Thursday, November 15, 2012

Food Crops News 134


Food Crops News 134 update new global food crops from 13 Nov. 2012 to 14 Nov. 2012
A rainy month in Haiti causes widespread death, loss of homes and crop damage
Fox News

The World Food Program estimates that more than 1.5 million people are now
at risk of malnutrition because they were either displaced or lost crops,
forcing Haitians to rely heavily on more-expensive imports. "This means
massive inflation, hunger for a ...
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Farm bill is more than subsidies and food stamps
KBIA

These tomato and salvia plants are growing in bio-renewable pots in a
greenhouse at Iowa State University, which received a grant through the
Farm Bill to study replacements for petroleum-based plastic pots. Listen.
Beyond subsidies and food stamps, ...
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German rapeseed sowings for 2013 crop up
Business Recorder (blog)

About 75 percent of Germany's rapeseed crop is used for biodiesel
feedstock, the remaining 25 percent as food. The EU Commission announced a
major policy shift in September, saying it planned to limit food crop-based
biofuels to 5 percent of ...
<http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/1258162/>
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North Korean food production rising
UPI.com

ROME, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- U.N. agencies said production of staple food crops
in North Korea is on the rise, though millions of people remain at risk of
malnourishment. A joint assessment from the Food and Agriculture
Organization and the World Food ...
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Monsanto and Genetically Engineered Food: Playing Roulette With Our Health
Truth-Out

JS: In Europe, people are far more aware of the risks of genetically
engineered foods and crops. In fact in 1999, after a gag order was lifted
on a scientist who had been working on safety studies concerning GMOs, more
than 700 articles were written in ...
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Hopedale library holds lecture on bionutrients and food choices
Milford Daily News

"Every apple has less nutrients in it than it had 10 years ago," said Dan
Kittredge of the Bionutrient Food Association, a nonprofit organization
that works with farmers to educate them on growing better crops. Consumers
not only need to eat more to ...
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Southampton to help develop new crops for water-stressed environments
Scientist Live

The research is bringing together academics, crop breeders and commercial
partners with the single focus of developing new plants for this future
climate. The project is concerned with non-food crops for energy use –
poplar, miscanthus and giant reed ...
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UN: Without Adequate Help, 1.5 Million in Haiti at Risk of Food Insecurity in 2013
Caribbean Journal

“Without immediate cash contributions, the situation of these rural food
households will continue deteriorating until the next main crop in
mid-2013.” The WFP said it had distributed food to 14,000 people a week
after Sandy hit the country, and will ...
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Vitamin A-rich millet to be developed by researchers
Daily Monitor

Packaging staple food crops like millet with essential nutrients is a
low-cost sustainable way to combating malnutrition and related deficiencies
especially among those that are most vulnerable like children and women.
File Photo. By Lominda Afedraru ...
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UK, IRRI, BMGF Allot $14M for Further Research on C4 Rice


Crop Biotech Update  The government of the United Kingdom, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) have put $14 million to further support the C4 Rice project in the next three years. The IRRI-led project aims to develop C4 Rice, a rice variety with a built-in fuel injector to better convert sunlight into grain, potentially resulting in up to 50% higher production, while using less water and nutrients. C4 rice, if successfully developed, has the potential to produce 50% more grain with less water and nutrients which would contribute to future food security. 

The researchers have already identified crucial genes needed to assemble C4 photosynthesis in rice, defined the basic elements required for functional C4 photosynthesis, and successfully introduced 10 out of the 13 genes needed for C4 rice.  For the second phase of the project, the team aims to produce C4 rice prototypes for testing. 

This article is part of the Crop Biotech Update, a weekly summary of world developments in agri-biotech for developing countries, produced by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Aquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA)

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Global
• IFAD's New Program Aims at Smallholder Farmers' Adaptation to Climate Change 
• UK, IRRI, BMGF Allot $14M for Further Research on C4 Rice 

Africa
• Study Details Essential Role of Trust in Agricultural Biotech Partnerships 
• Zimbabwe to Start Growing Drought-tolerant Maize Soon 
• African Stakeholders Tour Bt Cotton Fields in Burkina Faso 
• OFAB Africa Launches Burkina Faso Chapter 
• Scientists Develop Witchweed Resistant Maize Variety 

Americas
• Disease-causing Mechanism of Cochliobolus victoriae Fungus in Plants 
• Scientists Find Aphid Resistance in Black Raspberry 
• Friendly Fungus Tapped to Induce Pest Resistance in Beans, Cassava 

