Food Crops News 215

Food Crops News 215, Hoàng Kim, Tin Nông nghiệp Việt Nam
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Update of Food Crops News from 21 April to 3 May 2014.

	Drought Reduces Rice Crops, Raises Prices KPBS Economists say of all the food crops in California, rice is likely to be affected by the drought the most, and the mere speculation of losses is already ... Flag as irrelevant
	Calestous Juma on Being Pro-Africa, Why Africa Needs GM Crops, and How He Came to Be a ... Huffington Post (blog) Calestous Juma's interest in agricultural biotechnology began with three ... Several years before any genetically-modified (GM) crops had become ...

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eNews Park Forest The state-sanctioned review's “Key Findings” concluded that farms in Jackson County are at “serious” risk of contamination by GE crops. The review ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Developing sustainable biofuels Phys.Org Unfortunately, many current biofuels start with food crops, and this can ... "Unlike most plants, agave opens the pores in its leaves and captures carbon ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org US corn yields are increasingly vulnerable to hot, dry weather, study shows Phys.Org As Lobell explained, the quest to maximize crop yields has been a driving force behind agricultural research as the world's population grows and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Global acceptance of GM crops in decline - Friends of the Earth The Voice of Russia Mute Schimpf, food campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe said: "There is public resistance to GM crops on every continent, with increasing social ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chinese trial alcohol crop in the Kimberley ABC Online In WA's Ord Valley sweet sorghum is being trialled by the Chinese company developing Ord stage 2, Kimberley Agricultural Investment. The trial ... Flag as irrelevant
	Palm Springs Life Spring Crops Changes Menu Offerings at Workshop Kitchen + Bar Palm Springs Life Michael Beckman, chef/owner at Workshop Kitchen + Bar in Palm Springs, notes the abundance of spring ingredients that impact the food and bar ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hoosier Ag Today EPA Set to Approve Increased Use of Toxic 2,4-D on Dow's 'Agent Orange' Crops eNews Park Forest Dow Chemical developed the GE crops – known as Enlist – solely to ... The food movement must quickly organize and forcefully let the EPA know that ... Flag as irrelevant
	WNAX Opinion: A kernel of truth about what we eat Newsday A bill being considered in the State Legislature would require food ... Since 1996, crops have been genetically engineered to produce their own ... Flag as irrelevant
	NTB joins forces with TNI to grow soybean Jakarta Post ... the provincial administration, through the NTB Agriculture, Horticultural and Food Crops Agency, has implemented a simultaneous-soybean planting ... Flag as irrelevant
	Ohio Ag dept. accepting specialty-crop proposals Youngstown Vindicator Food and agricultural nonprofit organizations, cooperatives, associations or commodity groups, universities and research institutions are eligible to ... Flag as irrelevant

	Examiner.com GMO labeling wisdom cast in doubt by extensive report Examiner.com ... crops are “the most extensively tested crops ever added to our food supply,” and that ... However the foods are the same and need not be labeled. Flag as irrelevant
	Vanuatu Lusi victims lack proper food Radio New Zealand People affected by last month's Cyclone Lusi in Vanuatu have been forced to eat unripe crops while they wait for goverment assistance. Affected ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Ample Asia Food Stocks Should Withstand El Niño Impact Wall Street Journal Ample Asia Food Stocks Should Withstand El Niño Impact ... America, may have negative implications for food crops like rice, palm oil and sugar. Flag as irrelevant

New Era Food Security Has Weakened AllAfrica.com Windhoek — All communal crop producing regions are expecting below average harvest, following poor rainfall performance coupled with damages ... Flag as irrelevant

