John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
60% of Zimbabweans face food crisis by December: UN – Nehanda Radio
About 8 million (60 %) of the Zimbabwean population is facing serious food shortages by December due to continued droughts in the country and COVID-19 pandemic that has disrupted the informal sector.
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10/26/2020 SOURCE: thecsrjournal.in
Syngenta India as part of their commitment to creating awareness on safety and health of the farming community, organized a […]
CSR News: Syngenta reaches out to Yavatmal cotton farmers with assistance in COVID-19 - The CSR Journal
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10/26/2020 SOURCE: www.greenbiz.com
Young leaders from the 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30 list see reasons for optimism if we take decisive action now.
These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health | Greenbiz
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10/24/2020 SOURCE: sciencebusiness.net
The phase III trial of AZD1222, the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University will continue in Brazil, following a review into the death of a volunteer. The Brazilian health authority disclosed the death on Wednesday, without saying if the volunteer had received the vaccine or the placebo, citing confidentiality protocols. Oxford University said a "careful assessment" had revealed no safety concerns in the phase III COVID-19 trial, which started in June and aims to enrol 5,000 volunteers across the country. AstraZeneca said it could not comment on individual cases but "can confirm that all required review processes have been followed". "All significant medical events are carefully assessed by trial investigators, an independent safety monitoring committee and the regulatory authorities," the company said. "These assessments have not led to any concerns about continuation of the ongoing study." The test vaccine, developed at the Jenner Institute at Oxford University, is also in phase III trials in the UK, South Africa and the US. AZD1222 is one of the leading candidates of more than 240 similar efforts around the world. In a bid to further speed up development of a vaccine, it was announced earlier this week that healthy people will be deliberately infected with COVID-19 in the first “human challenge” trial for the virus, set to begin at a London hospital in January. The London study will recruit up to 90 healthy volunteers between the ages of 18 and 30. The UK government has pledged to invest £33.6 million in the trial, which will be carried out by HVivo, the UK subsidiary of Open Orphan plc of Dublin. HVivo has long experience of conducting these trials, having deliberately infected around 3,000 volunteers with different viruses in previous human challenge studies. “Deliberately infecting volunteers with a known human pathogen is never undertaken lightly,” said Peter Openshaw, co-investigator on the study at Imperial College London. “However, such studies ar...
COVID-19 vaccine trial will continue after volunteer death
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Poultry, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
5 poultry innovations ready to change the industry in 2021
COVID-19 posed numerous challenges for the poultry industry, from worker shortages to interruptions throughout the supply chain. New technologies can help the industry solve these issues and look forward to future opportunities to thrive and succeed.
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Randy Krotz
Topics: Cotton, Markets/Pricing, Coronavirus/COVID,
Covid-19 Imapct On Cotton Fabric Market : Growth, Segmentation Analysis By Application And Regions To 2025 | Heng Li Group, Wujiang Deyi, Xinshen Group, Youngor
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10/21/2020 SOURCE: www.foxbusiness.com
The food service industry is betting big on vertical farming as the pandemic ushers in a heightened awareness of food safety and cleanliness.
How the pandemic has accelerated the next generation of farming
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10/20/2020 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com
Hog farmers struggled with a coronavirus-caused backlog of market-ready hogs that peaked at 3.5 million head at the end of May.
As coronavirus hog backlog shrinks, farmers should see higher prices
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Randy Krotz
Topics: USDA, Coronavirus/COVID,
U.S. judge strikes down USDA rule on food benefits during pandemic
A U.S. federal judge has struck down a Trump administration rule that would have cut food stamp benefits to almost 700,000 unemployed Americans amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, court documents showed.
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