Asia and the Pacific
• Press Freedom and Biotech Policy on News Coverage of GM Crops 
• Mitsubishi Funds Bioenergy Research in Sarawak Algae 
• Vietnam to Grow More Corn Including GM 
• New Rice Varieties to Increase Upland Farmers' Yield in the Philippines 

Europe
• Plants Recognize Pathogenic and Beneficial Microorganisms 
• Scientists Reveal Process in Plants-Soil Microbes Interaction 
• Parent Plants Provide Antibodies to Offspring, Research Finds 
• Biologists Discover Process Affecting Fruit Ripening in Crops 

Research
• Comparison of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Strains for the Genetic Transformation of Tomato 
• Increasing Lactostatin in Biotech Rice Using Soybean Protein as Carrier 

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Food Crops News 132


Food Crops News 132 update new global food crops from 3 Nov. 2012 to 6 Nov. 2012


6 Nov. 2012

Haiti fears food crisis in Hurricane Sandy's aftermath
Kansas City Star

Now, with ruined roads and crops destroyed throughout the country,
international aid and Haitian authorities are worried about a worsening
food crisis in a country still recovering from a year of drought, a weak
economy and a previous storm. “Whatever ...
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Climate Conversations - 'Virtual' crops could lead to climate-sustainable food

Care2.com

Climate change poses particularly daunting challenges to future food
production. Crops and livestock are already susceptible to a variety of
physical and biological stresses such as heat, drought, flooding, increased
salinity, pests, and diseases.
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India looks likely to harvest bumper wheat crop in 2013

Reuters

If farmers produce yet another bumper crop, the government will continue
unrestricted wheat exports, said P K Joshi, a director at the International
Food Policy Research Institute. Exports from India next year could make up
for a global shortfall after ...
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/05/india-wheat-idUSL3E8M253E20121105>
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Delusions of Danger

Slate Magazine

Why the food movement's demonization of genetically modified crops isn't
just scientifically baseless—it's politically stupid. By Keith
Kloor|Posted Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, at 10:55 AM ET. Tweet. An activist
protests a request by US biotech giant ...
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Are you eating genetically modified food?

News24

Are you consuming food made using genetically modified (GM) crops? You
probably are, even if you're not aware of it. The Washington-based
Environmental Working Group recently conducted an interesting
investigation. Using 2011 data provided by the US ...
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EAC Told to Ease Food Trade in Region

AllAfrica.com

If Africa and the East African Community (EAC) partner states are to
provide poor people with better access to food, and help poor farmers earn
higher prices for their food crops, opening up cross-border trade across
the region is essential, a World ...
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Ihedioha Promises to Establish Food Crop Processing Centres

THISDAY Live

Emeka Ihedioha, at the weekend, pledged to establish multi-million naira
food crops processing plants in Imo State to boost food security in the
state. He made the pledge during the passing out ceremony of 700 youths and
women who benefitted from the ...
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CSPI: USDA Should Have Greater Oversight over Engineered Crops

Food Product Design

CSPI feels foods made from genetically engineered crops are safe to eat.
Still, the organization is in favor of legislation that would require
approval of such crops before they enter the nation's food supply. The U.S.
Food and Drug Administration ...
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This election will be the food movement's moment of truth, says ...

By Lauren Alix Brown

Biotechnology was supposed to trigger a food revolution: Higher crop yields
and the end of world hunger. Or so promised once-chemical producer
Monsanto, now the mother of all agricultural biotechnology companies. But
20 years on, ... <http://qz.com/24136/this-election-will-be-the-moment-of-truth-for-the-food-movement-says-michael-pollan/> Quartz <http://qz.com/>

=== Web - 1 new result for [food crops] ===


Attention Tobacco Producers | North Carolina Cooperative Extension

Animal Agriculture · Commercial Horticulture, Nursery, & Turf · Farm
Health & Safety · Field Crops · Food Safety & Processing · Local Foods · Pest Management ... <http://davie.ces.ncsu.edu/2012/11/attention-tobacco-producers/>

 
5 Nov. 2012
 

GM crops only way to enhance food productivity: Dr Iqbal
Business Recorder (blog)

Director International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS),
University of Karachi, Professor Dr M Iqbal Chaudhary on Sunday delivered a
lecture at ICCBS auditorium on productivity of food. He said, the
productivity of food was a ...
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Food crop cultivation drive begins

Ceylon Daily News

The Sri Lanka Hadabima Authority has made arrangements to launch a special
programme to plant additional food crops. Around 1,000 farmer families will
participate in this programme, Sri Lanka Hadabima Authority chairman
Nandasena Herath said.
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Researchers say bees boost crop yields

