John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Vegetables, Agriculture Global, Economics, Vertical Farming, World Population,

Vertical farms ‘underserved’ when it comes to new seed varieties

A new company, formed by Singapore state investor Temasek and pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer, wants to ‘unlock the genetic potential of vertical farming’.

India's tribal farmers tap solar irrigation to cut migration

Using renewable energy to water crops, poor rice farmers are growing vegetables to feed th...

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Dairy, Forestry, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Poultry, Water, Economics, World Hunger, World Population,

IFC has sunk US$1.8 billion into factory farming operations since 2010

While the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) says the investments create...

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: Forestry, Coronavirus/COVID,

Timber smugglers loot Kashmir's forests during pandemic lockdown

A steep rise in recovered timber and complaints from across the insurgency-affected region...

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: Economics, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), Government / Policies,

Coronavirus delays hope of fishing subsidies deal

Disruption caused by the pandemic makes it unlikely the WTO will reach an agreement to end...

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: Ag India, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Covid-19 demonstrates urgent need for cities to prepare for pandemics

Cities and towns need to deepen understanding of their risks from disease outbreaks, as fo...

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, Regenerative Agriculture,

Which is Southeast Asia's most advanced clean energy nation?

[VIDEO] Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their peopl...

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: Forestry, Coffee/Tea, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Africa, World Population, Ag Podcast Global,

How a coffee grower and NGO are fighting deforestation in Sumatra

[PODCAST] An alliance between an environmental group and an agribusiness firm aims to redu...

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Topics: Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Ag Podcast Global,

Child labour in palm oil: How can children on plantations be kept safe?

[PODCAST] Should the priority be to stop all child labour on palm oil plantations? Or to a...

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Topics: Sustainability, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,

5 priorities for regenerating the living world on World Environment Day

Food and agriculture is rooted in the world’s natural resources. These include all the p...

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