Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soybeans, Sustainability, Trade (Commodities), Brazil,

Food giants seek ban on soy from deforested Brazil region

Some of the world’s largest food companies and grocers urged commodity suppliers including Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., Bunge Ltd., Cargill Inc. and...

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TOPIC(S): World Hunger, Food Security/Shortage,

12/16/2020 SOURCE: www.washingtonexaminer.com

Hunger remains a problem even here at home

Hunger affects more than 2 billion people around the world each year (that’s 25.9% of the world’s population), and the pandemic has added many new faces to the ranks of the food insecure. Images of people waiting in lines at food banks are heartbreaking and defy our stereotypes about who the hungry are and what they look like. They are the faces of families often hungry for the first time in their lives.

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Pest Control, Insects, Ag Africa,

12/16/2020 SOURCE: news.un.org

Desert Locust ‘re-invasion’ threatens millions across Horn of Africa

New Desert Locust swarms are forming in the Horn of Africa, threatening agricultural livelihoods and the food security of millions of people, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Give agricultural workers vaccination priority, stakeholders urge

As the approval of a COVID-19 vaccine edges closer in the EU, stakeholders are urging member states to treat the food and drink workforce as a top priority in vaccination plans.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this article 4 years ago
Topics: Dairy, Conservation/Tillage, Water,

Environmental, agricultural groups form initiative to advocate for clean water, thriving farms - Mid-West Farm Report

Four environmental and agricultural groups are coming together to advocate for meaningful state-level policy changes that support clean... Read More

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Beekeeping, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Pollinators,

World food security affected by a shortage of pollinating insects

PRESS RELEASE - Crops that are pollinated by insects provide over a third of what the world eats. An international team involving INRA has revealed that increasing the quantity and variety of pollinating insects can increase crop yields by over 20% at the international level. These results, the product of a vast study conducted in 12 countries over a five-year period, appear in the 22 January 2016 edition of Science. The study highlights the importance of ecological intensification in agriculture in improving world food security and protecting pollinating insects and biodiversity.

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Organic, Agriculture Global, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

Reporting for this story was underwritten by a grant from Organic Valley. This is an important story for all of us in agriculture to read...and likely find someone to respond to the science that is referenced in the article.

Can Organic Farming Solve the Climate Crisis? | Civil Eats

With regenerative agriculture gaining traction, the organic industry is positioning itself as leading the way on carbon sequestration. The research is promising—but inconclusive.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Genes /Genetics, Ag Innovation,

FDA approves genetically engineered pigs

Genetically engineered pigs approved for food and medical use

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Ag Innovation,

Wild crops could save our food system — if we don't destroy them first

Wild plants keep saving humans from starvation: Endangered sunflowers, lost Native American crops, and rare walnut trees.

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TOPIC(S): Dairy, Food/Nutrition, World Hunger, Consumer/Retail, Food Security/Shortage,

12/15/2020 SOURCE: www.dairyfoods.com

Yoplait, Jennifer Lopez to launch Lids to Feed America program

At a time when many things in the world remain uncertain, food banks continue to be a lifeline for families when it comes to putting food on the table.

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Food giants seek ban on soy from deforested Brazil region

Hunger remains a problem even here at home

Desert Locust ‘re-invasion’ threatens millions across Horn of Africa

Give agricultural workers vaccination priority, stakeholders urge

Environmental, agricultural groups form initiative to advocate for clean water, thriving farms - Mid-West Farm Report

World food security affected by a shortage of pollinating insects

Can Organic Farming Solve the Climate Crisis? | Civil Eats

FDA approves genetically engineered pigs

Wild crops could save our food system — if we don't destroy them first

Yoplait, Jennifer Lopez to launch Lids to Feed America program

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