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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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TOPIC(S): Water, Economics, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), World Hunger, World Population,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

Net loss: the high price of salmon farming

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

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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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. John LaRose Jr.
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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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TOPIC(S): Rice, Precision AG , Economics, Drones UAV, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, World Population,

09/26/2020 SOURCE: www.beijingnews.net

China's Guizhou province monitors rice farming with satellite

Southwest China's Guizhou Province has started using a satellite system that can monitor rice farming from space.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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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. John LaRose Jr.
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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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TOPIC(S): Dairy, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, World Hunger, World Population,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.hppr.org

U.S. Dairy Farmers Want Help To Expand Trade

Dairy Farmers want U.S. trade policy to focus on opening markets and fending off competition from the European Union and New Zealand. U.S. dairy exports

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TOPIC(S): Ag India, World Hunger, World Population,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: thefinancialexpress.com.bd

Solar power can meet full electricity needs in Bangladesh!

Power generation has got significant boost in Bangladesh thanks to the bold initiative of the current government. It increased from less than 5,000 megawatts (MW) in 2010 to more than four times to 23,000MW in 2019. The 2016 Power Sector Master Plan (PSMP) projects a generation capacity of 60,000MW by 2041. Renewable energy, unfortunately, has only 3 per cent share in the current grid mix due to fossil fuel-based development. It is widely considered that Bangladesh has limited potential for renewable energy sources. The 2016 PSMP identified land shortage as a major constraint for harvesting solar energy and meteorological conditions as a constraint for reaping wind energy. The assessed potential for solar energy is 2,690MW and that of wind energy 637MW. With the addition of little biomass and hydropower, the total renewable energy potential is 3,666MW, which is only 6 per cent of the 2041electricity need, if the full potential is utilised. The stated scenario is very depressing, when more than 60 per cent of the global power generation capacity (since 2014) is from the renewable sources. As one of the most vulnerable countries to the climate change phenomena, Bangladesh must strongly focus on renewable energy sources to rise up to the need of climate change action. Recent developments in the solar power technology show great hope for meeting almost 100 per cent power demand of the country from this source. Floating solar panel on water bodies has seen a rapid growth since 2016 in different countries because of its advantages like higher efficiency and land saving. The floating solar system produces more electricity than the fixed land-based system. This is because of lower module temperature in the vicinity of water and the opportunity of turning the panels towards the sun as the day passes. Projects in different countries produce up to 1.5MW per hectare depending on the type of solar cell. However, for the assessments in this article 1.0MW per hectare is considered. Bangladesh has an estimated 150,000 hectares o...

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