go-hungry-as-congress-considers-food-stamp-cuts-and-drought-threatens-crops>
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GM crops are no way forward
The Hindu
There is a strong opinion among policymakers that biotechnology holds a lot
of promise in achieving food security and that transgenic crops,
especially, are a sustainable way forward. But given the opposition and
controversies surrounding Genetically ...
<http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/article3812825.ece?homepage=true>
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Guatemala loses half of 2012 maize crop to drought
Fox News
... according to the agriculture ministry, which quantified the economic
cost of the destruction of the crops at 52 million quetzales ($6.6
million). The government, with help from the U.N. Food and Agriculture
Organization, plans to assist rural ...
<http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/08/23/guatemala-loses-half-2012-maize-crop-to-drought/>
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Celebrating the Midwest drought? Wait, hear me out...
Los Angeles Times
Given our new climate-changed reality, he argues, we ought to use this
drought as a catalyst for curbing our reliance on corn in favor of a "more
diverse cropping landscape” for “viable farms, healthier diets and a
steadier food system." I also found a ...
<http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-ol-celebrating-the-midwest-drought-20120822,0,7575516.story>
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GMOs by another name: Nanoparticle risk to food crops ...
Jonathan Ball BBC A pair of widely used chemicals in the form of tiny “
nanoparticles” have been shown to spread throughout a crop plant or
affect growth.
<http://investmentwatchblog.com/gmos-by-another-name-nanoparticle-risk-to-food-crops/>

Nanoparticles affecting food crops | Health Defense Organization
Nanoparticles affecting food crops. Submitted by Irina de la Flor on Tue,
08/21/ 2012 - 16:31. Nanotechnology. Widely used chemicals in the form of
tiny ...
<http://www.health-defense.org/content/nanoparticles-affecting-food-crops>

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