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food crops
Daily update October 30, 2014


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Center for Research on Globalization
GM Crops and the Rat Digestive Tract: Is GM Food Safe for Animals and Humans?
The aim of this review is to examine the relationship between genetically modified (GM) crops and health, based on histopathological investigations of ...
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Vision Systems Design
Imaging system evaluates root systems of plants to improve crops
Scientists are working to improve food crops to meet the needs of a growing population, but boosting crop output requires improving more than what ...
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ADM Invests $3 Billion to Make Healthy Food Taste Better
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM) spent the past century processing crops and basic commodities. Now it's moving to make food taste better.
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BBC News
UN urges salt-damage solution to reduce threat to crops
"Efforts to restore those lands to full productivity are essential as world population and food needs grow, especially in the developing world.".
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Business Standard
SJM upset over Modi govt nod to GM crop field trials
The GEAC had approved field trials of 13 GM crops, including those of ... air trials) for any field trial of GM food crop,” said Inaniya, who filed the RTI.
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Salt-loving plants may be key to global efforts for sustainable food production
This costs the agricultural sector many billions of dollars each year and ... one may be able to grow external salt depots on any crop," says co-senior ...
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Cover crops beneficial to soil
This is a great time to plant cover crops, also known as green manure crops, said David ... Hillock said cover crops are divided into two categories, including ... families and their numbers will decline without the preferred food source.
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New Vision
Farmers looked for solutions at World Food Day Exhibitions
This year's World Food Day, like previous ones, was crowned by exhibition ... Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) including National Crops ...
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Letter: We need to pass 'GMO right to know' Measure 92 for our health, environment and future
... of soil, water tables, food crops — and our bodies. There is documented GE/GMO seed drift and spreading crop contamination with GE/GMO crops.
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investment in small-scale
... in small-scale agriculture through the adoption of a sustainable rice farming technique that could ensure the security of staple food crops threatened ...
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Biofortification: New 'Green Revolution' for more nutritious crops
HarvestPlus, a food aid organization, selected seven staple food crops to work on, including beans for Rwanda, pearl millet for India and cassava for ...
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Crop Biotech Update
October 29, 2014
Around 1,500 individuals from 69 countries are gathered for the 4th International Rice Congress (IRC2014) at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC) in Thailand from October 27 to November 1, 2014. IRC is known as the "Olympics of rice science" because it is the largest gathering of individuals involved in rice science held every four years. This year's theme is "Rice for the World", focuses on the latest advances in rice research and technologies around the globe.
Robert Zeigler, Director General of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), delivered the keynote message during the opening ceremony of the Congress. "There is already profound impact for several million farmers worldwide who have adopted one of the first technologies of the second Green Revolution—flood-tolerant rice...Many of these farmers belong to the poorest of the poor who, for various reasons, did not benefit fully from the first Green Revolution in rice," he said. He added that the third Green Revolution of rice will be sometime around 2030, when farmers will be planting more robust C4 and nitrogen-fixing rice varieties, and more nutritious rice are available in the market for consumption. He stressed that these would not be possible without the help of young rice scientists in the fields and laboratories.
Read more at http://irri.org/news/media-releases/second-green-revolution-seeks-to-leave-no-farmer-behind.
Nine Kenyan members of Parliament promised to take specific measures towards lifting the ban on importation of genetically modified (GM) foods that was instituted in November 2012. The MPs visited the Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) project's confined field trials site at KALRO Kiboko on October 9, 2014. They were briefed on ongoing efforts to develop water efficient maize with insect resistance trait.
The legislators expressed their satisfaction with the experts' work towards food security. "We know that GM foods are safe for human consumption. Credible institutions have conducted trials on this and they have assured us of the safety," said Hon. Fred Outa. The MPs regretted that the technology is already available, yet people could not benefit from it as a result of the ban. "We are in the process of constituting a Parliamentary Select Committee, to independently gather information on GM food safety, and ultimately advise the House and the Cabinet to lift the ban" said Hon. Wilbur Otichilo. He lauded the scientists for having done their work in ensuring that the country has the technology and that it was now for the parliamentarians to work around the politics hindering the commercialization of the biotech crops for the benefit of poor farmers.
The tour had been organized to create awareness on biotechnology among key parliamentarians from parliamentary committees on agriculture, education, environment and labor. The tour provided them with information on the research process of the WEMA drought tolerant maize varieties developed in Kenya. The tour was organized by the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), and the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB-Kenya).
Hon. John Serut said that a lot more effort was required to sensitize especially the public about GM food safety. "Our people (electorates) have a lot of stigma on this technology, which needs to be removed by public education on GM foods," he said.


