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FAO says bumper crops bring down food prices, but demand rising in Asia
FAO noted that bumper grain crops helped bring down cereal prices by 1.6 percent from December and a staggering 23 percent from January 2013.
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China's food safety woes; 'Agent Orange' GMO crops; dough additive: food safety roundup
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new strain of avian flu has infected Chinese chickens and jumped to
humans, causing one fatality so far. These chickens, however, are
healthy.
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North Qld 'food bowl' possible: report
WATER from two rivers could be used to grow an extra 50,000 hectares of crops in north Queensland, a federal government report claims.
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Vertical farming explained: how cities could be food producers of the future
Populations are growing and cities are booming – but could we soon see skyscrapers turned into centres for crop production? From Chicago ...
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GM food policy: Trade disruptions from zero thresholds may cause 'severe' economic woes
The European Union (EU) zero threshold policy for unapproved GM crops and foods could lead to 'severe' economic problems if it ever leads to a ...
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Neighbouring farmers fight landmark Australian GMO court case
GMO critics say the spread of genetically modified crops hurts the environment, most notably by fostering herbicide-resistant weeds, and that food ...
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African states seek new farmland deals without problems of past
Bad weather in large food producing nations, growing use of land for biofuel crops and curbs on agricultural exports by some governments had sent ...
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Davao City to set up farm centers for cash crops
DAVAO CITY -- The local government will be setting up agricultural centers in ... farmers' income, through production and trade of high-value crops.
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SKOL: Farm bill a major disappointment
Planting of corn and other high-value row crops on slopes unsuitable for such ... Setting aside the cuts in the food stamp program that have aggravated ...
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Plight in Flight: Can Austin save the migratory monarch by planting pit-stop snacks?
These insects are credited with pollinating 75% of food crops, and for an efficient, sustainable system, biodiversity is essential. It's simple, really: If ...
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Farm bill to fund research, crops in the Yakima Valley
Yakima Valley agricultural projects as varied as virus quarantines, overseas apple promotions and efforts to breed a stemless cherry all will continue ...
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Philippines Government to Shift Focus from Rice Self-Sufficiency to High-Value Crops
The Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food ... planting of alternative, high-value crops would boost agricultural production and ...
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Specially crop grants offered through April 11
4 announced new opportunities for Michigan's food and agriculture industry through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program from the United States ...
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South Sudan Facing Major Food and Nutrition Crisis
The Organization is calling for $77 million for critical food security and livelihood support for the crisis-affected population as prices of staple crops soar ...
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Reasons Why we need GMO labelling
India, Peru, Bolivia, the Philippines and Mexico have issued moratoria on GM food crops to go along with Japan, South Korea and a large number of ...
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Food production must proceed on a war footing in Asia and Africa: Mukherjee
Highlighting the food production imbalance that exists between the ... shift in focus towards the development of horticultural crops and food processing ...
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Arcadia Biosciences lands key patent
Arcadia works on traits for food crops aimed at making agriculture more efficient, productive and/or environmentally sound. It has developed food or ...
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Stewart to lead India food outreach
Saskatchewan
agriculture exports to India were valued at close to $450 million in
2012, with peas and lentils the top two export crops. The province ...
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'People don't know what they're eating' - Food & Water Watch AD
The nature of crops and veggies we eat is changing rapidly to resemble a chemical weapon. Now scientists at Dow Chemicals have created ...
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Farmer expands irrigated crops in North Queensland
A farmer in Northern Queensland says large-scale cropping will become a reality ... allocation from the rivers by releasing 95,000 megalitres for agricultural use. ... Crops being trialled in the region include sorghum and guar bean.
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Bring on GMO wheat; GMO crops don't harm 2 insects, food safety roundup (links)
The piece says corn, soybeans and wheat account for a vast majority of the value of America's agricultural crop output. But it says wheat is different.
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Farm Bill Cuts Food Stamps, Boosts Specialty Crop Funding
Oregon
Democrats Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden were among the 68 senators who
helped pass the five-year, trillion-dollar farm bill at the U.S.