	The Daily Star Exclusive: War-ravaged Syria may face worst wheat harvest in 40 years Reuters AMMAN/ABU DHABI (Reuters) - War and drought have crippled Syria's wheat crop, with some experts now forecasting output of the staple food could ... Flag as irrelevant
	Eat. Drink. Better. How to Stop the Water Crisis: Eat Plants Eat. Drink. Better. Raising animals for food is a major water suck, and if we are truly going to feed the world, we need to completely stop or at the very least severely cut ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pesticide Pushers Spin the Bee Crisis to Protect Profits eNews Park Forest However, these pesticides are still widely used in the U.S. despite massive bee losses that threaten vital food crops, from almonds in California to ... Flag as irrelevant
	New Vision Farmers harvest rain water to improve food security... New Vision They plant food crops together with fruit trees such as oranges and ginger. The local people are reversing the harsh conditions of the land that is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Business Recorder Waiting for the Sun Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog) Last week's crop progress report from the USDA indicated that some corn planting has begun in southwestern Minnesota, along with some oats, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Oman Daily Observer Natural insecticide helps expand agricultural production Oman Daily Observer The revival of this crop, first introduced in colonial times, is one of Rwanda's ... The remaining 60 per cent can be planted with food crops, while the ... Flag as irrelevant

	Locals encouraged to grow their own food Ukiah Daily Journal While a video shown before the farmers talked guessed that 60 percent of all food crops were controlled by six companies, Gina Covina of Laughing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vanuatu government asked to help Lusi victims Radio New Zealand He says crops were planted after the cyclone but in the meantime food is slowly ... "A lot of needs is to do with food needs, we are looking at food relief. Flag as irrelevant
	Hindu Business Line Is Modi's support price formula a recipe for food inflation? Hindu Business Line Narendra Modi's promise to fix minimum support prices (MSP) for crops by adding 50 per cent profits to farmers' input costs has stirred up a debate on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Week Ahead: Focus set on GMOs, data, immigration reform Agri-Pulse The event is being held by National C-FAR, the Council for Agricultural ... the American Society of Plant Biologists, and the Agronomy, Crop and Soil ... On Tuesday, the Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics will ... Flag as irrelevant
	Interest in local food draws younger farmers to the field StarNewsOnline.com “The local food thing only really got legs six or seven years ago, when ... In addition to farming traditional crops with her father – Old Oakes Farm grows ... Flag as irrelevant

	Modesto Bee Lyons, Bradford: Labeling law would hurt California farmers Modesto Bee It would mandate complex new food-labeling regulations in California that ... safety, agricultural benefits and nutritional wholesomeness of GE crops. Flag as irrelevant
	Bangor Daily News Vermont governor says he'll sign GMO food-labeling bill Bangor Daily News The Vermont bill also makes it illegal to describe any food product ... of genetically modified crops and the $360 billion U.S. packaged food industry ... Flag as irrelevant
	New Yorker (blog) A Journalist and a Scientist Break Ground in the GMO Debate New Yorker (blog) Last year, G.M.O. crops—corn, cotton, and soybeans—were planted on ... But anti-G.M.O. activists have worked to mobilize a backlash: food with the ... Flag as irrelevant

	Food security at risk as crop varieties shrink Manica Post Eating a less diverse range of crops, for example, could bring health or nutritional problems, but it could also put at risk world food supplies if a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Santa Rosa Press Democrat Homegrown: Alternatives in the food garden Santa Rosa Press Democrat Unless this final week of April brings a chilling frost, sowing seeds and setting out plants will pick up speed in the days ahead as we try to produce food ... Flag as irrelevant
	Governmental cover-up, mono GMO crops destroy nature's balance, lack micro-nutrients NewsWithViews.com "The genetic modification of food is intrinsically dangerous. ... and environmentally damage the other non-GMO crops and refused to pull them when ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nonwovens improve crop yields and reduce harvesting waste Innovation in Textiles According to the European nonwovens organisation EDANA, nonwovens can make a big difference to the amount of food produced when growing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Agriculture.com Crop Roundup: Nitrogen Fixation Agriculture.com Crop Roundup: Nitrogen Fixation .... and much of the world is worried about the continued availability of water to grow food crops, ” says Jerry Flint, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Salem / SAL 2014-04-25 16:46:54 Blue Mountain Eagle Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, the tax credit fails to compensate farmers for the actual cost of packaging and delivering crops to food banks, or the cost of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Termite insecticides might taint produce U-T San Diego A: The insecticide label will tell you if the product is registered for use on food crops. Ask the pest control company you hire to give you a copy of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast This Warehouse Is the Future of Farming Daily Beast With climate change wrecking havoc on the world's crops, it's time to consider other options. Warehouse farms might be the answer to the global food ... Flag as irrelevant
	Western Farm Press Water need brings farmers and ag workers closer Western Farm Press Farm workers and farmers both have a deep understanding that producing food crops supports them both. Workers need a healthy agriculture industry ... Flag as irrelevant

