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John LaRose Jr.
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Why a new potato variety could be a game-changed for farmers in East Africa - Alliance for Science

Imagine being a potato farmer in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda or Nigeria. On a small piece of land, which you depend on for food and income, you have spent months planting, weeding and watering. Up to twice a week, you manually spray your field, sometimes with limited equipment, or hire someone to do it, spending much […]

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Topics: Vegetables, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Potatoes, World Hunger, Ag Africa,

Why a new potato variety could be a game-changed for farmers in East Africa - Alliance for Science

Imagine being a potato farmer in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda or Nigeria. On a small piece of land, which you depend on for food and income, you have spent months planting, weeding and watering. Up to twice a week, you manually spray your field, sometimes with limited equipment, or hire someone to do it, spending much […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Sustainability, GMO's, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, Ag Africa,

Bad press and wild claims have unfairly slowed GM crops on the continent, African scientists say - Alliance for Science

South African scientists are urging governments across the continent to take concrete actions to enhance the acceptability and adoption of genetically modified organisms (GMO) — a move they say could unlock the region’s vast food potential. The scientists issued their call based on research they conducted in Africa and published in the journal Biotechnology and […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Regenerative Agriculture,

The Israeli farmers who are giving their land a year’s rest — Israel Collective

By: Abigail Klein Leichman - August 26, 2021 Starting the second week of September, Israeli organic farmer Ben Rosenberg will stop planting in the field. He will grow his veggies in raised containers inside fabric-covered hothouses until next September. The hothouse setup was expensive, and he wil

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Topics: Crop Consultant, Economics, Sustainability, Ag India, World Hunger, World Population,

Making Small Farms More Sustainable — and Profitable

A case study of Better Life Farming, an innovative public-private partnership in India, Indonesia, and Bangladesh.

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Topics: Dairy, Organic, Food/Nutrition, Ag Global Specialty Food, World Hunger, World Population,

Sugars from human milk could help treat, prevent infections in newborns - Tech and Science Post

Bacteria known as group B Streptococcus (GBS) are a common cause of blood infections, meningitis and stillbirth in newborns. Although GBS infections can often be treated or prevented with antibiotics, the bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant. Now, researchers have discovered that human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs)—short strings of sugar molecules abundant in breast milk—can help prevent GBS infections in human cells and tissues and in mice. Someday, HMOs might be able to replace antibiotics for treating infections in infants and adults, […]

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Topics: Education U.S. NorthEast, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Research, Ag India, Ag Global Specialty Food, World Hunger, World Population,

Helping India's smallholder farmers | UDaily

UD study suggests diversifying nutritional strategies in India to improve diets

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Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Weather,

Crop Farmers Struggle as Climate Change Link to Rise of Agricultural Diseases

According to a recent study, climate change will raise the burden of agricultural diseases in some areas of the world while decreasing it in others.

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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,

'We really could change the world': Agriculture revolution explores new approach to farming

Some producers swear there’s a better way of tending to the land: regenerative farming....

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Topics: Corn/Maize, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. NorthEast, Agriculture Global, Research, Sweet Corn, World Hunger,

Breeding Better Corn: Research Will Help Roots Acquire More Nitrogen

The discovery of a gene that regulates the angle of root growth in corn is a new tool to e...

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