Capitol ...
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Local agri crops transformed into food blends
MANILA, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- Complementary foods are foods added to a child's diet starting six months of age when breastmilk is no longer sufficient to ...
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Crop boom report very good news
IT was reported in Monday's edition of this newspaper that the country will have a hefty surplus of more than 100,000 tonnes of food crop harvests this ...
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Farm closed for using sewage water
FOOD SAFETY ENSURED: A government committee found that aside from the one farm that used sewage water for irrigating crops, produce from all ...
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Federal food safety law poses problems for agricultural producers
It strives to make the food supply safer, but growers and manufacturers ... FSMA also states that producers cannot harvest food crops that have come in ...
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GM contamination test case
Chris Kelly : 04 Feb 2014 11:36:02pm. The Safe Food Foundation is an organic lobby group with vested interests in demonizing GM crops and foods.
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An Ample Harvest for Agricultural Research in Farm Bill
No whining. Research into specialty crops, including grapes, will flourish thanks to the new farm bill. Here, geneticist Mallikarjuna Aradhya examines a ...
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Farm bill aids Valley research, crops
The Farm Bill, which will pay for everything from food stamps to crop insurance for the next five years, contains several provisions that benefit Yakima ...
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Saying 'Not Really' to Chipotle's 'No' to GMOs
Like Mr. Ells, and like most consumers, it also matters to me where our food comes ... Mr. Ells worries that GM crops "could compromise" soil quality.
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PM brings hope for scientists over introducing GM food crops in ...
Times of India - NEW
DELHI: In a remark which may bring smile on the face of thousands of
agriculture scientists across the country, the Prime Minister Manmohan ...
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Farmers grateful compromise reached on farm bill
Post-Bulletin - "We knew that the strength and reliability of our nation's food production ... have the time needed to successfully implement programs for 2014 crops.
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India PM Urges People to Drop Prejudice Against GM Crops
Oryza - Currently, India does not allow cultivation of GM food crops including GM rice, but government representatives are largely in favor of introduction of GM ...
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Crop insurance to cover monsoon failure
The Hindu - Crop insurance scheme is being implemented as modified national agricultural insurance scheme in all the 13 blocks in Pudukottai district during ...
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FAO launches new standards for plant genebanks
BusinessGhana - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched a new publication aimed at improving conservation of food crops, many of which are ...
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Minister assures country of adequate food reserves
Daily News - Minister assures country of adequate food reserves ... that Tanzania will have a surplus of over 100,000 tonnes of food crops harvests this year.
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Food Production And Storage
Nigerian Observer - Agricultural
education, government attitude on development of agriculture farming
techniques, soil PH, soil micro-organism, texture, temperature and ...
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Northern Crops Institute promotes region's fare
AG Week - The Northern Crops Institute in Fargo, N.D., offers farmers an opportunity to ... Here are puffed rice and cheese curl products in the NCI food labs.
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Agriculture - Outlook 2014
Daily Business Buzz - Sectors including apple, blueberry, and other food crops will continue to see increased interest in their products from vendors as consumers place safe ...
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Calif. drought a cruel blow for laborers
Boston Globe - Strains on water supplies are expected to force farmers to leave fields unplanted, creating a ripple effect on workers at food-processing plants, truck ...
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Genetically engineered crop directive slow to develop
Statesman Journal - “If our crops get contaminated with genetically engineered seed or pollen, then ... There also are efforts underway to label foods containing genetically ...
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Monsanto's Roundup: new deadly scam exposed
OpEdNews - Roundup is the Monsanto herbicide that is touted as the cornerstone of GMO food crops. Monsanto claims these crops are genetically engineered to ...
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Farmageddon: the true cost of cheap meat
The Voice of Russia - A new book lifts the lid on the dangers of mass food production both for ... too – Britain has less than a quarter of the bees it needs to pollinate its crops.