Governor signs crop-donation tax credit Statesman Journal Kitzhaber signed a bill into law at the Oregon Food Bank that will give farmers and other food producers a 15 percent tax credit on the wholesale price ... Flag as irrelevant
	Kashmir Reader FOOD SECURITY CHALLENGE Kashmir Reader FOOD SECURITY CHALLENGE ... drought resistant varieties of crops need to be developed keeping in mind food and nutritional needs of the people ... Flag as irrelevant
	Food security: Ag's big challenge Farm Weekly CAN the world's plant breeders and crop producers continue to increase food production at a pace to match a global population growth rate that is ... Flag as irrelevant
	USDA announces Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Daily Herald The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), is designed to enhance the markets for specialty ... Flag as irrelevant
	World Bank and UN push the potential of jackfruit as food staple South China Morning Post But jackfruit, despite its huge potential, remains underexploited as a food crop in India, where it originated. That is beginning to change, however, with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Vermont ups the ante on genetically modified foods FederalNewsRadio.com Katie Spring rolls up plastic that was used to cover certain plants during the winter in a field at the Good Heart Farmstead, Thursday, April 24, 2014, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hunger Season Reaches Its Peak - Agriculture AllAfrica.com FOOD shortage remains a challenge for rural Namibians as the hunger ... Water and Forestry has revealed in its Crop Prospect and Food Security ... Flag as irrelevant
	Opinion: How climate change affects food security New Zealand Herald Vietnam, Ghana and Malawi are among countries bucking the trend by taking action in areas such as social protection, crop irrigation and agricultural ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sprouting knowledge: Master gardeners teach WMS students the value of growing food Winona Daily News When the students come back in the fall, they will help harvest the crops. The produce will be shared between the local food shelf, churches that host ... Flag as irrelevant

Jackfruit heralded as 'miracle' food crop The Guardian It's big and bumpy with a gooey interior and a powerful smell of decay – but it could help keep millions of people from hunger. Researchers say ... Flag as irrelevant
	Community Development Week award to Community CROPS Lincoln Journal Star Community CROPS helps people work together to grow healthy food and live sustainably. In their first 10 years, Community CROPS has cultivated ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vibe Ghana Agricultural Sector Contribution to GDP, falling – Minister Vibe Ghana Agricultural Sector Contribution to GDP, falling – Minister ... He said the crops sub-sector including cocoa had continued to dominate sub-sectoral ... Flag as irrelevant
	KTVZ Whitsett weighs in on GMO Upper Rogue Independent They are tools that enable growers to enhance food production by improving crop yield and enabling more efficient and less costly farming practices. Flag as irrelevant
	Connect with Us Vernon Morning Star While the ministry has been firmly opposed to allowing treated waste water to be used on food crops, a consultant recently pointed out to Vernon ... Flag as irrelevant
	Around Silicon Valley, lettuce, strawberries and broccoli bring in billions Silicon Valley Business Journal Silicon Valley hasn't completely lost its agricultural roots. So we crunched the numbers to illustrate the top 10 cash crops in the greater Silicon Valley ... Flag as irrelevant
	'Research and Development in agric critical for Africa' GhanaWeb ... replicated across the continent while urging Ghana to use R&D to develop other crops to the standard of cocoa to improve its food security situation. Flag as irrelevant
	Inside Costa Rica “Open source” seeds aim to protect plants from patents Inside Costa Rica April 23rd, 2014 (VOA) Taking a cue from the software industry, scientists, farmers and sustainable food advocates have released what they're calling ... Flag as irrelevant
	Treehugger Could higher food prices reduce food waste? Treehugger Food waste is more than just a shame. It's a terrible waste of natural resources, from the water used to irrigate crops to the energy necessary for ... Flag as irrelevant

