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Chinese investors ravenous for Europe food sector
Feb 10, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese foreign direct investment into Europe appears to be becoming a fixture after hitting a record $18 billion (15.9 billion euros) last year, with food and ...
Conservation looks good too
Feb 09, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers know that adding natural buffers to the farm landscape can stop soil from vanishing. Now scientists at Washington State University have found that m...
Zara owner drops angora over China rabbit cruelty
Feb 09, 2015 (AFP)
Spanish clothing giant Inditex, owner of the Zara brand, said Monday it had stopped selling angora garments because of cruelty to rabbits the cosy wool is pluck...
International partnership will develop first market ready sweet pepper harvesting robot
Feb 06, 2015 (SPX)
12 February 2015 will be the start of SWEEPER, an innovation driven international research programme for the development of the first generation market ready sw...
Splash down
Feb 05, 2015 (SPX)
Farmers have long noted a correlation between rainstorms and disease outbreaks among plants. Fungal parasites known as "rust" can grow particularly rampant foll...
Turning up heat on plants could help grow crops of the future
Feb 03, 2015 (SPX)
Crops that can thrive in warming climates are a step closer, thanks to new insights into how temperature and light affect plant development. Warm temperatures h...
Tracking fish easier, quicker, safer with new injectable device
Jan 30, 2015 (SPX)
Fish no longer need to go under the knife to help researchers understand exactly how they swim through hydroelectric dams, thanks to a new injectable tracking d...
Litchi fruit suspected in mystery illness in India
Jan 29, 2015 (AFP)
A mysterious and sometimes fatal brain disease that has afflicted children in northeastern India for years could be linked to a toxic substance in litchi fruits...
With pollinator declines, millions at risk of malnutrition
Jan 28, 2015 (SPX)
A new study shows that more than half the people in some developing countries could become newly at risk for malnutrition if crop-pollinating animals -- like be...
Fish catch break on world stage at global conference
Jan 28, 2015 (SPX)
Inland fishing - the powerful yet quieter sister to the large, salty marine aquaculture powerhouse - has gained what experts say is a much-needed visibility boo...
Study: Ongoing bee decline could exacerbate malnutrition
Jan 27, 2015 (UPI)
Declining pollinator populations could push a quarter of the world's population back toward malnutrition, especially in developing countries where poverty is co...
When it comes to variations in crop yield, climate has a big say
Jan 26, 2015 (SPX)
What impact will future climate change have on food supply? That depends in part on the extent to which variations in crop yield are attributable to variations ...
Biological safety lock for genetically modified organisms
Jan 23, 2015 (SPX)
The creation of genetically modified and entirely synthetic organisms continues to generate excitement as well as worry. Such organisms are already churning out...
Scientists develop strategy to contain GMOs to the lab
Jan 22, 2015 (UPI)
The term GMO, short for "genetically modified organism," comes with a lot crippling baggage -- it's a bloated word full of foreboding futures. The truth is, GMO...
Synthetic amino acid offer biotech solutions to global problems
Jan 22, 2015 (SPX)
Scientists from Yale have devised a way to ensure genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can be safely confined in the environment, overcoming a major obstacle t...
Transgenic crops: Multiple toxins not a panacea for pest control
Jan 21, 2015 (SPX)
Strategies for delaying insect resistance to transgenic crops rely on assumptions that often are overly optimistic, a new study led by UA scientists shows. Publ...
Antiquity of dairying on Emerald Isle revealed
Jan 20, 2015 (SPX)
As dairy farmers across Europe anxiously await the lifting of EU milk quotas in April this year, new research from the University of Bristol, UK has revealed th...
New maps offer a clearer view of global agriculture
Jan 20, 2015 (SPX)
Knowing where agricultural land is located is crucial for regional and global food security planning, and information on field size offers valuable insight into...
China's aquaculture sector could rebalance global fish supplies
Jan 15, 2015 (SPX)
In a new paper in Science a research team led by Stanford postdoctoral scholar Ling Cao and Professor Rosamond Naylor offers the clearest picture to date of Chi...
GMOs with health benefits have a large market potential
Jan 15, 2015 (SPX)
Over the last years, various GM crops with health benefits have been developed in which genes, mostly originating from other organisms, have been added. Notable...
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