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TOPIC(S): Coffee/Tea, Economics, Research, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, World Population,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.independent.co.ug

Bugisu: Coffee farmers counting losses due to destructive dieback disease

Sironko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers in Sironko, Bulambuli and Bududa district are counting losses due to the suspected outbreak of the dieback disease. James Gudoyi, a coffee farmer from Bumasabo sub-county in Bulambuli district says the disease makes the coffee plant to shade off all the berries and leaves before drying up. He …

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TOPIC(S): Dairy, Agriculture Global, Economics, Research, Ag Australia/NZ,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.theland.com.au

Safe-to-drink raw milk finds ready market

Made By Cow appeals to people's nostalgic instincts as much as their tastebuds, but there's nothing old-fashioned about the products.

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Economics, GMO's, Research, World Population, Education,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.standardmedia.co.ke

Farmers’ joy as new cotton seeds boost harvest

Department says the high breed seeds will see production increase from an average of 50 tonnes to 600.

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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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Topics: Fruit, Food/Nutrition, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, Education,

Crunchy, complex: Cornell releases three new apples | Cornell Chronicle

This fall, apple lovers can look forward to three new varieties from the oldest apple breeding program in the U.S. — located at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York, part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Insects, Research, USDA, World Population,

09/25/2020 SOURCE: news.cornell.edu

USDA grants to fund studies of plant viruses, insecticides | Cornell Chronicle

Two Cornell research teams, studying crop viruses and insecticides’ physiological effects on insects, have received grants totaling nearly $900,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, Education,

09/25/2020 SOURCE: phys.org

Scientists identify new species of crystal-encrusted truffle, thanks to bonobos

Mushroom-munching bonobos in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have introduced scientists to a new species of truffle.

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TOPIC(S): Sugarcane, Organic, Food/Nutrition, Research, Sugar,

09/25/2020 SOURCE: www.salon.com

Scientists find a shortcut to make a rare — and possibly healthier — sugar

Their one-pot recipe makes a reportedly healthier alternative sweetener

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TOPIC(S): Research, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

09/25/2020 SOURCE: www.sciencenews.org

What will happen when COVID-19 and the flu collide this fall? | Science News

As the Northern Hemisphere braces for a coronavirus-flu double hit, it’s unclear if it’ll be a deadly combo or one virus will squeeze out the other.

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TOPIC(S): Research, Climate Change, World Population, Weather,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: phys.org

Climate scientists uncover 30-year-old temperature record

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has recognized a temperature of -69.6°C (-93.3°F) at an automatic weather station in Greenland on 22 December 1991 as the coldest ever recorded in the Northern ...

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