	NDSU proposing center to research food security Kansas City Star "The diversity of crops is very central to the global food basket," said NDSU researcher Kalidas Shetty, who is set to be the institute's founding director. Flag as irrelevant Lecturer Tips On Food Crops The Star A lecturer at the Kenyatta University has asked farmers in Migori county to revert to food crops instead of cash crops to boost food security. Tobias ... Flag as irrelevant Crops Poor in the North - USAID AllAfrica.com THE crop performance in northern Namibia does not look promising because of low rainfall, a recent food security outlook report has suggested. Flag as irrelevant Voice of America Open-Source Seed Initiative Plants Resistance to Patented Crops Mashable Breeders can use the open-source crops to develop new varieties. ... agronomists and food-security activists worry that patenting plants makes farmers ... Flag as irrelevant Southwest Farm Press Food Shortages Could be Most Critical World Issue by Mid-Century AgWeb The world is less than 40 years away from a food shortage that will have ... "More efficient technologies and crops will need to be developed — and ... Flag as irrelevant Montreal Gazette Greenhouse vegetables straddle the seasons Montreal Gazette MONTREAL -- Crops are ripening in southern growing areas, but Montreal has yet to see local foods, with the exception of greenhouse tomatoes, ... Flag as irrelevant Daily News & Analysis El Nino uncertain, but crop damages put bankers on alert Daily News & Analysis Despite unseasonal rains and hailstorms in a few agri-pockets and a threat of El Nino likely to harden essential food commodity prices, bankers and ... Flag as irrelevant Grants to benefit specialty crops California Farm Bureau Projects to benefit California-grown specialty crops will receive a total of ... The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced last week ... Flag as irrelevant New farm bill increases investments in specialty crops TheGrower That sound you heard on Feb. 7 most likely was a collective popping of champagne corks throughout agricultural circles when President Obama ... Flag as irrelevant Hoosier Ag Today DuPont Pioneer Announces New Innovation to Help Corn Plants Better Withstand Drought Stress DigitalJournal.com ... about the continued availability of water to grow food crops," said Jerry Flint, vice president for Biotech Affairs and Regulatory at DuPont Pioneer. Flag as irrelevant
	People's Daily Online China to 'maintain self-sufficiency in food production' People's Daily Online Despite an expected increase in the country's food imports, China will maintain self-sufficiency in its main food crops, including wheat and rice, in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Nigerian Tribune Stakeholders reiterate commitment to scaling-up bio-fortified foods Nigerian Tribune ... announced that bio-fortified nutritious food crops had already reached more than one million farmers globally. By forging new partnerships, it aimed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Thanh Nien Daily HAGL Adds Laos Crops as Singapore Listing Looms: Southeast Asia Businessweek HAGL is focusing on growth in food commodities to meet rising regional demand, Chief Executive Officer Nguyen Van Su said in an April 16 interview. Flag as irrelevant
	spyghana.com biotechnology crucial to the pursuit of global food security Vibe Ghana Biotech crops are essential but are not a panacea and adherence to good farming practices such as rotations and resistance management, are a must ... Flag as irrelevant
	gulfnews.com Quinoa crops yield promising harvests in the UAE The National ABU DHABI // Quinoa, the South American crop that has taken health food stores by storm in the past few years, could soon be commercially grown in ... Flag as irrelevant
	HarvestPlus, Global Policymakers Seek to Increase Availability of Biofortified Food THISDAY Live HarvestPlus, a CGIAR program to improve nutrition and public health that organised the conference, announced that biofortified nutritious food crops ... Flag as irrelevant
	China to Remain Self-sufficient in Food Production ThePoultrySite.com CHINA - Despite an expected increase in the country's food imports, China will maintain self-sufficiency in its main food crops, including wheat and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Implications of winged bean crop are enormous The Salinas Californian The winged bean may be such a crop. Practically all parts of the plant are used for food. This tropical plant, variously called princess bean, asparagus ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC.com Fungus Threatens Banana Supply KAGS News But aside from its culinary delight, the banana is the eighth most important food crop in the world, and the fourth most important one for developing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Hawaii Is Ground Zero For The GMO Debate Huffington Post As of 2012, the most recent data available, seed crops in Hawaii were worth $217 ... In all, they exceed the value of the state's next several largest crops ... There has been little scientific evidence to prove that foods grown from ... Flag as irrelevant