Economics
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Weather,

A Kerala rice variety could be answer to troubles of cyclone-hit Bengal fields

The Super Cyclone Amphan had left a trail of destruction in South 24 Parganas district where it broke embankments causing saline water to seep into agricultural fields making irreversible changes to the soil texture. Enter the endemic Pokkali rice from Kerala famed for its remarkable resistance to saltwater.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Economics, Tobacco, Ag Middle East,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.thenews.com.pk

Tobacco industry not doing enough for transition to reduced-risk alternatives

Islamabad : The tobacco industry is not phasing out cigarettes or transitioning smokers to reduced-risk alternatives quickly enough, states the first-ever Tobacco Transformation Index launched by...

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TOPIC(S): Coffee/Tea, Economics, Transportation, Trade (Commodities), Ag South America, Coronavirus/COVID,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.investing.com

Brazil Is Shipping More Coffee Than Ever Before, Trader Says By Bloomb

Brazil Is Shipping More Coffee Than Ever Before, Trader Says

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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): Water, Economics, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), World Hunger, World Population,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

Net loss: the high price of salmon farming

The long read: The salmon has always been a barometer for the health of the planet. Now industrial-scale farming is bringing pollution, plagues of sea lice and threatening the future of wild salmon

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Organic, Economics, Sustainability, Beef Cattle, Education,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.farmanddairy.com

Rodale Institute helps Pa. farmers go organic - Farm and Dairy

More than 50 Pennsylvania farmers have committed 4,000 acres to become organic through Rodale Institutes’s farm consulting program.

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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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TOPIC(S): Economics, GMO's, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: zambiareports.com

Biosafety Authority Destroys GMO Foods Seized From Game And Spar | Zambia Reports

The latest news, politics, business, and opinion from Zambia

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