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Researchers root for more cassava research
Oct 31, 2016 (SPX)
Cassava makes up nearly 50 percent of the diet in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, where populations are projected to increase by more than 120% in the next 30 year...
EU probes 40-bn-euro ChemChina acquisition of Syngenta
Oct 28, 2016 (AFP)
The European Commission on Friday opened an in-depth investigation into state-owned ChemChina's 40-billion-euro takeover of Swiss seeds giant Syngenta to see if...
Australia's richest woman ups bid for cattle empire
Oct 27, 2016 (AFP)
Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart on Thursday increased her joint offer with a Chinese company for one of the world's biggest cattle estates, to fend off ...
High levels of algae toxins in San Francisco Bay shellfish
Oct 27, 2016 (UPI)
Toxins secreted by freshwater algae blooms have found their way into shellfish populations in San Francisco Bay. Scientists regularly monitor shellfish for toxi...
How food affects political regimes
Oct 27, 2016 (SPX)
Apparently, a richer diet is associated with an increase in the middle class, which tends towards economic and political independence and democracy-fostering va...
Report reveals a big dependence on freshwater fish for global food security
Oct 26, 2016 (SPX)
Freshwater fish play a surprisingly crucial role in feeding some of the world's most vulnerable people, according to a study published Monday (Oct. 24) in the P...
DARPA enlists insects to protect agricultural food supply and commodity crops
Oct 25, 2016 (SPX)
It may not be obvious to humans, but the life of a plant is full of peril. Viruses, pests, fungi, herbicides, drought, pollution, salinity, flooding, and frost-...
Syngenta confident ChemChina takeover will be approved
Oct 25, 2016 (AFP)
Swiss seed giant Syngenta voiced confidence Tuesday that its takeover by China's state-owned chemicals company ChemChina would go ahead despite a possible hold ...
Kent study recommends solution to end unsustainable agricultural practices
Oct 25, 2016 (SPX)
A University of Kent study has suggested that rural areas can provide for both people and wildlife in biodiversity-rich tropical countries such as Colombia if a...
Research to help develop next-generation food crops
Oct 24, 2016 (SPX)
Research led by The Australian National University (ANU) is helping to develop food crops with bigger yields and greater ability to cope with drought compared w...
Wealthy Australian families make counter-bid for cattle empire
Oct 23, 2016 (AFP)
An all-Australian consortium comprising some of the country's richest grazier families made a counter-offer Sunday for one of the world's largest cattle estates...
Hunting gastronomic gold in Italy's truffle country
Oct 21, 2016 (AFP)
"It is not a job. It's a passion, a real sickness!" It is the early hours of the morning and Giovanni Sacchetto is explaining why chilly autumn nights find him ...
Reducing ammonia pollution from cattle
Oct 21, 2016 (SPX)
Improved barn design, cleaning processes, and manure treatment could reduce ammonia emissions from commercial dairy cattle barns by 17 to 50%, according to a ne...
EU sugar producers eye exports when quotas end next year
Oct 20, 2016 (AFP)
European sugar producers will target export markets in addition to looking for new domestic customers when the EU lifts quotas next year and fully embraces free...
Small-scale agriculture threatens the rainforest
Oct 20, 2016 (SPX)
An extensive study led by a researcher at Lund University in Sweden has mapped the effects of small farmers on the rain forests of Southeast Asia for the first ...
Plants actively direct their seeds via wind or water towards suitable sites
Oct 20, 2016 (SPX)
Plants cannot move to find new places to live in, but they can actively direct their seeds to new suitable places for plant development. This 'directed dispersa...
Model predicts spread of harmful plant pathogen around the globe
Oct 18, 2016 (UPI)
The soil-borne plant pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi causes root rot, triggering devastating diebacks of infected flora. According to a new study published in t...
Massive US health tab for hormone-disrupting chemicals
Oct 17, 2016 (AFP)
Exposure to tiny doses of hormone-disrupting chemicals is responsible for at least $340 billion (310 billion euros) in health-related costs each year in the Uni...
Soybean nitrogen breakthrough could help feed the world
Oct 17, 2016 (SPX)
Washington State University biologist Mechthild Tegeder has developed a way to dramatically increase the yield and quality of soybeans. Her greenhouse-grown soy...
People's tribunal accuses Monsanto of 'ecocide'
Oct 14, 2016 (AFP)
Global activists Friday launched a people's tribunal, accusing giant US seeds firm Monsanto of violating human rights and committing the crime of "ecocide", by ...
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