ABC Online

"Canola only flowers for a short period of time and the bees are there for
a longer time, so they would need extra feed, and also in years with crop
rotation grains are grown [and] they will need extra food as well," she
said. "If you do not have ...
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Bananas could replace potatoes in warming world

GreaterKashmir.com

London, Nov 4: Climate change could lead to crops from the banana family
becoming a critical food source for millions of people, a new report says.
Researchers from the CGIAR agricultural partnership say the fruit might
replace potatoes in some ...
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Sandy fuels growing fears of food security crisis in Haiti

MiamiHerald.com (registration)

The hillside farms and plantations were among those that had been
mercifully spared from previous disasters and disease in a country
struggling under the weight of a severe food crisis. Now, with ruined roads
and crops destroyed throughout the country, ...
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Op-ed: Gates Foundation should step away from funding genetically modified ...

The Seattle Times

37 to require businesses to label genetically modified food, people should
consider that the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is funding
research to develop genetically modified crops around the world instead of
more natural products. In ...
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Food insecurity is the real problem of Pakistan

News Tribe

Developing countries grew approximately 50 percent of global biotech crops
in 2011 and are expected to exceed industrial countries' land area devoted
to the crops in 2012.” Dr. Iqbal asserted that biotechnology can bring
food security in the country as ...
<http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/11/04/food-insecurity-is-the-real-problem-of-pakistan/>
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UPA's reform catch-22: To hike wheat prices or not

Hindustan Times

However, successive raises have strongly raised food inflation. Higher
wheat MSP has helped record production, but at the expense of vegetables
and pulses, whose shortage has driven food inflation. "Price policies do
hamper crop diversification ...
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Aiken County Cotton is King

The Aiken Leader

Cotton is a fiber, food and feed crop, obviously, a large and dominant crop
in the south. The beauty of a cotton field in the fall is undeniable.
According to USDA reports, South Carolina currently sees about 300,000
acres in cotton up from 202,000 ...
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Nov. 2012

Everything you need to know about California's genetically modified food fight ...
Washington Post (blog)

How do you genetically modify food? Farmers have been selectively breeding
crops for tens of thousands of years in order to produce desirable genetic
traits. But that's not what's at issue here. Since the 1990s, scientists
have been able to manipulate ...
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/11/03/everything-you-need-to-know-about-californias-genetically-modified-food-debate-in-one-post/>
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GMO Food Debate In The National Spotlight

Forbes

According to the FDA's Statement of Policy, “Section 402(a)(1) of the act
imposes a legal duty on those who introduce food into the market place,
including food derived from new crop varieties, to ensure that the food
satisfies the applicable safety ...
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelhennessey/2012/11/03/gmo-food-debate-in-the-national-spotlight/>
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Guest Column: Drought, food and land: What will we learn?

Rockford Register Star

The October USDA prediction is that the 2012 corn crop will be 25 bushels
an acre, or 13 percent less than 2011. Lack of supply and increased demand
will contribute to keeping prices high for livestock feed and human
consumable foods. 2012 provides a ...
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Timber And Stone Progress Update: New Crops And Bug Fixes

Just Push Start

Firstly, Reed revealed that he had added a bunch of new crops to go
alongside wheat which was originally the only plant-able food source. Reed
not only named the crops on the image above but also released a list of the
crops “Corn, potatoes, pumpkins, ...
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Did Farmers of the Past Know More Than We Do?

New York Times

The purpose of that patch of oats was manure mitigation. The waste that had
been sprayed on that field came from a hog confinement operation, and oats
were the only crop that would put such concentrated, nearly toxic manure to
nutritional use and do it ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/opinion/sunday/crop-rotation-and-the-future-of-farming.html>
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Farmers Pay the Price for Consolidation in Organic Food Industry

Equities.com

An analysis released today by the national consumer group Food & Water
Watch found that the farmers who grow organic crops and raise organic
livestock now face the same forces of corporate consolidation that dominate
the conventional food industry ...
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There is More for Food Voters to Chew Over Than Just Proposition 37

Food Safety News

But like California's highly touted Proposition 37 to require labeling of
food made from genetically modified crops, several states are deciding on
ballot measures that at least kick around the edges of food safety with
hunting, fishing, trapping and ...
<http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2012/11/there-is-more-for-food-voters-to-chew-over-than-just-proposition-37/>
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Urban Acres indoor garden to begin selling vegetables, herbs this month

Fall River Herald News

So the family began toying with the idea of growing their own food in the
controlled environment using methods that didn't involve the harmful
chemicals found in pesticides used on crops grown on conventional outdoor
farms. That idea eventually evolved ...
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Going Bananas Over Climate Change? You Might Have To

