TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Ag Africa,

12/21/2020 SOURCE: www.businesslive.co.za

THOKO DIDIZA: Agriculture lays the groundwork for land reform and jobs in a difficult year

Challenges of 2020 showed the resilience of SA’s agricultural sector and provided an opportunity to draft an inclusive growth strategy for the year ahead

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

12/20/2020 SOURCE: www.politico.com

Low-income children wait months for USDA food aid to replace school meals

"It should be a four-alarm fire," says one expert, given the high hunger rates among families.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soil Health, Ag India,

Soil atlas and two modern state referral labs launched through ICRISAT-led Bhoochetana project in Odisha, India

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Sustainability, Environment, Climate Change,

The real trees behind fake corporate climate progress

Carbon offsets — an increasingly popular tool used by thousands of companies to declare improved environmental performances — sometimes fall short of big claims.

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TOPIC(S): Sustainability, Ag India, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

12/19/2020 SOURCE: tigs.res.in

Sustainable Agriculture and Gene Editing Technologies - TIGS India

By Dr Deepak Pental, CSIR Distinguished Scientist and former Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi Agriculture globally has to meet the challenge of feeding a growing population while minimizing its environmental impacts. For India, there is an additional challenge of making farming ...

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Kim Bremmer Kim Bremmer
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Agriculture Global, CRISPR/Gene Editing,

This will be beneficial for many places around the world- corn that doesn’t need cool nights to have better yields. Amazing!

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Water, Sustainability, Research, Environment, Ag Europe, World Population,

Study: Micropollutants have 'significant potential impact' on water ecosystems, human health

A study carried out by the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRAE) into micropollutants at the exit of wastewater treatment plants has concluded, once again, that despite a lack of comprehensive data, their impact on the environment remains undeniable. EURACTIV France reports.

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.