Government / Policies
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Research, Government / Policies, Climate Change, Ag Australia/NZ,

NFF poses question of why Australian agriculture must be carbon neutral by 2050

NFF is conditionally supporting an Australian economy-wide carbon neutral target by 2050.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Education U.S. SouthEast, Water, Research, Government / Policies, Climate Change,

08/24/2020 SOURCE: blog.ucsusa.org

Hurricanes and COVID-19 in Florida: Are Counties Prepared to Protect Hurricane-Vulnerable Populations?

Hurricane season is underway, and many counties in Florida, severely impacted by Hurricanes Irma (2017) and Michael (2018), may not be ready to protect lives. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this task becomes even more difficult, as evacuating during a pandemic places greater burdens on vulnerable pop

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Economics, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population,

08/24/2020 SOURCE: www.dawn.com

UN to spend $10m on food security in Balochistan

UN resident coordi­na­tor visits Chagai, Nushki and Dalbandin.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Commentary: How much tariffs will be levied on a COVID-19 vaccine?

High import tariffs by many middle-income countries are driving up prices of medicines for their patients, say Philip Stevens and Nilanjan Banik.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Sustainability, Fermentation/Vineyard/Wine, Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, Ag Australia/NZ,

Poisoned chalice: Why China's scrutiny of Australian wine is bad news

While the Australian Government and winemakers deny any wrongdoing in a spat with China over wine prices, there could be more to the latest bump in the rocky relationship with our largest trading partner.

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TOPIC(S): Aquaculture/Fish Farming, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, World Population,

08/20/2020 SOURCE: www.inewsguyana.com

Agriculture Ministry working to lift US catfish ban

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha has committed towards lifting the US-imposed catfish ban, which was instituted against Guyana in early 2018 under the Granger-led administration. He shared t…

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Sustainability, Fishing (Commercial), Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,

China issues new sustainability rules for its notorious fishing fleet | South Africa Today

China has made the first major revisions to regulations governing its distant-water fishing fleet in 17 years. The new rules aim to curb illegal activity, increase transparency and improve sustainability in commercial fishing. As dominant nation in the global fishing industry, yet ranked worst for fishing offenses, China could have a huge positive impact through […]

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Water, Economics, Government / Policies, Ag Australia/NZ,

'Simply unfair': Farmers left high and dry in national water infrastructure rebate scheme

Farmers believe they are owed millions of dollars through a Federal Government water infrastructure scheme, which was run by the states.

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