Care2.com (blog)

Other factors have included a failure to address disease control among the
crops and a general shift in focus toward other foods. What is perhaps the
most interesting point this news brings us is the realization that we must
be pro-active in ...
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3 Nov. 2012

California food ballot measure could have national impact
Kansas City Star

Such ingredients come from crops – in particular soybeans and corn –
that have had their DNA scientifically altered by genes from other plants,
animals, viruses or bacteria. California voters will decide Tuesday whether
they want to require food with ...
<http://www.kansascity.com/2012/11/02/3898475/california-food-ballot-measure.html>
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Calif. to vote on GMO food labels, but you may already eat them
NBCNews.com (blog)

If approved, food manufacturers will be required by law for the first time
to label all products produced from genetically modified (GM), biotech, or
genetically engineered (GE) crops. “Natural,” “naturally made,
“naturally grown,” and “all natural ...
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Farmers' body opposes field trials of GM crops
Business Standard

Farmer community in Gujarat has raised objection to the union agriculture
minister, Sharad Pawar's appeal to the state governments to permit field
trials of genetically modified (GM) food crops. Farmer body, Bhartiya Kisan
Sangh (BKS) has alleged that ...
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European Commission Limits Food-Based Biofuel
Design News

The European Commission (EC) has proposed to limit the amount of food crops
that can be used for making biofuels in the European Union. The move comes
after several studies have shown that not all biofuels are equal in
greenhouse gas emissions.
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Specialty Crop Block Grant Technical Review Committee Sought
Imperial Valley News

California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross
is announcing the opportunity to serve as a reviewer on the 2013 Specialty
Crop Block Grant Technical Review Committee. This committee reviews,
evaluates, and make ...
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Court Okays Genetically Modified Crops On Wildlife Refuges
Indiana Public Media

The Fish & Wildlife Service uses genetically modified crops as extra food
sources for wildlife and to maintain and restore land that it says could
otherwise be over-run by invasive species. The Midwest region conducted an
environmental assessment last ...
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Global warming may make bananas replace potatoes as vital food crops
MSN India

Researchers from the CGIAR agricultural partnership said that the fruit
might replace potatoes in some developing countries, the BBC reported. The
authors of the report also said that cassava and the little known cowpea
plant could play increasingly ...
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Scientists present joint front on GM crops
Livemint

The panel's study—Cultivation of Genetically Modified Food
Crops—Prospects and Effects—was among the most extensive conducted by a
parliamentary standing panel, which received 467 memoranda and 14,862
documents, and reviewed evidence given ...
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Sandy worsens Haiti's food crisis
Financial Times (blog)

Not only is Haiti's death toll of 54 much higher given that only 10m people
live in the impoverished Caribbean nation, but Sandy destroyed thousands of
hectares of crops, making the import-dependent country even more reliant on
expensive foreign food.
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CSPI Urges Tougher Oversight of GE Foods in Farm Bill
CSPI Newsroom

CSPI believes that foods made from currently marketed genetically
engineered crops are safe to eat, and that with effective oversight the
crops' environmental impact could be managed safely. But CSPI also supports
legislation that would require ...
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Haiti fears food shortages after hurricane hit crops - The Standard
Fears are growing of food shortages in Haiti, after the strong winds and
heavy rain of Hurricane Sandy caused extensive crop damage.
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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Food Crops News 130




            Food Crops News 130 update new global food crops from 22 to 27 October 2012
 Tin Cây Lương thực 130 cập nhật tin cây lương thực toàn cầu từ 22-27 tháng 10 năm 2012


27 October 2012
Science group opposes labeling of genetically modified foods
Los Angeles Times

"Consuming foods containing ingredients from GM crops is no riskier than
consuming the same foods containing ingredients from crop plants modified
by conventional plant improvement techniques," wrote the group's executive
board. Legally mandating the ...
<http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-genetically-modified-foods-20121025,0,1697958.story>
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As California Vote Looms, Scientists Say No To Labeling Genetically Modified ...
NPR (blog)

Scientists insert or manipulate a few specific genes in these foods, for
example adding natural pesticides or making crops resistant to herbicides,
which farmers can then spray more easily instead of mechanically tilling
the soil. This no-till method ...
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US food movement seeks election-year vault to political force
Chicago Tribune

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. food movement, which groups a kaleidoscope
of causes from inner-city gardens to hunger prevention and no-biotech
crops, plans to link the farmers market to the ballot box as it challenges
large-scale agriculture this year.
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Field Notes: Making the most of cover crops
KBIA

