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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Vegetables, Agriculture Global, Sustainability,

Soybean oil-coated sand could be a green alternative to plastic mulch

In order to keep water from evaporating from the soil, farmers will often cover the ground around their crop plants with sheets of polyethylene plastic. There could soon be a more eco-friendly alternative, though, in the form of soybean oil-coated sand.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Vegetables, Fruit, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, World Population,

Preventing cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death globally, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and 17.9 million people die of the ailments yearly

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TOPIC(S): Vegetables, Fruit, Sustainability, Ag Australia/NZ, Education,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.gasworld.com

Avocados can be cryogenically frozen for future generations, new ...

A researcher at the University of Queensland in Australia has become the first person ever to freeze the tips of avocado shoots in liquid nitrogen and successfully revive them to create healthy plants in a bid to protect the world's avocado supplies.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Vegetables, Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, Regenerative Agriculture,

Warisan breeding millionaires through agriculture - Borneo Post Online

KOTA KINABALU: If Umno/BN can breed millionaires, Warisan breeds millionaires too, said Warisan vice president Datuk Junz Wong.

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TOPIC(S): Wheat, Cotton, Dairy, Forestry, Vegetables, Drones UAV, Fishing (Commercial), Beef Cattle, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

09/06/2020 SOURCE: www.marketsandmarkets.com

Agriculture Drones Market by Application, Offering, Farming Environment, Farm Produce, Component | COVID-19 Impact Analysis | MarketsandMarkets™

[255 Pages] Agriculture Drones Market categrizes the Global market by Application (Precision Farming, Livestock Monitoring) and Geography. COVID-19 Impact on Agriculture Drones Industry.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Organic, Vegetables, Fruit, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Coronavirus/COVID,

Lockdown gardeners see months of hard work bear fruit - and veg

Melburnians who got the gardening bug during the first wave of stay-at-home orders back in March are reaping the rewards in fresh homegrown produce.

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TOPIC(S): Vegetables, Jobs, Sustainability, Ag Middle East,

09/03/2020 SOURCE: www.avapress.com

Balkh: 3,000 women have been given jobs in agriculture - AVA

The provincial department for Agriculture and Livestock has said that 3,000 women are involved in agriculture in the northern Balkh province of Afghanistan.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Organic, Vegetables, Fruit, Economics, Beyond Organic , Ag India,

He Quit a 16-Year Career to Bring Organic Food to Your Doorsteps, Now Earns Lakhs

“Make food your medicine and it will take care of your health,” says the Mumbaikar who became a full-time farmer after quitting his job.

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TOPIC(S): Vegetables, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Regenerative Agriculture,

09/01/2020 SOURCE: www.thesundaily.my

Urban farming: Researchers try to wean M’sia off over-reliance on imports

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia produces only 48% of the vegetables it consumes, making the country over-reliant on imports. This is due to several factors, i...

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