John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Ag Europe, World Hunger, World Population,
Ice Age Hunters’ DNA Reveals The Origins Of Farming
What were the origins of the first farmers? Where did they come from and where did they go? This question was recently asked by a team of scientists studying the genomes of Europe's first farmers.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger,
Structure of “Gliding Bird” Plant Defense Protein Could Lead to Better Crops
Biologist Xinnian Dong says her “best Christmas gift ever” arrived in the form of a phone call. The call was from her longtime friend and collaborator at Duke University, Pei Zhou, who rang with long-awaited news: they had finally solved the structure of the key plant defense protein NPR1. Dong,
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05/10/2022 SOURCE: nutrition.tufts.edu
A task force of leaders—including the dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy—is preparing to bring together stakeholders and storytellers to inform this critical work
White House Announces Historic Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and
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04/27/2022 SOURCE: www.forbes.com
Here's a look at the 10 digital technologies from that list that I see as the most relevant to food and farming.
Council Post: 10 Digital Technologies That Are Transforming Agriculture
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,
Nigeria begins national performance trials for GM maize
Nigeria is set to begin national performance trials (NPT) for genetically modified (GM) TELA maize as the West African nation makes another leap towards
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: GMO's, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,
Viewpoint: Kenya’s crop gene editing greenlight is a start — but anti-biotechnology regulations still abound
Last month the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) published guidelines for the regulation of genome editing technology, making Kenya the second nation in
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Middle East,
Turkey’s farmers call for urgent support as food alarm grows
Turkey’s agricultural producers are grappling with exorbitant cost increases that threaten further blows to the country’s food production amid an already galloping inflation.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Commodities, Agriculture Global, Economics, World Hunger,
Maharashtra: Agricultural Activities Badly Affected by Inflation | NewsClick
Farmers in the state tell their stories of hardships with the recent increase in diesel-petrol prices.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger,
What does the rise of AI in agriculture mean for the future of farming? – Monash Lens
With automation becoming increasingly widespread in industrial farming, new research examines the role and status of the “farmers” as they spend more and more time managing IT systems. Read more at Monash Lens.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population,
The fight for Zero Hunger continues
Hunger has been rising globally since 2014, the risk of famine in some countries is real and malnutrition rates are still very high. Having been a world leader on nutrition through its last seven-year budget, the EU needs to take up its responsibility again, argue a group of advocates.
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