Saturday, December 29, 2012

Food Crops News 139


Food Crops News 139 update new global food crops from 8 Dec. 2012 to 31 Dec. 2012 

Shippensburg Area Middle School donates food and crops to those in need
Chambersburg Public Opinion

Shippensburg Area Middle School Student Council members from left, Janine
Reid, Caleb Bentley, DeAndre Ghebremichael, Chasya Morgan and Lauren
Johnston, present the council's food drive collection to Pastor J.R. Wells
of King's Kettle Food Pantry, ...
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Fertilizing food crops appropriate to produce more nutrition to improve human ...
Bahrain News Agency

Manama: Dec. 23 -- (BNA) The International Industry Association (IFA) and
the International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) have collaborated to
produce a new publication titled "Fertilizing Crops to Improve Human
Health": A scientific review which is ...
<http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/538846>
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Cairo University Hosts 1st International Conference for GM Crops ...
The Faculty of Agriculture at Cairo University organized the 1st
International Conference for GM Crops and Food in Cairo on November 27,
2012.
<http://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=10476>

key food crops-NewsSearch-Global FoodMate
The Green Revolution has stagnated for key food crops in many regions of
the world, according to a study published in Nature Communications. Related
search ...
<http://news.foodmate.com/search.php?kw=key+food+crops>
EU to okay DNA sequencing for non-food plants
agprofessional.com

The European Commission will fund a multinational project to use DNA
sequencing to identify traits in certain non-food crops for drought
tolerance. The EC approved $11.9 million to study the genomes of poplar,
miscanthus and giant reed. The 22 partners ...
<http://www.agprofessional.com/news/EU-to-okay-DNA-sequencing-for-non-food-plants-184177051.html>
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GM food-crops in developing countries - Genetic Literacy Project
There is immense pressure on developing countries to adopt genetically
modified (GM) crops in the shortest possible time to supposedly ensure food
security ...
<http://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2012/12/17/gm-food-crops-in-developing-countries-blessing-or-curse/>

"Peak farmland" is here, food crop area to - InvestorsHub
Natural Resources/The Global Demographic Tailwind Message Board: "Peak
farmland" is here, food crop area to.
<http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=82588308>

"Peak farmland" is here, crop area to diminish: study
Reuters

The study concluded that non-food crop production - for instance not just
sugar or corn used as fuel but also the likes of cotton and tobacco - was
likely to exceed growth in food supply until 2060. Growth of all crops
would outstrip food supply by 0.4 ...
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/17/us-crops-idUSBRE8BG0QH20121217>
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"Peak farmland" is here, food crop area to fall – study | Firstpost
By FP Staff

OSLO (Reuters) - The amount of land needed to grow crops worldwide is at a
peak and an area more than twice the size of France can return to nature by
2060 due to rising yields and slower population growth, a group of experts
said on ...
<http://www.firstpost.com/world/peak-farmland-is-here-food-crop-area-to-fall-study-560893.html>
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'Peak farmland' here, food crop area to fall, 2x France-size area to ...
Financial express latest business and finance news: 'Peak farmland' here,
food crop area to fall, 2x France-size area to be freed: study.
<http://www.financialexpress.com/news/peak-farmland-here-food-crop-area-to-fall-2x-francesize-area-to-be-freed-study/1046613>

Genetically modified food-crops: blessing or curse?
The Express Tribune

Health concerns regarding GM food crops are not without substance. Even the
European Union remains extremely reluctant to allow genetically modified
organisms in agriculture. Yet, earlier this year, the Pakistan's National
Biosafety Committee (NBC ...
<http://tribune.com.pk/story/480482/genetically-modified-food-crops-blessing-or-curse/>
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Damage to food crops will cause food shortages - Samoa Prime Minister
Radio New Zealand International

The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade says it is ready to
contribute more disaster relief to Samoa following the destruction by
wrought by Cyclone Evan. At least four people have died and eight others
are missing including five crew ...
<http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=72885>
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Food Waste, Crop Shrink | NRDC

NRDC: Many aspects of the U.S. food system prevent produce from getting to
market, including crop shrink, the difference between the volume of edible
crop ...
<http://www.nrdc.org/food/crop-shrink.asp>


Food Security Challenges May Be Answered With Underutilized ...
FAO chief says adaption to changing climate will be difficult without a
variety of plant species.
<http://farmfutures.com/story.aspx/food-security-challenges-may-answered-underutilized-crops-0-65767>


Enhance Food Crops in Africa | Villagenesia.com
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Johannesburg - As temperatures rise and droughts increase in frequency,
<http://villagenesia.com/enhance-food-crops-in-africa/>

Biltmore growing crops for food and fuel - The Asheville Citizen-Times
Rather than importing cooking oil from Canada or fuel oil from the Mideast,
what if you could grow what you eat and ultimately drive?
<http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20121211/NEWS/312110070/Biltmore-growing-crops-food-fuel>


U. of Ill. Study to focus on food-crop production
Bloomington Pantagraph

Researchers at the University of Illinois will use a $25 million grant from
the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to study plant photosynthesis to see
if food-crop production can be increased. Stephen Long is the project
director and a professor of ...
<http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/u-of-ill-study-to-focus-on-food-crop-production/article_49f649f1-4c67-524f-8b9e-5dea9283518c.html>
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University of Illinois To Focus On Food Crop Production | Dewitt ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois will use a $25 million grant from
the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to study plant photosynthesis to see
if food-crop ...
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Mars ISRU for food crops and consumables.
NASASpaceFlight.com Forum > HLV / SLS / Orion / Constellation > Missions To
Mars (HSF) > Topic: Mars ISRU for food crops and consumables.
<http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=29820.225>
 

Biltmore growing crops for food and fuel
Asheville Citizen-Times

Field to Fryer to Fuel: Canola on the Biltmore Est...: Acres of canola
fields were planted on the Biltmore Estate in partnership with Blue Ridge
Biofuels in a Field to Fryer to Fuel program. 12-11-12 - Erin Brethauer
(ebrethau@citizen-times.com) ...
<http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20121212/NEWS/312110070/Biltmore-Estate-growing-crops-food-fuel?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CEntertainment%7Cp>
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Owen Paterson backs GM food crops
shropshirestar.com

Owen Paterson backs GM food crops. Farming Minister Owen Paterson has
spoken out in favour of genetically modified foods and says most people are
already eating beef from cattle fed on GM crops. Owen Paterson. Tweet. The
North Shropshire MP said ...
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Survival Gardening: winter hardy food crops | Prep-Blog.com
To get the most food from your survival garden, you will want to grow crops
12 months of the year. But if you live in an area with cold winters, your
choice of what ...
<http://www.prep-blog.com/2012/12/10/survival-gardening-winter-hardy-food-crops/>
 

Food minister Owen Paterson backs GM crops Telegraph.co.uk
Any move to allow the use of GM crops could be highly controversial, but Mr
Paterson dismissed critics of the technology as “humbugs” and said that
the case for GM food now needed to be made “emphatically”. The comments
are likely to alarm opponents of ...
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9733589/Food-minister-Owen-Paterson-backs-GM-crops.html>
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What food crops are no longer grown in your area? - Yahoo! Answers
In Northern California, many apple trees & fruit trees have been removed in
favor of the holy cash crop, grapevines. Also, where have all the dairies
gone?
<http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20121208000333AAbzUIo>


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