(From left to right) Hon. Wilbur Otichilo, Hon. Cecilia Ng'etich, Hon. Florence Mutua and, Hon. John Serut during the field visit in Kiboko
For more information on the tour, contact mkarembu@isaaa.org.
One hundred and sixty-six farmers, agriculture officers, technicians, researchers, and other stakeholders from the provinces of Laguna, Batangas, Quezon, and Camarines Sur signed a declaration of support for the commercial planting of the fruit and shoot borer resistant Bt eggplant during the second Public Dialogue on Bt Eggplant held at the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), College, Los Baños, Laguna on October 21, 2014.
The declaration carried the same statements from the first declaration signed by farmers and agriculture stakeholders in Pangasinan during the first public dialogue held on September 3. It expressed the signatories' acknowledgement of the Bt eggplant project's proper compliance to the right authorities; its potential benefits to the Filipino community; and their encouragement and support for safe agricultural technologies such as Bt eggplant, among others.
The public dialogue briefed the participants on the Bt eggplant project background, status, regulatory compliance, and potential benefits, as well as the food and environmental safety of biotech crops. It also presented a study on insecticide residues in eggplant farms in Pangasinan. Academician and former UPLB Chancellor Dr. Emil Javier also gave his message of support to Bt eggplant, emphasizing that as a public sector product, Bt eggplant is the first "Pinoy" GMO and will be an advantage to local agriculture if commercialized.
The public dialogue was organized by SEARCA, ISAAA, and University of the Philippines Los Baños-Institute of Plant Breeding (UPLB-IPB). For more information about Bt eggplant in the Philippines, visit www.bic.searca.org.
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food crops
Daily update October 29, 2014


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Earth's Soil Is Getting Too Salty for Crops to Grow
Irrigation makes it possible to grow crops in regions where there is too little ... “With the need to provide more food, feed, and fiber to an expanding ...
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food crops
Daily update October 28, 2014


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Austrian Tribune
The GMO debate: 5 things to stop arguing
But all uncertainty is not created equal, and the chance that the genetically modified crops in our food supply pose a danger to human health is ...
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The Guardian
No more rotten crops: six smart inventions to prevent harvest loss
Up to 50% of cowpeas, an important food crop in west and central Africa, are lost to weevil infestation. The Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (Pics) ...
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Spalding Guardian
Eight billion reasons why farmers need a healthy harvest
Crop protection products do what they say on the tin – they protect our food crops from damage by pests and diseases and from competition from ...
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Can no-till farming produce enough food?
A farming method that avoids conventional plowing and otherwise disturbing the soil may not result in more crop yields in much of the world, according ...
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Huffington Post
Dow Chemical and Monsanto Are At It Again as EPA and USDA Approve "Agent Orange" Crops
Well, currently, because of Monsanto's "Roundup Ready" GE crops we ... Center for Food Safety raised numerous environmental, socioeconomic, and ...
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Augusta Free Press
New study finds GMO feed safe for food animals, humans
newspaper Results of a new study of genetically engineered crops eaten by livestock indicate again that GMO feed is safe and nutritionally equivalent ...
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Elsevier Announces Conference: Agriculture and Climate Change - Adapting Crops to Increased ...
Maintaining food production is the greatest challenge humanity will face in the coming decades," explained Professor Edwards. "Continued failure to ...
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The Guardian
Nepal's coffee farmers count cost of beetle attack
“Coffee is more profitable than other crops, because from food crops I did not get much money,” says Ghimire's 35-year-old son, Bishanu. “Most of the ...
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Southeast Farm Press
Big Bucks Given To Grow Better Fruit Crops
The award is from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Specialty ... The crops are called Rosaceous crops and include: apple, blackberry, ...
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food crops
Daily update October 27, 2014