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Agricultural Briefs
Great Falls Tribune - Application deadline for the 2014 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program for all noninsurable crops except for honey and value loss crops is ...
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Get involved and know what's in food
Trib- Today - The FDA is cowering at the feet of Monsanto approving Agent Orange chemicals to be sprayed liberally on its newest food crops. We need to bite back ...
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Climate Change Cuisine: It's What's for Dinner
Climate Central - Currently, only 30 crops provide 95 percent of calories consumed worldwide, yet some 7,000 plant species have been used as food crops throughout ...
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Agriculture Minister, Representative of FAO briefed on alternative ...
Yemen News Agency - ... to increase agricultural production and improve the nutrition of livestock as Quinoa crop is one of crops rich in protein compared to other grain crops.
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State programs offer financial assistance during drought
The Turlock Journal - Eligible crops include non-insurable, commercially-produced commodity crops, such as: crops grown for food; crops planted and grown for livestock ...
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How to Grow Vegetables for Seed Saving
Littleton Independent - Seed saving is a way to conserve and promote America's culturally diverse but endangered garden and food crop heritage for future generations.
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Securing crop biodiversity key to feeding: UN
indiablooms - More than 7 million samples of seeds, tissues and other plant-propagating materials from food crops, along with their wild relatives, are safeguarded in ...
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Project seeks cropping systems that profit farmers, provide food and ...
Blair Enterprise Publishing - Cropping systems that are profitable for farmers and balance societal needs for food, feed, fuel, energy and clean air and water are the focus and ...
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Specialty Crop Block Grant applications available
La Crosse Tribune - Development of food safety practices including "Good Agricultural Practices," ... Education to increase the consumption of Wisconsin specialty crops.
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Butterflies are on the Decline and Monsanto's GMO Crops are a ...
One Green Planet - If you didn't already just love Monsanto for all the wonderful ways they've helped purify our food system (cough cough), this just in: they're probably ...
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Massive Food Production, Processing in 2014
AllAfrica.com - The food crops,
the Executive Secretary said, include plantain and banana, rice and
cassava, sorghum and Irish potatoes, and vegetable and fruit ...
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Crop Insurance Is Critical to Michigan's Specialty Crop Industry
Hoosier Ag Today - The affordability and bounty of the American food system did not occur by ... Before crop insurance was widely available, natural disasters like the ...
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Workshops to cover marketing specialty crops in central Ohio
Columbus Dispatch (blog) - “These workshops are great opportunities for those looking to get into the local foods scene, grow their own specialty crops and learn new ways to ...
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Somalia: Agricultural Power Lies in the Fertile Soils of the Land
Midnimo Information Center - Have you noticed the magic word in the import list? food. ... Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for longer ...
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Space station 'farm' successfully grows a variety of crops
UPI.com - Space-based agriculture has long been of interest, as plants not only scrub carbon dioxide exhaled by astronauts but could be a renewable food ...
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Fertiliser nutrient imbalance to limit food production in Africa - Report
Premium Times - Using data from Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO, crop trials as well as an established EPIC large-scale crop model to estimate how the ...
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Securing crop biodiversity is key to feeding world's growing ...
UN News Centre - Securing crop biodiversity is key to feeding world's growing population ... of the crops that are crucial to food security by preserving biodiversity in gene ...
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Monsanto Poised to Move Away from Genetically Modified Crops
Opposing Views - However, genetically modified food is humanity's best hope to combat global hunger and rising populations. As the technology advances, crops could ...
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FAO: Better crop genebanks mean better food security
FoodNavigator.com - The FAO wants to improve standards across the world's genebanks to improve the conservation of crop diversity which in turn means securing resilient ...
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Biotech Crops Help Feed the World
Farmer's Exchange - The first question I usually receive is, "What crops do you grow? ... We have had genetically modified crops in our food for 18 years now. The Food and ...
