John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Irrigation, Ag Africa, Regenerative Agriculture, Coronavirus/COVID,
Agricultural sector needs to go green in face of loadshedding
Load shedding has had a negative impact on energy-intensive and irrigation-dependent agricultural industries.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag India, Government / Policies,
Farmers welcome govt's proposal to keep agricultural laws on hold
Farmer leader Shivkumar Kakka, who has been a part of all the 10 meetings held with the government at Vigyan Bhawan here so far, said: "We do not trust the committee, but the government has offered to put the laws on hold... It is definitely a matter to consider. We will discuss this and eventually try to form an opinion."
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Forestry, Research, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,
Could lab-grown plant tissue ease the environmental toll of logging and agriculture?
It takes a lot to make a wooden table. Grow a tree, cut it down, transport it, mill it … you get the point. It's a decades-long process. Luis Fernando Velásquez-García suggests a simpler solution: ...
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01/21/2021 SOURCE: m.dw.com
After losing crops to severe drought for years, farmers in Maharashtra are seeing high yields through imaginative cultivation methods. They told DW that taking control is better than protesting government policy.
Indian farmers beat water scarcity with innovation
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01/21/2021 SOURCE: www.weforum.org
Art, innovation and sustainable agriculture collide, creating an illuminating new way to grow food.
This light show in a field isn’t just pretty – it’s helping grow crops with less need for pesticides
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: USDA, Biotech,
Who knew people wanted orange petunias this much!
USDA APHIS | USDA Announces Deregulation of Petunias Developed Using Genetic Engineering
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01/20/2021 SOURCE: www.fwi.co.uk
France is on a collision course with the European Union after it said gene-edited crops should not be classified as genetically modified organisms (GMs).
Gene-edited crops not the same as GMs, says France - Farmers Weekly
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01/20/2021 SOURCE: www.oregonlive.com
The action by outgoing Interior Secretary David Bernhard infuriated environmental advocacy groups.
Interior Secretary grants 10-year grazing permit to Hammond Ranches Inc., hours before Trump leaves office
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Commodities, Economics, Ag India, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
Focus more on agric sector investment to improve economy – Dr Sarkodie - Ghanaian Times
The government must pay attention to growing the country’s agricultural sector, an Economist, Dr Adu Sarkodie has suggested. He said while many industries last year shrank amid the coronavirus pandemic, the sector recorded significant growth hence the need to focus more on it. “Your concentration must be on agric modernisation and industrialisation. So, going forward, …
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global,
Do we only have 60 harvests left?
Claims that the world has only 100, 60, or even 30 years of harvests left often hit the headlines. These claims are overblown, but soil erosion is a problem and we can do something about it.
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