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Worm turns sheep clone to “good” fat: China scientists
Publication — Reuters Author — By Tan Ee Lyn Date — April 24, 2012 Website — www.reuters.com (Reuters) – Chinese scientists have cloned a genetically modified sheep containing a “good” type of fat found naturally in nuts, seeds, fish and leafy greens that helps reduce the risk of heart attacks and cardiovascular disease. “Peng Peng”, [...]
Keeping the Sweet Corn Sweet
Who loves sweet corn as much as we do? Bugs! Just about everyone knows the frustration of driving to the grocery store or your local market, locating the bins of freshly-picked sweet corn, and shucking a few husks to check for quality. Then you see it, usually near the top of the cob: A tiny [...]
Biotechnology enters mainstream agri-production in Asia
Publication — The News (Pakistan) Author — By Munawar Hasan Date — April 15, 2012 Website — www.thenews.com.pk SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES: Asian countries are increasingly adopting biotechnology for enhancing agriculture production. This emerged at a session organised by CropLife Asia and Biotech Coalition of the Philippines as part of Sixth Pan-Asia Farmers Exchange Programme at [...]
Study Shows ‘Lean Finely Textured Beef’ Improves Burger Quality
Publication — University of Arkansas Newswire Date — March 21, 2012 Website — http://newswire.uark.edu FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Consumers worried about the quality of ground beef based on recent media reports about “lean finely textured beef” used to increase the protein content of some ground beef products may be reassured by the results of a study [...]
Food Prices Push Rate of Inflation Up in China
Publication — The New York Times Author — By Bettina Wassener Date — April 9, 2012 Website — www.nytimes.com HONG KONG — The China inflation rate edged up in March, data released Monday showed, in a development that may dampen, but not eliminate, the chances of Beijing’s announcing added steps to prop up the flagging [...]
Bring Markets To Farmers’ Doorstep
Publication — The Star (Kenya) Authors — By Jimmy Smith and Namanga Ngongi Date — April 3, 2012 Website — www.the-star.co.ke Pyramids of stacked tomatoes, sacks of cowpea and pigeon pea, cassava standing against the curb, bundles of greens, trucks of gleaming milk containers, wheel barrows of dried fish—all are for sale. Goats bleat as [...]
Food Risk Rises as Import Reliance Makes U.S. Safety Harder
Publication — Bloomberg News Author — By Anna Edney Date — April 4, 2012 Website — www.bloomberg.com Imported food and drugs in the U.S. have tripled in the past decade, making it tougher on regulators to police the safety of products that Americans consume, the Institute of Medicine said. About 85 percent of the seafood [...]
Dude, It’s Sustainable Real Beef
“Dude, it’s beef.” That’s what cool heads are saying in response to a bogus controversy over lean finely textured beef, a food that irresponsible critics have labeled “pink slime.” Say what you will about sticks and stones. Name-calling can hurt too, as the smear campaign against this safe, nutritious food proves. Hundreds of Americans have [...]
China Voice: U.S. gives sensible ruling on China’s solar imports
Publication — Zinhuanet (China) Date — March 21, 2012 Website — http://news.zinhuanet.com BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) — The U.S. government’s lighter than expected tariffs on China’s solar panel imports reflects some degree of rationality, but it has to do more to keep bilateral trade ties from derailing. The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Tuesday that [...]
Mr. President: It’s Time to Ask For (and Receive) Trade Promotion Authority
In its just-released 2012 Trade Policy Agenda, the Obama administration took credit for recent accomplishments, such as completing a free-trade agreement with South Korea, which went into force last week. It also looked forward to future possibilities, such as finishing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a pact that would improve the economic ties of the Pacific [...]
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