For this edition of Field Notes, Harvest Public Media's Amy Mayer spoke
with Tom Kaspar, a plant physiologist at the National Lab for Agriculture
and the Environment, about the importance of cover crops in how our food is
grown. Enlarge image. Credit ...
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How Midwest drought damaged US economic growth as well as farmland crops
Washington Post
A: Yes, because GDP figures don't capture, for example, higher food prices
that can follow a drought. And farmers hit by a drought typically cut back
on purchases of farm equipment, vehicles and other goods. That can hurt
merchants in farm country and ...
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Rising Ocean Temperatures Threaten Ocean Food Chain
Huffington Post

... bees to get out and about to collect, leaving them to starve or become
malnourished and more prone to other diseases. This doesn't just mean a
decline in honey. We rely on bees to pollinate crops. When bees disappear,
many food crops could also die ...
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Volunteers growing crops in disused land to help feed poor
This is Staffordshire

Urban gardening project, Status Grow, uses 'borrowed land' to grow crops to
support residents classed as being in 'food poverty' in North
Staffordshire. . GROW YOUR OWN: Jayne Fair and her son Daniel,
volunteers with the Status Grow project, get busy ...
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Future of genetically modified crops
mydigitalfc.com

... parliament drawn from both the houses (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) and
from all political parties has submitted a very detailed report on
“Cultivation of genetically modified food crops: Prospects and Effects”
(Lok Sabha Secretariat, August 2012 ...
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Ontario soybean/corn crops yielding better than expected
Grainews

“We had quite a dry summer in Ontario so there were considerable concerns
that the yields were not going to be there,” Horst Bohner, soybean
specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
said. “But on the whole the yields ...
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26 
Octorber 2012 
Mixed Rulings on Crops With Genetic Changes
Courthouse News Service

Fish and Wildlife signed agreements allowing farmers to plant and harvest
genetically modified crops on designated areas in refuges, under conditions
established by refuge managers. Under the agreements, the use of modified
corn and soybeans on refuge ...
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Scientists see double standard in critique of altered foods
Los Angeles Times

In the debate over genetically modified foods, scientists often point to
what they see as a double standard. Why such fear and loathing about a
technology that's essentially a more precise way of doing what plant
breeders have been doing for thousands ...
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Scientists: GMO labels would 'mislead and falsely alarm'
Record-Searchlight (blog)

There are several current efforts to require labeling of foods containing
products derived from genetically modified crop plants, commonly known as
GM crops or GMOs. These efforts are not driven by evidence that GM foods
are actually dangerous. Indeed ...
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Proposition 37 demands a YES vote (5)
Record-Searchlight (blog)

And now according to Food Safety Review, a publication of the Center for
Food Safety, "Monsanto and Dow have recently developed new genetically
engineered crops that are designed to survive dousing with toxic
herbicides, including 2,4-D, a major ...
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Bunge 3rd-quarter net income climbs; says crop supplies need to approach ...
The Republic

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Agribusiness and food company Bunge Ltd.'s
third-quarter net income more than doubled as revenue rose on strength in
its agribusiness division. The company's performance missed Wall Street's
expectations as it continues to deal ...
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EU changes to Biofuel law will hurt UK bioethanol plants
Farmers Guardian

NFU combinable crops board chairman Andrew Watts said 'this isn't about
food and fuel, this is about both', and he questioned a policy which would
see the UK increase its reliance on more expensive imported protein for
animal feed. Currently, EU member ...
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Zamfara Lost Crops Worth N1 Billion to Floods - Official
AllAfrica.com

Floods destroyed food and cash crops estimated at more than N1billion in
seven local government areas of Zamfara State, Alhaji Bello Na-Allah,
Director of Information of Zamfara Emergency Management Agency (ZEMA),
said. Na-Allah told newsmen in ...
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Food Insecurity and the Future of the Sahel
Council on Foreign Relations (blog)

Moreover, greater-than-expected rainfall has mitigated the drought and
prevented the worst predictions about crop failure from coming true. Crop
yields in some areas should be strong in coming months. On balance, the
immediate food crisis in the Sahel ...
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A dozen Michigan organizations receive specialty crop grants
Great Lakes Echo

Managing bees and saving cucumbers from disease are just two of the topics
being studied in recent specialty crop grants. This October in Michigan the
federal government awarded grants to a dozen food and agriculture
organizations for projects that ...
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Cutting biofuels from food crops used will increase food security, right?
The European Commission's proposal to limit the amount of biofuels that can
be sourced from food crops (mainly rapeseed, sugar beet and wheat in the
case of ...
<http://ecometrica.com/blog/cutting-biofuels-from-food-crops-used-will-increase-food-security-right/>

