One of the biggest challenges to reducing hunger and undernutrition around the world is to produce foods that provide not only enough calories but also … Rising CO2, climate change projected to reduce availability of nutrients worldwideRead more
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Tanzanian farmers are facing heavy prison sentences for seed exchange
If you buy seeds from Syngenta or Monsanto under the new legislation, they will retain the intellectual property rights. If you save seeds from your … Tanzanian farmers are facing heavy prison sentences for seed exchangeRead more
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Bt Brinjal Illegally Growing in India
[]— In February 2010, the Indian government placed an indefinite moratorium on the commercial release of Bt brinjal. Prior to this decision, numerous independent scientists … Bt Brinjal Illegally Growing in IndiaRead more
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Colonialism’s new clothes: The EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements with Africa
Since 2002, African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries have negotiated a reciprocal free trade agreement known as the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European … Colonialism’s new clothes: The EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements with AfricaRead more
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Agriculture May Have Shaped Both Human Jaws and Language
Recent evidence from several studies in paleoanthropology has upended these assumptions by suggesting the way we eat can actually alter jaw anatomy. the consequences for … Agriculture May Have Shaped Both Human Jaws and LanguageRead more
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India’s fields still have Bt brinjal
India banned Bt brinjal in 2010 but, nine years on, the genetically modified (GM) crop is still in circulation, said activists on April 25, 2019. … India’s fields still have Bt brinjalRead more
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Civil society decries FSANZ approval of Golden Rice
The recent release of Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) approval report of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) application for a Golden Rice ‘safety stamp’ … Civil society decries FSANZ approval of Golden RiceRead more
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Lactalis to milk more in India
On March 27, 2019, the Competition Commission of India approved the proposed takeover of Prabhat Dairy’s subsidiary, Sunfresh Agro Industries, by Tirumala Milk Products, a … Lactalis to milk more in IndiaRead more
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Tactics palm oil companies use to grab community land
https://grain.org/system/articles/logos/000/006/171/larger/Final_thumbnail_EN.jpg The booklet “Promise, Divide, Intimidate and Coerce: 12 tactics palm oil companies use to grab community land” has been launched today by the World … Tactics palm oil companies use to grab community landRead more
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Solving the mystery of fertilizer loss from Midwest cropland
Farmers can’t predict their annual corn harvest with certainty, but with the help of new research from Michigan State University, they can now pinpoint specific … Solving the mystery of fertilizer loss from Midwest croplandRead more