John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
Angola seeks to ease pandemic impacts on agriculture: official
LUANDA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Angolan authorities are working to alleviate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on its agriculture sector with multiple means, sa
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Economics, Sustainability, Research, Genes /Genetics, USDA, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Ag Australia/NZ,
Genome editing has the potential to reshape agriculture
While genome editing is certainly not a silver bullet for solving all agricultural challenges, it is the most promising technology for breeding in the last 30 years, says a top US official.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Weather,
A Kerala rice variety could be answer to troubles of cyclone-hit Bengal fields
The Super Cyclone Amphan had left a trail of destruction in South 24 Parganas district where it broke embankments causing saline water to seep into agricultural fields making irreversible changes to the soil texture. Enter the endemic Pokkali rice from Kerala famed for its remarkable resistance to saltwater.
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09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com
The long read: The salmon has always been a barometer for the health of the planet. Now industrial-scale farming is bringing pollution, plagues of sea lice and threatening the future of wild salmon
Net loss: the high price of salmon farming
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Economics, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, World Population,
Zimbabwe's 'command agriculture' a huge flop, free market a success
Zimbabwe imported agricultural products worth more than US$1bn - half of it maize - last year despite investing more than US$3bn in "command agriculture", a controversial programme to ensure food self-sufficiency introduced in 2016
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
COVID-19 impacts driving up acute hunger in countries already in food crisis - World
English News and Press Release on World and 10 other countries about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Epidemic; published on 15 Sep 2020 by FAO
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09/26/2020 SOURCE: www.beijingnews.net
Southwest China's Guizhou Province has started using a satellite system that can monitor rice farming from space.
China's Guizhou province monitors rice farming with satellite
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Beef Cattle, World Hunger, World Population,
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Fertilizer, World Hunger, World Population, Education,
Rock-eating bacteria could help ensure food security
UC Riverside is leading an effort that could help ensure food security and improve the worst effects of climate change -- by studying rock-eating bacteria and fungi.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Education,
Key to feeding world in next agricultural revolution? The microbiome,
The key to the next agricultural revolution? A national task force releasing a scientific paper today says the answer lies in the microbiome – the communities of microorganisms that co-exist on, in an
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