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Topics: GMO's, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,
20 years ago, Zambia 'shocked the world' by rejecting free corn to feed its starving population, claiming safety concerns because it was genetically modified. That freeze is thawing.
In 2002, President Levy Mwanawasa shocked the world when he declined to receive GMO maize from the United States of America at the height of Zambia’s worst droughts.
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03/06/2023 SOURCE: www.theafricareport.com
Global agriculture is at a crossroads. The planet is home to 8 billion people, a total which the UN predicts will rise to 10 billion by 2050. At the same time global food insecurity is rising due to…
Why smallholder farmers are key to both African and global food security
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03/06/2023 SOURCE: wtop.com
Concerns about North Korea’s chronic food shortages are growing, with multiple sources suggesting this week that deaths due to starvation are likely.
North Korea’s food shortage is about to take a deadly turn for the worse, experts say - WTOP News
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03/06/2023 SOURCE: arstechnica.com
Faced with extreme drought, Kenya’s president okayed a controversial new crop.
As Kenya’s crops fail, a fight over GMOs rages
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Topics: Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, Food Security/Shortage,
N Korea holds meeting on farming amid fears of food shortages
Rare meeting dedicated to agriculture comes amid outside assessments of a food crisis in North Korea.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Rice, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa,
Go for hybrid seeds, rice farmers told
Despite the hybrid technology, local rice farmers still use saved seeds for the next planting season.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Food Security/Shortage,
Global Food Security: Why It Matters in 2023 | Earth.Org
Modern eating habits have put a strain on the planet’s resources, compromising global food security and contributing to the acceleration of global warming.
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Topics: World Hunger, Climate Change, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,
USAID Administrator Samantha Power.
Administrator Samantha Power called for an acceleration and expansion of agricultural investment as a critical pillar of addressing current and future global...
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Topics: World Hunger, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,
UN food chief warns Horn of Africa famine imminent, if global crises left unchecked
OTTAWA - The head of the World Food Program is urging countries to follow Canada in trying to avert a looming ...
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