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The Journal
New report highlights importance of crop protection to British food
Commissioned by the NFU, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) and the Crop Protection Association (CPA), the study looked at the ...
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USA TODAY
GMO wheat mishaps foster skepticism of USDA
But food and environmental groups are skeptical about the safety of these crops in everyday foods and in the environment in which they grow.
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Wall Street Journal
The Organic Food Protectionists
4 requiring costly and useless food labels. ... The labeling initiatives would require farmers who sell crops in Oregon and Colorado to implement ...
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The Coloradoan
Inform yourself before GMO labeling decision
With the food-labeling initiative Proposition 105 on the November ballot, this ... Most current GM crops have been engineered for resistance to insects, ...
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Energy Collective
Energy Quote of the Day: 'This Would Have Been Simply Impossible Without the Establishment of ...
... has been expanded over time with greater focus given to advanced biofuels like cellulosic ethanol that do not use food crops as a direct feedstock.
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Livemint
Ebola is triggering a food crisis in West African countries, says Shenggen Fan
In an email interview, Shenggen Fan, director of the International Food ... cash crops like cocoa or for staples—as transmission effects of food prices ...
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food crops
Daily update October 26, 2014


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Keele University scientists to help protect food crops from whiteflies and thrips
SCIENTISTS are joining the fight to protect global food production from the ... Some types of thrips can cause extensive damage to soft fruit crops.
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Statesman Journal
Volunteers make a difference at food share youth farm
Sixty percent of the youth farm's crops go directly into the food boxes for distribution. The remaining 40 percent, Hibbard-Swanson said, are sold at the ...
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Speakers: Chemical users making food chain risky
The farmers who use chemicals and insecticides on farming food crops are also causing harm to the food chain and country's environment along with ...
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Winnipeg Free Press
Wild rice crops take hit from weather
They are looking at a crop right now of 70,000 pounds, versus more than ... The company won't be forced to lay off staff because it makes other food ...
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Yesterday afternoon, during the international hour on Slow Food Radio, ... Today there are a huge number of underutilized crops, with global food ...
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Eugene Field Grade School, Rock Island, Student Writers
How did the ancient Egyptians use the Nile River? They used the Nile River for food, travel and life. Although the Egyptians grew crops, they used the ...
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Farms.com
Breadfruit, A Nutritious Tree Crop Planted to Help Combat Hunger in Haiti and Jamaica.
Trees That Feed Foundation (TTFF), www.treesthatfeed.org, announced that in just five years they have donated 50,000 food-bearing trees that have ...
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ABC News
Maui voters to decide whether to ban GMO crops
There has been little scientific evidence showing foods grown from GMO seeds are less safe than their conventional counterparts. But fears persist in ...
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Farmers To Lose Right To Claim Subsidies For Fields Filled With Solar Panels
DEFRA indicated that the plans would "ensure more agricultural land is dedicated to growing crops and food [and] will help rural communities who do ...
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Michigan State University Extension
Flint, Michigan area urban agriculture report – October 24, 2014
... sheets on over 40 produce crops, general food and ornamental gardening information, food preservation information, a seasonal harvest availability ...
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food crops
Daily update October 25, 2014


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The Guardian
Feed the world? This organic food startup would rather not
The startup hopes to revitalize the local food processing industry in New ... About half of what Northern Girl processes makes use of crops that might ...
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The Rushville Republican
'Second generation' bioenergy crops topic of meeting
“Watershed Benefits Growing Second-Generation Bioenergy Crops.” Cibin Raj, Purdue postdoctoral research associate of agricultural and biological ...
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Fox News


Cold weather crops
All are good cold weather crops. In addition to surviving frosts, all the brassicas are healthy foods with lots of Vitamin C, soluble fiber and compounds ...
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Fresno Bee
Block grants to aid California specialty farmers
California specialty crop farmers are expanding export markets, improving food safety and providing school children better access to fresh fruits and ...
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UQ scientists help unlock the secrets of photosynthesis
The Queensland node of the centre will be led by Professor Graeme Hammer from UQ's Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation.
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Pankow horticulture program receives grant
The greenhouse and garden will extend the growing season, which will allow students additional time to plant and harvest crops. Food raised in the ...
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Mother Earth News
Fracking Chemicals in Our Food Supply
Fracking Chemicals in Our Food Supply. How gas drilling is threatening small farms by contaminating livestock and crops with fracking chemicals.
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