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Governors defend BPI product at tour of plant
Publication — Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier Author — By Dave Dreeszen Date — March 30, 2012 Website — http://wcfcourier.com SOUTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. — After getting a close-up look at how Beef Products makes its low-fat beef trimmings Thursday, governors of three states forcefully called for an end to “unwarranted” attacks they say have unfairly [...]
Nigeria: Nation Produces First Pro Vitamin A Cassava
Publication — allAfrica.com / Daily Trust Author — By Tina A. Hassan Date — March 20, 2012 Website — http://allafrica.com Nigeria has produced the first ever pro Vitamin A (beta carotene rich) fortified cassava in Africa that is considered to be more nutritious than the existing varieties. About three varieties of the beta carotene cassava [...]
Developing countries embracing biotech crops
The Nation (Pakistan) March 6, 2012 By Staff Reporter LAHORE – Speakers at a seminar highlighted benefits of using technology in agriculture, saying biotech crops were helpful in addressing global challenges of increasing food production in changing climatic conditions and improving environment. They were of the view that biotech crops would help meet needs of [...]
Don’t Presume to Know a Pig’s Mind
The New York Times February 19, 2012 By Blake Hurst DURING the recent Grammy Awards, a cartoon farmer and his cows and pigs made their TV debut, starring in an ad for Chipotle Mexican Grill. At the start of the ad, the farmer and his animals are happy and content. But then progress rears its ugly head, [...]
Changes in U.S. Sugar Imports
The U.S. sugar market remains in a tight supply demand balance that has existed for over two years. The latest turmoil has been created by an unexpected shortfall in projected sugar imports from Mexico. USDA will likely provide for increased imports to ensure adequate supplies for the remainder of the marketing year until September 30. [...]
German farm group regrets BASF’s GMO move to U.S.
Reuters January 17, 2012 HAMBURG Jan 17 (Reuters) – Germany’s giant association of farming cooperatives said it regretted the decision by BASF to transfer its research into crops with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) from Germany to the United States and other countries. “The announcement by BASF to transfer its (German) domestic plant biotechnology research and development [...]
Japanese Agricultural Policies and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks
The Japanese government has indicated serious interest in joining the ongoing negotiations of nine countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), including the U.S. and Australia, to draft a high quality free trade agreement (FTA). Japanese governments have avoided discussions on FTA with countries with agricultural export industries because of its highly protected agriculture. If Japan [...]
Video: Green State TV episode with Dr. Robert Thompson
Green State TV released a new video episode “Food Prices and Political Instability” featuring Dr. Robert L. Thompson. The episode “discusses the impact of food prices on political instability and the need for dramatic increases in agricultural production to keep up with population growth.” Dr. Thompson is currently a visiting scholar with the Johns Hopkins’ [...]
Video: McCarthy at 2011 Oxford Farming Conference
Jim McCarthy from Ireland was the recipient of the Kleckner Trade & Technology Award in 2009. Earlier this year, McCarthy was at The Oxford Farming Conference where he was invited to present a paper and speak. McCarthy has experience farming on multiple continents and touches on several issues, primarily contrasting agricultural production gains in Argentina versus that [...]
Trade: “manage change without conflict” and “isolation not an option”
WTO Director General Pascal Lamy and Deputy Director General Alejandro Jara both gave speeches in Asia this week with important messages for now and the future. Lamy spoke October 18 at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China where he received an honorary doctorate degree. The title of his address was “The Future of the World Trade [...]
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