25 October 2012

 Scientists defend safety of genetically modified foods
Los Angeles Times

These modifications allow farmers to grow crops with easier weed control
and fewer pest-killing chemicals. To an increasingly vocal group of
consumers, this genetic tinkering is a major source of anxiety. They worry
that eating engineered foods could ...
<http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-gmo-food-safety-20121025,0,5914417.story>
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COLUMN-European biofuel push hard to reverse: Wynn
Reuters

Probably the best course is to halt growth in the conventional biofuel
industry, which produces fuel from food crops, pending better understanding
of their full environmental and food price impacts. That is broadly what
the European Commission proposed ...
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Judge Halts GE Crops on Southeastern Wildlife Refuges
eNews Park Forest

... the public interest groups Public Employees for Environmental
Responsibility (PEER), Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Beyond Pesticides
yesterday, halting cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) crops in all
national wildlife refuges in the ...
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Students volunteer to pick crops, help families in need
RU Daily Targum

Rutgers Against Hunger, Farmers Against Hunger and the Office of Community
Engagement join efforts to help the hungry this holiday season at Giamarese
Farms in East Brunswick, N.J., where students helped pick excess crops to
be donated to local food ...
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Delegates, Scientists to Brainstorm Improvements in Food Security in West Africa
Voice of America

Zougmore said the Sahel region of Africa is a good example of where better
management of crops is needed. The area often endures severe droughts which
cause crop failure, and in turn increase food insecurity for a large part
of the population. To ...
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New Institute for International Crop Improvement launched
agprofessional.com

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center's Institute for International Crop
Improvement(IICI), has been established to expand research efforts, trait
improvements, product development and biosafety to include a greater range
of food security crops.
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Scroggin, Breidenthal address genetically modified crops issue
Mail Tribune

Genetically modified crops were the hot topic at a Jackson County
commissioner candidate forum hosted Tuesday by a group dedicated to local
food and economic issues. Project Rogue Valley committee member Jeff Golden
moderated the forum, which was ...
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What Are GMO? What Is A GMO? What Foods Are Genetically Modified ...
OpEdNews

Many companies financing No on Prop 37 are pesticide companies and
Genetically Modified crop seed companies. MONSANTO COMPANY $7,100,500.00.
Monsanto was and still is a pesticide company, which also sells BT crop
seeds; Monsanto foods you ...
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Drought-proof food bowls proposed as integral to Melbourne future planning
The Age

Werribee South produces up to 70 per cent of south-eastern Australia's leaf
and kale crops but local grower Bob, who did not want to use his last name,
said the issue was a divisive one for farmers. Many farmer's assets were
tied up in their properties ...
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Fall Desert Crops Workshop Nov. 27 in El Centro, Calif.
Western Farm Press

2012 Fall Desert Crops Workshop will be held Nov. 27, 2012 in El Centro,
Calif. at the House of Steaks restaurant. Topics at the no-cost workshop
will include insect management in winter vegetables, food safety, herbicide
updates, neonicotinoid use in ...
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=== Web - 1 new result for [food crops] ===

Sri Lanka WORLD:: Sri Lankan President advises against using food ...

News article about: Sri Lankan President advises against using food crops
for fuel at World Energy Forum.
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24 October 2012
GMO Crop Planting In National Wildlife Refuges Rejected By US Judge
Huffington Post

In their lawsuit last year, the Center for Food Safety and two other groups
argued that the Fish and Wildlife Service violated environmental laws in
allowing genetically modified crops in the agency's Southeast Region, which
encompasses 10 states.
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Food Or Fuel Crops? Defining Surplus Land Will Help
Science 2.0

Which is the better use for a plot of land: growing crops to feed nations
or growing crops to power them with biofuel? The answer to this question
is, perhaps not surprisingly, complex and turns on the definition of
“surplus” land, or idle, marginal ...
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Ban on GM crops' field trials not the solution, adequate regulation needed
Economic Times

These are: one, a blanket ban of 10 years on field trials of transgenic
food crops; two, a blanket ban on field trials of transgenics in those
crops for which India is a centre of origin or diversity; and three, its
presumption of a conflict of ...
<http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/editorial/ban-on-gm-crops-field-trials-not-the-solution-adequate-regulation-needed/articleshow/16935464.cms>
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Buying the Vote on GMO's
New York Times (blog)

And the trend is toward more caution, not less: just last week a
court-appointed panel in India recommended a 10-year moratorium on field
trials of genetically modified food crops to allow time for strengthening
regulation and research. We should have ...
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COLUMN-EU biofuel shift could apply to tar sands: Wynn
Reuters