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Counties Must Aim for Food Sufficiency - Raila
AllAfrica.com - Kenya: Counties Must Aim for Food Sufficiency - Raila ... investors to grow any staple food crops for export to countries where they are needed and for ...
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Major crop decline by 30pc within 2050
The Daily Star - Yield of some major crops may decline by around 30 percent within 2050, seriously threatening the country's food security, if proper steps are not ...
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Ag at large: Asphalt jungle sprouts crops
Hanford Sentinel - ... the way of growing crops or raising animals, especially for food, in cramped but fertile spaces under power lines, near walkways and in vacant lots.
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What You Need to Know About GMOs, GM Crops, and the ...
Newswise (press release) - Newswise — Genetically modified (GM) crops and foods and ingredients made available with the techniques of modern biotechnology have recently ...
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Genetically engineered foods & excessive chemical usage
GhanaWeb - The subject of Genetically Engineered foods came into the lime light for ... Food crops produced at the remote part of our country may not be left to ...
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Food grain, betel nut theft cases cracked, 10 of 2 gangs held
Times of India - BHOPAL: Two gangs involved in thefts of food grain and cash crops worth around Rs 60 lakh were busted on Wednesday. Cases in this regard were ...
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House Passes Farm, Crop Insurance, Food Stamps Bill
Insurance Journal » News - The U.S. House passed and sent the Senate a much-delayed bill to set agricultural policy for five years, as a coalition of rural Republicans and urban ...
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Genetic Engineering Damages Crops
Global Economic Intersection - One of the main selling points for genetically engineered crops is that they ... GE food manufacturers also promised an increase in crop productivity.
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Global Agricultural Robots Market - Shares, Strategies, and ...
DigitalJournal.com - Robots contribute to the freshness, variety and quality of food. Projects are ongoing. High value crops are a target of agricultural robotic development.
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Showing Africa the way – to grow more food
Daily News - SMALLHOLDERS or small farmers or peasants, most of who live in rural areas, play a key role in the cultivation of food crops in the country.
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US House passes farm bill, crop subsidies preserved
York Dispatch - U.S. House passes farm bill, crop subsidies preserved ... farm bill containing a mostly symbolic cut in food stamps and preserving most crop subsidies.
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Agricultural Robots Market 2020: Automated Harvesting Optimizes ...
DigitalJournal.com - ReportsnReports.com adds Agricultural Robots: Market Shares, Strategies, and ... High value crops are a target of agricultural robotic development.
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HarvestPlus, World Vision partner on imp…
Nigerian Tribune - The partnership will focus on improving access to nutritious staple food crops – for home consumption and to sell in local markets – for vulnerable ...
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Farm bill passes House; Maine delegation splits its votes
Kennebec Journal - Chellie Pingree, D-District 1, voted against the farm bill despite the inclusion of several so-called “local foods” and organic crop initiatives that she has ...
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House passes farm bill
Times Record News - ... Senate Wednesday an almost $100 billion-a-year, compromise farm bill containing a small cut in food stamps and preserving most crop subsidies.
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Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP
Murray County News - NAP provides weather related loss protection for all crops commercially produced for food or fiber for which multi-peril catastrophic crop insurance ...
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Scientists awarded for spotting water efficient crops
Oman Daily Observer - “It is critical that Australia maintains a significant research investment in agricultural sciences as food security and depleted water shortages for ...
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Common Crop Pesticides Kill Honeybee Larvae and Impact Food
Food World News - You might not think that insects are a big part of the food industry, but they are. Bees, in particular, can impact the pollination of crops that range from ...
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To Increase Food Production In Africa, Farmers Need More Fertilizer ...
Science 2.0 - Under-use of fertilizers in Africa currently contributes to a growing yield gap; the difference between how much crops could produce in ideal ...
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Schumer, Gillibrand split on farm bill that helps specialty crops, cuts ...
Syracuse.com - But the bill also cuts $23 billion in spending, including the $8 billion reduction in food stamp aid over the next decade, a cut of about 1 percent.
