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Isaac L Isaac L
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global, Lamb/Sheep, Goats, Research, World Population,

Reducing transmission risk of livestock disease | Penn State University

According to a new study, the risk of transmitting the livestock virus PPRV, which threatens 80% of the world’s sheep and goats, increases with certain husbandry practices, including attendance at seasonal grazing camps and the introduction of sheep and goats to the herd.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Trade (Commodities), Ag Innovation,

Top Ten Technologies That Will Change International Trade

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital technologies and services, which have kept international trade flowing even as the movement of people has been restricted. From IoT to digital payments, technologies are rapidly changing the trade ecosystem, yet few have studied the opportunities and challenges that come with these changes. Today, the World […]

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Consumer/Retail,

"Over the years, production has migrated to diverse regions around the world. Today most vanilla comes from Madagascar, and to a lesser extent Indonesia, Mexico, Uganda, India and a handful of other countries."

The Not-So-Plain Story of Vanilla and Elo’s Efforts to Revitalize the Industry | North Carolina Biotechnology Center

Durham gene editing ag tech leader Elo Life Systems is using its proprietary computational biology pipeline to identify the genetic factors that can improve the vanilla orchid and introduce groundbreaking ways to produce more vanilla with less labor.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Climate Change,

12/22/2020 SOURCE: civileats.com

Our 2020 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide | Civil Eats

We read, reviewed, and recommend more than two dozen food and farming books for your gift-giving pleasure.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Australia/NZ, Coronavirus/COVID,

Regional economies: Agriculture strong, tourism struggling - NZ Herald

Latest figures show regions with large agricultural bases have surging regional economies.

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JAMES MSASA JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Commodities, Agriculture Global,

Farmer's Co-operatives in Southern Highlands zone.

VIBINJO COOPERATIVE LTD presenting their Strategic Plan for 2021.

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Ag Africa,

12/21/2020 SOURCE: www.businesslive.co.za

THOKO DIDIZA: Agriculture lays the groundwork for land reform and jobs in a difficult year

Challenges of 2020 showed the resilience of SA’s agricultural sector and provided an opportunity to draft an inclusive growth strategy for the year ahead

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Kim Bremmer Kim Bremmer
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Agriculture Global, CRISPR/Gene Editing,

This will be beneficial for many places around the world- corn that doesn’t need cool nights to have better yields. Amazing!

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JAMES MSASA JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Markets/Pricing, Agriculture Global, Regenerative Agriculture,

Farmer's Co-operatives in Third World countries is highly encouraged so as to increase productivity and Marketing access.

Since 14ty Dec to 17Dec 2020 Farmers Co-operatives from Tanzania got trained importance of increasing number of members in their co-operatives from Southern and No...Read More

TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Climate Change,

12/17/2020 SOURCE: www.weforum.org

A 10-year plan to save the world's degraded soil

More than a third of the world’s soil is already degraded, and that could rise to 90% by 2050 if nothing is done, threatening our food systems.

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