What the proposals do is lay out a fuller picture of carbon emissions from
producing biofuels from food crops by taking into account indirect
emissions from displacing food production which then moves on to idle land
elsewhere. Their major concession ...
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/23/column-wynn-fuel-carbon-idUSL5E8LHK6V20121023>
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Biotechnology key to addressing farm sector challenges: experts
Business Recorder (blog)

According to them, Genetically-Modified (GM) food technology should be
utilised for strengthening crop improvement system, besides ensuring food
security. Biotech crops not only had higher productivity, but was also a
land saving technology, viable for ...
<http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/1250811/>
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PHL eyes working with US, ASEAN on genetically modified crops
GMA News

The Philippines is considered a leader in biotechnology in Southeast Asia,
being the first country in the region to have a regulatory system for
biotech products in place and the first to grow a major biotech crop for
food, feed and processing – Bt ...
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Food for Thought: Getting the freshest seasonal produce
Taunton Daily Gazette

If that's not enough to get your juices flowing, consider this: "Purchasing
crops from various community farmers boosts local economies and enhances
sustainability practices by keeping food import/export needs down," says
chef Linda Trakselis, culinary ...
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Crop traders forced to move into new fields
Financial Times

The worst drought in decades has decimated US corn and soyabean crops,
forced ranchers to sell cattle and driven up food prices. It has also
quickened efforts to build a global footprint among the world's largest
agricultural trading houses. The US is ...
<http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bd2e1bf0-192e-11e2-af4e-00144feabdc0.html>
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World scientists discuss how to boost food security
Global Times

World scientists are meeting in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday to
discuss Africa's food security challenges and how best to manage the
continent's soils for increased food and crop productivity. Participants at
a five-day Integrated Soil ...
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=== Web - 1 new result for [food crops] ===

European Commission reveal plans to limit use of food crops in ...
The European Commission have announced major changes to the Renewable
Energy Directive and Fuel Quality Directive, with the aim of limiting the
use of ...
<http://www.nnfcc.co.uk/news/european-commission-reveal-plans-to-limit-use-of-food-crops-in-biofuel-production>

23 October 2012
French Food Regulator Calls for Long-Term Study of Biotech Crops
Bloomberg

France's food-security authority Anses called for long-term research on the
effect of genetically-modified crops, citing a limited number of studies on
the subject. The agency said a French toxicity study of Monsanto Co.
(MON)'s NK 603 corn, a variety ...
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-22/french-food-regulator-calls-for-long-term-study-of-biotech-crops.html>
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Irrigation Pioneer Wins World Food Prize
Voice of America

A researcher who helped make crops grow in dry land areas received the
World Food Prize last week. Daniel Hillel was recognized for his work in
developing what is called “micro-irrigation” or “drip irrigation.”
It has made farming possible in places ...
<http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/irrigation-world-food-prize/1531373.html>
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President advises against using food crops for fuel generati...
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday advised the world leaders
to avoid using food crops for fuel production to prevent the threat to food
security and not use agricultural land in search for alternative energy
sources, government media ...
<http://www.sundaytimes.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25863:president-advises-against-using-food-crops-for-fuel-generation&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=547>
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GM crops to boost Malaysia's food security
The Sun Daily

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22, 2012): Rapid population growth, climate change,
escalating food prices, diminishing agricultural land and water resources
pose a serious setback in increasing food output to feed the world's
growing population. Hence, scientists ...
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A questionable GM test ban
Livemint

Last week a Supreme Court-mandated panel of experts that was to recommend,
or ban, field trials of genetically modified (GM) food crops, effectively
put paid to the future of transgenic crops in the country. The panel
presented an interim report to the ...
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ODA grant aids C.O. crop producers, processors
KTVZ

Central Oregon specialty crop producers and food processors will benefit
from a recent grant provided by Oregon Department of Agriculture to Wy'East
Resource Conservation & Development and their partners Central Oregon
Intergovernmental Council, ...
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European Union Contemplates Changes in Biofuel Policy
Food World News

The European Commission believes that switching to alternate sources for
the production of bio-fuels will reduce competition between the food
industry and the bio-fuel industry. Currently, corn, soy and sugar cane are
the major food crops used in the ...
<http://www.foodworldnews.com/articles/2952/20121022/european-union-biofuel-policy-corn-soy-drought.htm>
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2,4-D-resistant field corn, soybeans pass safety tests in Canada
Ottawa Citizen

Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have completed
three out four mandatory safety assessments on Dow AgroSciences'
2,4-D-tolerant field corn and soybeans and approved the crops for human and
animal consumption and ...
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Court Rules GMOs OK On Wildlife Refuges
eNews Park Forest

