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Brazil has laws that protect against Big Food and Big Snack
Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)
Under pressure from civil society organizations, the Brazilian government has introduced legislation to protect and improve its traditional food system, standin...
What's cooking? The UK's potential food crisis
Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)
The Sustainable Consumption Institute research claims food which families now take for granted, such as meat and fresh vegetables, could become too expensive fo...
US drought hits global grain outlook: FAO
Jul 05, 2012 (AFP)
Drought in the United States affecting mainly corn crops will cut forecast world production of grain this year by 23 million tonnes to 2.396 billion tonnes, the...
Vertical farm in abandoned pork plant turns waste into food
Jul 04, 2012 (AFP)
Urban farming is being taken to new heights in an abandoned Chicago pork processing plant where environmentalists hope to "get off the grid" by using the waste ...
Top chefs take on Bordeaux wine country
Jul 03, 2012 (AFP)
When it comes to food and wine pairing, most chefs start with the food. But in Bordeaux, the wine comes first, offering a new challenge to the Michelin-starred ...
New study demonstrates the role of urban greenery in CO2 exchange
Jul 03, 2012 (SPX)
In what might be the first study to report continuous measurements of net CO2 exchange of urban vegetation and soils over a full year or more, scientists from U...
War-related climate change would reduce substantially reduce crop yields
Jul 03, 2012 (SPX)
Though worries about "nuclear winter" have faded since the end of the Cold War, existing stockpiles of nuclear weapons still hold the potential for devastating ...
Scientists urge new approaches to plant research
Jul 03, 2012 (SPX)
You'd be amazed at how much you can learn from a plant. In a paper published this week in the journal Science, a Michigan State University professor and a colle...
Screening horticultural imports: New models assess plant risk through better analysis
Jul 03, 2012 (SPX)
Weedy plants, many introduced to the U.S. for sale through plant nurseries, are responsible for extensive environmental damage and economic costs. Although legi...
S. Korean farmers rally against China trade talks
Jul 03, 2012 (AFP)
Thousands of South Korean farmers and fishermen rallied Tuesday against a proposed free trade deal with China as the two countries started a second round of tal...
Want bigger plants? Get to the root of the matter
Jul 03, 2012 (SPX)
Plant scientists have imaged and analyzed, for the first time, how a potted plant's roots are arranged in the soil as the plant develops. In this study, to be p...
Study helps African communities resolve conflicts
Jul 02, 2012 (SPX)
A new report released by Namati and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) details an effective and cost-efficient process to help rural communit...
Pasta made from green banana flour a tasty alternative for gluten free diets
Jul 02, 2012 (SPX)
People with celiac disease struggle with limited food choices, as their condition makes them unable to tolerate gluten, found in wheat and other grains. Researc...
Adoption of advanced techniques could propel crop improvement
Jul 02, 2012 (SPX)
Scientists could take greater strides toward crop improvement if there were wider adoption of advanced techniques used to understand the mechanisms that allow p...
Agricultural Land Grabs Still Remain Above Pre-2005 Level
Jun 29, 2012 (SPX)
An estimated 70.2 million hectares of agricultural land worldwide have been sold or leased to foreign private and public investors since 2000, according to new ...
Taiwan tea a matter of passion and profit
Jun 29, 2012 (AFP)
For decades, Lin Tsai-pan has tended his tea fields in the misty green hills of central Taiwan with a devotion bordering on obsession. It is not just a job. It ...
A new source of maize hybrid vigor
Jun 29, 2012 (SPX)
Steve Moose, an associate professor of maize functional genomics at the University of Illinois and his graduate student Wes Barber think they may have discovere...
Most new pesticides have roots in natural substances
Jun 29, 2012 (SPX)
Scientists who search for new pesticides for use in humanity's battle of the bugs and other threats to the food supply have been learning lessons from Mother Na...
Study provides first evidence of coevolution between invasive, native species
Jun 29, 2012 (SPX)
Invasive species such as kudzu, privet and garlic mustard can devastate ecosystems, and, until now, scientists had little reason to believe that native plants c...
France slaps ban on Swiss pesticide as bee threat
Jun 29, 2012 (AFP)
The French government on Friday slapped an immediate ban a pesticide made by Swiss giant Syngenta used in rapeseed cultivation that has been found to shorten be...
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