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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Rice, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Ag Europe, Ag Asia / Pacific, Genes /Genetics, Food Security/Shortage,

CRISPR gene editing shown to increase corn and rice yields

A team of researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions in China and one in Germany has found that turning off a certain gene in corn and

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food, Food Security/Shortage,

Without Access to Ukrainian Sunflower Oil, Iceland Foods Forced to Put Practicality Over Sustainability

Thanks to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the British grocery chain has been cut off from its supply of sunflower oil; the company says it must temporarily revert to using palm oil, which it eliminated from its products in 2018.

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TOPIC(S): Wheat, Trade (Commodities), World Hunger, Food Security/Shortage,

03/24/2022 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

Egypt in talks with Argentina, India and U.S. on wheat imports

Egypt is in talks with Argentina, India, France and the United States for future wheat imports but is in no rush to buy at the moment, the supply minister said on Thursday.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Beef Cattle, Trade (Commodities), Food Security/Shortage,

Oklahoma Farm Report - United States and Japan Reach an Agreement to Increase Beef Safeguard Trigger Level

Howdy Neighbors! Oklahoma Farm Report is home to Ron Hays - 'Ron on RON.' Radio Oklahoma Network keeps producers updated with ag news, reports, markets, sales and so much more!

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Wheat, Agriculture Global, Food Security/Shortage,

Broken bread — avert global wheat crisis caused by invasion of Ukraine

Nature - Russia’s war highlights the fragility of the global food supply — sustained investment is needed to feed the world in a changing climate.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Fertilizer, Food Security/Shortage,

“Global Food Crisis” Possible- – “No Precedent Even Close to This Since World War II”

Writing on the front page of today's New York Times, Jack Nicas reported that, "The war in Ukraine has delivered a shock to global energy markets. Now the planet is facing a deeper crisis: a shortage of food."

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TOPIC(S): GMO's, Biotech, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,

03/22/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu

Opinion: GMO cowpea can support biodiversity - Alliance for Science

Nigeria’s biodiversity is rich and unique, including semi-arid savanna, mountain forests, seasonal floodplains, rainforests, vast freshwater swamp forests and diverse coastal vegetation. The country is also endowed with a variety of plant and animal species that sustain the rural economy. However, this biodiversity is under threat from climate change and farming practices, such as overusing chemical […]

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: Fertilizer, World Hunger, Food Security/Shortage,

The CEO of one of the world's biggest fertilizer companies says there will be a food crisis because of the war in Ukraine and the question is just 'how large' it will be

Russia accounted for almost a fifth of 2021 fertilizer exports, according to Trade Data Monitor and Bloomberg Green Markets.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Fertilizer, World Hunger, Food Security/Shortage,

03/21/2022 SOURCE: www.nytimes.com

Ukraine War Threatens to Cause a Global Food Crisis

A critical share of the world’s food and fertilizer is stuck in Russia and Ukraine, sending global prices soaring and foreshadowing a rise in world hunger.

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Commodities, Ag Russia & CIS, Trade (Commodities), Government / Policies, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage, Commodity/Trade Groups,

Russia/Ukraine war: Another test for Nigeria’s agric sector - New Telegraph

Nigeria’s presence in the global market cannot be underestimated due to her 90 per cent importation as a country. Therefore, whatever is happening in the international scene, there is every tendency of its multiplier effects being felt in Nigeria. That is the exact thing currently happening in the country following…

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