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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Ag India, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Food Security/Shortage,

Declining trend: Public spend on Indian agriculture has shrunk in a decade

Public expenditure on the primary sector has declined faster than its relative importance in the economy

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, World Hunger, Biotech, Food Security/Shortage,

How genetic engineering is creating more nutritious, healthier food and protecting crops from ravaging diseases

Despite the objections and protestations of the anti-GMO advocates who equate genetic engineering with “Frankenfoods” and utilize fear and scare tactics to

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: Agriculture Global, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage, Trending News,

Ghana and Uganda ban grain and food exports

Global food protectionism is now in full swing. After India, some major EU food exporting nations like Hungary halted the export of certain crops. Many African countries are also banning the export of their produce.

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TOPIC(S): Commodities, Agriculture Global, Trade (Commodities), Food Security/Shortage,

05/25/2022 SOURCE: www.the-star.co.ke

Ukraine calls for safe passage for grain exports

Kenya is now looking to import from Mexico as shortage looms.

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TOPIC(S): GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, World Hunger, Biotech, Food Security/Shortage,

05/25/2022 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

Gene editing could increase food security, UK adviser says

Legislation introduced in Lords aims to help speed up development of gene-edited products

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Ag Russia & CIS, Ag Europe, Government / Policies, World Population, Food Security/Shortage,

Farmers warn UK must wake up to food security risks

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has highlighted the importance and fragility of food security at home and abroad – and the UK Government needs to wake up to the risks of sleepwalking into a disaster.

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Ag United Kingdom, Food Security/Shortage,

05/19/2022 SOURCE: www.farmweekly.com.au

Childhood guides PhD on food security

Tshering Samdrup wants to help small landholders in developing countries.

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Ag Global Specialty Food, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,

'By better managing agricultural potential, food crises could be avoided' in the Horn of Africa

For Djibouti's Ayan Mahamoud, program coordinator of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), solutions exist to deal with the region's drought.

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TOPIC(S): Food Waste, Consumer/Retail, Food Security/Shortage,

05/16/2022 SOURCE: modernfarmer.com

Measuring the True Amount of Food Loss on Farms

A free new tool from the World Wildlife Fund helps farmers measure how much crop loss is really happening in their fields.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Wheat, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Ag India, Food Security/Shortage,

India Bans Wheat Exports

Bloomberg writer Pratik Parija reported today that, "India prohibited wheat exports that the world was counting on to alleviate supply constraints sparked by the war in Ukraine, saying that the nation’s food security is under threat."

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