John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,
How a Korean-American Farmer Is Sharing Her Heritage Through Rare Seeds
The heirlooms include an ancient 'apple melon.'
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03/02/2021 SOURCE: www.nationalobserver.com
Food hubs — community-run centres that provide shared space for small-scale farmers and food processors — can help improve local food security and shorten the supply chain.
Why community-run food hubs could be the key to better food security
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Wheat, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, GMO's, Ag United Kingdom, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, World Population, Education,
Genome edited wheat to reduce cancer risk from bread and toast
Gene knockout reduces amount of harmful acrylamide forming
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Economics, Pest Control, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population,
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Organic, Beekeeping, Fruit, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Ag South America, Pollinators,
Colombia's apiarists say avocado buzz is killing bees
For the second time in two years, Gildardo Urrego is scooping up piles of dead bees after an invisible evil invaded his hives in northwest Colombia, wreaking havoc among his swarms.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Wheat, Rice, Economics, Ag India, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population,
India expected to harvest record wheat, rice crops this year: Agri ministry
Rice output is estimated to rise by 1.2% to 120.32 million tonnes
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Water, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Weather,
Drought Risk to the Agriculture Sector
Farmer losses from extreme drought represent an economically relevant share of crop production values, and may increase in coming decades as global temperatures rise.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, World Population,
Can agriculture be Ethiopia’s growth engine? | ZeHabesha - Latest Ethiopian News Provider %
Heinz Strubenhoff/ Brookings Institution February 24, 2021 Ethiopia is a net exporter of agriculture commodities. However, the low level of industria
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Wheat, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population,
Breeder traces wheat’s evolution from ancient grain
Esten Mason is using his time to study wheat in Colorado and help solve production problems.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, GMO's, Research, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, World Population, Education,
Tweaking corn kernels with CRISPR - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Corn—or maize—has changed over thousands of years from weedy plants that make ears with less than a dozen kernels to the cobs packed with hundreds of juicy kernels that we see on farms today. Powerful DNA-editing techniques such as CRISPR can speed up that process. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Professor David Jackson and his...
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