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Fighting plant disease at warm temperatures keeps food on the table
Nov 29, 2017 (SPX)
One of the best historical examples of this is the Irish Potato Famine. Beginning in 1845, Ireland experienced the "perfect storm" of unusually cool, damp weath...
Japan, China dominate list of world's top restaurants
Nov 29, 2017 (AFP)
Although the French-based list will declare Guy Savoy's flagship Paris riverside restaurant the best in the world for the second year running -- and French cook...
To address hunger effectively, first check the weather
Nov 28, 2017 (SPX)
The study, to be published November 24 in Scientific Reports, is the first to analyze on a large scale the relationship between food insecurity among smallholde...
France to monitor air-borne farm chemicals
Nov 28, 2017 (AFP)
The pilot study targeting mainly chemicals used in agriculture will be launched in the spring under the auspices of France's two main environmental health and s...
Gene discovery may halt worldwide wheat epidemic
Nov 28, 2017 (SPX)
The discovery by UC Davis wheat geneticist Jorge Dubcovsky and his team will help breeders more quickly develop varieties that can fend off the deadly pathogens...
EU deadlock over weedkiller goes to appeal
Nov 28, 2017 (AFP)
Since its introduction in the United States in 1974 by pesticides and seed maker Monsanto as Roundup, the use of glyphosate has soared across the globe. It is s...
EU breaks stalemate to renew licence on controversial weedkiller
Nov 27, 2017 (AFP)
With the bloc's largest population, Germany's change of heart was instrumental in ending the stalemate within the 28-nation union over the fate of the pesticide...
Scientists turn tofu whey into 'tasty' alcoholic drink
Nov 27, 2017 (UPI)
Tofu whey is a liquid byproduct generated during the tofu production process. It's typically thrown away, but scientists at the National University of Singapore...
Intercropping formula promises food security in Sahel Africa
Nov 22, 2017 (SPX)
In some parts of Africa, farmers intercrop sorghum - a grain - and peanuts. But they face a major information gap. There hasn't been much research on optimal le...
Portuguese cattle farmers desperately wait for rain
Nov 21, 2017 (AFP)
"I have never seen a drought like this," he says as cows graze nearby at his farm near the village of Alpalhao, about 30 kilometres (18 miles) from the Spanish ...
Archaeologists find earliest evidence of winemaking
Nov 21, 2017 (SPX)
The earliest previously known chemical evidence of wine dated to 5400-5000 BC and was from an area in the Zagros Mountains of Iran. Researchers now say the prac...
Urbanization may have a positive effect on the soils
Nov 21, 2017 (SPX)
Urbanization (the growth of cities and the expansion of urban landscapes) is responsible for large environmental changes worldwide. Traditionally, the impact of...
Crunch time for food security
Nov 21, 2017 (SPX)
Insects have generally high levels of animal protein and key micronutrients with lower environmental footprints than traditional alternatives, and they can be r...
Alibaba takes $2.9 billion stake in food retailer
Nov 20, 2017 (AFP)
China's largest e-commerce platform has invested heavily in recent years to connect its online and offline portfolio of businesses, taking stakes in several Chi...
Peruvian farmer scores small win in court over German energy giant
Nov 13, 2017 (AFP)
After hearing oral arguments from both sides, the higher regional court in the western city of Hamm said Saul Luciano Lliuya's demand for damages from RWE was "...
Weed-killer prompts angry divide among US farmers
Nov 13, 2017 (AFP)
"Farmers need it desperately," said Perry Galloway. "If I get dicamba on (my products), I can't sell anything," responded Shawn Peebles. The two men know each o...
Chinese farmer turned eco-warrior takes on big business
Nov 12, 2017 (AFP)
Yet the 64-year-old is determined to reap justice as he readies for a fresh battle in his war with a subsidiary of China's largest chemical firm, which he accus...
Sensors applied to plant leaves warn of water shortage
Nov 10, 2017 (SPX)
MIT engineers have created sensors that can be printed onto plant leaves and reveal when the plants are experiencing a water shortage. This kind of technology c...
Chinese company offers lifetime of booze for $1,700 on Alibaba
Nov 10, 2017 (AFP)
Jiangxiaobai Liquor Company is making its offer Saturday during China's biggest shopping festival -- held every November 11, or 11/11 -- with an equally numeric...
WSU researcher sees huge carbon sink in soil minerals
Nov 10, 2017 (SPX)
Marc Kramer, an assistant professor of environmental chemistry at WSU Vancouver, reports his finding in one of two related papers demonstrating how the right ma...
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