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Lack of rain threatening food and water supply in Ha'apai
Radio New Zealand - The chief executive of the Agriculture Ministry, Losaline Ma'asi, says as 85 to 100 percent of food crops were flattened, it must come up with a detailed ...
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Ethiopia plans GM crop boost for cotton industry
Thomson Reuters Foundation - As yet, there are no plans to introduce other GM crops in Ethiopia. But environmental activists who oppose the use of GM technology in food ...
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Work of food park at Paithan begins
Times of India - ... to establish mega food parks. The project will create a network of around 5,000 farmers from 10 centres to produce crops in about 100 villages in the ...
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The science of GM food is king over ideology
Evening Standard - GM crops have not so far seemed a huge issue for the UK. But in continents where climate and population are most urgent, GM food matters very ...
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Grassroot Institute to Maui: Look Past Anti-GMO Hype
Honolulu Civil Beat (blog) - "There is no conclusive scientific evidence that human beings have been harmed by the genetic modification of food crops," the Institute writes in its ...
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Traumatized Ha'apai villages need help to prevent food shortages
Matangi Tonga - The survey team estimated by mid-February the food crops would be used up in all the districts of Kauvai Ha'ano, Lifuka, Foa and 'Uiha, which were ...
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Only GM food on Chinese market is papaya
FreshPlaza - China is one of the major countries planting genetically modified (GM) crops, but only the papaya is on the market as edible GM farm products ...
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GM food crops are poisonous: MLA
Times of India - BANGALORE:
Karnataka government on Monday maintained that it is yet to decide
whether to grant permission for production of genetically modified ...
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Hopes for better food security with salt-resistant crops
euronews - Researchers there have been working on developing salt resistant food crops to try and solve some of the problems linked to food security.
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Land soon to be cleared in Tonga's Ha'apai to regrow crops
Radio New Zealand - Its chief executive, Losaline Ma'asi says 85 to 100 percent of food crops in some areas of Ha'apai were destroyed. She says it is working on a medium ...
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EWG's Top Food and Ag Stories of 2013
Environmental Working Group - ... a category that includes the farm bill, farm subsidies, crop insurance, conservation, genetically engineered crops and food and several other related ...
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British scientists seek go-ahead for GM 'Omega-3' crop trial
Agri.EU - The application for permission to conduct the trial, which submitted to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) on Monday, ...
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The dire need to support 'orphan crop' research
SciDev.Net - In spite of debate over its definition, the term 'orphan crops' refers to crops that ... Despite orphan crops' huge significance for food security and income ...
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US National Inventory Created for Wild Relatives of Important Crops
Agricultural Research - U.S. National Inventory Created for Wild Relatives of Important Crops ... are to crops, especially those grown for food; their availability in gene banks or ...
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Trends and events in 2014: grow your own food — or go wild with ...
Homes & Property - Many of us are turning over our borders and balconies to growing food crops, and Edible Cities (Permanent, £14.95) is the new pick'n'mix handbook ...
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Genetic Engineering Companies Promised Reduced Pesticide Use ...
Center for Research on Globalization - But GMO Crops Have Led to a 25% Increase In Herbicide Use ... and other, promises regarding GE crops, they have taken over much of the food crops ...
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Converting Grass Seed To Grain In The Willamette Valley
Jefferson Public Radio - When grass seed prices crashed in 2008, a group of Willamette Valley farmers decided to switch part of their production to food crops. Now, not only ...
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It's Time to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love GMOs
DailyFinance - Somewhere in St. Louis, teams of scientists and corporate executives are hard at work devising the next generation of food. The crops they create will ...
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House probe on genetically modified crops proposed
Philippine Star - MANILA, Philippines - A lady lawmaker has asked the House Committee on Agriculture and Food to look into the biosafety of genetically modified ...
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States weighing labels on genetically altered food
The Morning Sun - Seventy percent of processed foods contain at least one ingredient made or derived from genetically modified crops, known as GMOs, according to the ...
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