The suit filed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER),
the Center for Food Safety (CFS), and Beyond Pesticides, charged that FWS
unlawfully entered into cooperative farming agreements and approved
planting of GE crops in 54 ...
<http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/37641-court-rules-gmos-ok-on-wildlife-refuges.html>
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=== Web - 3 new results for [food crops] ===

Bt food crops - The Economic Times
Bt food crops Latest Breaking News, Pictures, Videos, and Special Reports
from The ... Bt food crops Blogs, Comments and Archive News on
Economictimes.com.
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Sri Lanka : Sri Lankan President advises against using food crops ...
Sri Lankan President advises against using food crops for fuel at World
Energy Forum Mon, Oct 22, 2012, 07:30 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk,
Sri ...
<http://www.colombopage.com/archive_12A/Oct22_1350914444CH.php>

The top 5 producers of the world&#8217;s biggest food crops ...
Notice one country that is common to each chart ? Click here to see why
this country is in so much trouble and how this is one of the single most
important ...
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22 October 2012


A 10-year cap on genetically modified foods recommended by Supreme Court ...

Examiner.com

The recommendation was a giant blow to the future of GM food crops in the
country and was the first time a panel such as this has specified the
period of moratorium as 10 years. The safety dossiers of all GM crops
approved for trials and those in the ...
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Major crop production to dip by 2.3% in FY'13: report
NDTV

Output of major crops, both food and non-food, is expected to decline by
about 2.3 per cent in 2012-13 as sowing has remained sluggish, economic
think tank CMIE has said. "Production of major crops is projected to
decline in 2012-13. A fall in output ...
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Should genetically altered food be labeled?
Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Six chemical companies own most of the patents for genetically engineered
foods -- Monsanto, Dow, BASF, Bayer, Syngenta and DuPont, in order to make
crops "Roundup Ready." That popular herbicide killed everything green --
including crops -- until GMOs ...
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Increasing risks to food security
DAWN.com

For less fortunate crops, despite being equally important for food
security, the situation has been disastrous. Pulses, being the poor man's
diet, are one example. With total requirement of one million tons, Pakistan
has produced less than 400,000 tons ...
<http://dawn.com/2012/10/22/increasing-risks-to-food-security/>
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Hooks and Antlers: Plenty of food sources can attract deer
WatertownDailyTimes.com

A mature whitetail deer eats 10 pounds of food daily at this time of the
year. As a result, early season success demands that the hunter, too, focus
on food. Among the prime food sources in the North Country are food plots,
farm crops, fruits, mast ...
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Crops Affected by Toxic Leak to Be Destroyed
The Chosun Ilbo

... Democratic United Party and the National Assembly's Welfare Committee
on Sunday, some 472.1 ppm of hydrofluoric acid was discovered in 202 out of
205 crop samples the Korea Food and Drug Administration collected from a
312 ha area in the region.
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ADM Targets GrainCorp to Tap Asia's Food Demand, Topeka Says
Businessweek

'Well-Managed'. “GrainCorp is a well-managed company, and together with
ADM would be better positioned to connect Australia's farmers with growing
global demand for crops and food, particularly in Asia and the Middle
East,” ADM said in the statement.
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Food Crisis - No Grains in Over N140 Billion Silos
AllAfrica.com

Farmers in Tofani and Kofa villages of Kusada Local Government Area of
Katsina State may not be able to harvest one-third of some of their yearly
crops this year - no thanks to the disaster that dovetailed the ice rain
and windstorm, which destroyed ...
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California to vote on GM food labeling
Bangkok Post

The association added that it "recognizes the many potential benefits of
bioengineered crops and foods, does not support a moratorium on planting
(GM) crops, and encourages ongoing research developments in food
biotechnology." But it also urged the US ...
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Growing food on a mountain
Mail Tribune

The evidence is everywhere: a geodesic greenhouse, fresh wood chips
covering a series of footpaths; a terraced slope with artfully arranged
rocks and medicinal plants; criss-crossing stacks of oak logs inoculated
with mushroom spores. And around it ...
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=== Web - 2 new results for [food crops] ===

Breeding for Micronutrients in Staple Food Crops from

Citation: WELCH, R.M., GRAHAM, R.D. BREEDING FOR MICRONUTRIENTS IN STAPLE
FOOD CROPS FROM A HUMAN NUTRITION PERSPECTIVE.
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Crops for the Future | Food First/Institute for Food and Development ...
It's time to change course … a film on agroecology and food sovereignty
experiences from around the world. A positive and hopeful film about
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