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BREXIT POSES HUGE RISK TO BRITAIN'S FOOD STANDARDS, REPORT SAYS
Rush to secure trade deals could lead to a lowering of standards and poorer quality food in supermarkets... READ MORE›
ANIMAL AGRICULTURE IS CHOKING THE EARTH AND MAKING US SICK. WE MUST ACT NOW
And we can ask our local leaders - from city mayors to school district boards to hospital management - to help, by widening our food options... READ MORE›
PREHISTORIC WOMEN WERE STRONGER THAN MODERN ROWERS, RESEARCHERS SAY
Prehistoric women had stronger arms than modern-day rowers, likely due to the rigors of early farming, which included tilling fields and grinding grain by... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICAN URBAN FARMERS GROW HERBS AND CROPS ON ROOFTOPS
Mpati grows basil and other herbs at the farm using a hydroponics system on top of the city's Chamber of Mines building... READ MORE›
EXPERTS CALL PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS A 'MIRACLE' CROP FOR DRY REGIONS
Cactus pear plantations can function not only as a water reserve but also absorb carbon dioxide in arid and semi-arid regions, it added... READ MORE›
CHINA'S PIG FARMERS GO NORTH, UPENDING WORLD'S TOP MEAT, GRAIN MARKET
Published November 22, 2017 5 13 pm China's has an annual trillion pork market... READ MORE›
BANNING BEE-KILLING NEONICOTINOID PESTICIDES SHOULD BE JUST THE START
But the climate impact of plant-based and clean meat is only the tip of the iceberg... READ MORE›
THERE'S MORE FARMLAND IN THE WORLD THAN WAS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
Global cropland totals 1.87 billion hectares 4.62 billion acres, 15 percent to 20 percent higher than earlier estimates, according to a map released Tuesday by the U.S. Geological Survey... READ MORE›
AS TRUMP TARGETS IMMIGRANTS US FARM SECTOR LOOKS TO AUTOMATE
It also participated in a 20 million funding round for Bowery Farming, which uses robotics to grow leafy greens indoors... READ MORE›
UK WILL BACK TOTAL BAN ON BEE-HARMING PESTICIDES, MICHAEL GOVE REVEALS
A total ban on insect-harming pesticides in fields across Europe will be backed by the UK, environment secretary Michael Gove has revealed... READ MORE›
A FARMER ARRIVED AT WSU WITH $6,000 TO HIS NAME. NOW HE'S WON $100,000 TO HELP FEED THE WORLD.
Six years ago, Adewale moved to Pullman with 6,000 in his pocket -- money he'd earned from the vegetable harvest at his farm in southwest Nigeria... READ MORE›
'3,000 EXPECTED, LARGE CONTINGENT FROM PUNJAB & HARYANA TO ATTEND'
OWC is a global sammelan dealing exclusively with organic farming... READ MORE›
UK IS 30-40 YEARS AWAY FROM 'ERADICATION OF SOIL FERTILITY', WARNS GOVE
There has been a spike in awareness of the impact that intensive farming techniques are having on the world's soils and its biodiversity... READ MORE›
EU ON BRINK OF HISTORIC DECISION ON PERVASIVE GLYPHOSATE WEEDKILLER
Glyphosate is found in 60 percent of UK bread and environmentalists welcome a ban but industry warn of uproar among farmers if herbicide is phased out... READ MORE›
NOBODY EATS POTENTIAL, AFRICA'S SAVANNAH NEEDS TO FEED THE WORLD
The 2017 World Food Prize Laureate said the world needs to help Africa to rapidly modernise its agriculture and unlock its full potential to feed the world... READ MORE›
COCA, TRAFFICKING GREATEST THREATS TO COLOMBIA PEACE
Colombia's peace commissioner Rodrigo Rivera speaks during an interview with Reuters in Bogota, Colombia October 12, 2017... READ MORE›
FARM ANIMALS CAN EAT INSECTS AND ALGAE TO PREVENT DEFORESTATION
WWF says alternatives to industrially farmed animal feed must be developed to stop biodiversity loss... READ MORE›
THE INDIAN FARMERS FALLING PREY TO PESTICIDE
At least 50 farmers have died from suspected pesticide poisoning in Maharashtra since July, according to officials and media reports... READ MORE›
VAST ANIMAL-FEED CROPS TO SATISFY OUR MEAT NEEDS ARE DESTROYING PLANET
WWF report finds 60 percent of global biodiversity loss is down to meat-based diets which put huge strain on Earth's resources... READ MORE›
WHY FACTORY FARMING IS NOT JUST CRUEL BUT ALSO A THREAT TO ALL LIFE ON THE PLANET
Its time the world woke up to the real impact of modern, industrial farming, says Philip Lymbery, author of Farmageddon and the Deadzone... READ MORE›
100 WOMEN: ARE RURAL WOMEN SMASHING THE GLASS CEILING OF AGRICULTURE?
One quarter of all economically active women worldwide were engaged in agriculture in 2015, statistics from the International Labour Organisation show... READ MORE›
CHINESE RESEARCHER WINS NORMAN BORLAUG AWARD[1]
Chinese researcher wins Norman Borlaug Award 1 - Chinadaily.com.cn... READ MORE›
SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION OF WILDLIFE ALSO THREATENS GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLIES
This 'agrobiodiversity' is a precious resource that we are losing, and yet it can also help solve or mitigate many challenges the world is facing... READ MORE›
'NO MORE AGRICULTURE IN PUERTO RICO,' A FARMER LAMENTS
There is no more agriculture in Puerto Rico... READ MORE›
WHY INDIA'S FARMERS WANT TO CONSERVE INDIGENOUS HEIRLOOM RICE
Almost 200 of the 1,200 varieties in Deb's collection have been sourced from Koraput's farmers, indicating that villagers have not abandoned their native seeds for modern varieties... READ MORE›
CHINA BIDS AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE TAG FOR FRESHWATER PEARL FARMING TECHNIQUE
In July, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture added Deqing's freshwater pearl farming to China's list of most important agricultural heritage... READ MORE›
CHINA'S GRAIN POSSESSION PER CAPITA SURPASSES WORLD AVERAGE BY 47 KILOGRAMS
The business volume of the fair increased to 69.9 billion RMB in 2015 from 15 billion RMB 15 years ago, making the event a significant symbol of China's market-oriented agriculture... READ MORE›
IOWA, HEBEI BUILD DEMO FARM
During that visit he declared that Chinese farms should be modeled after the Kimberley farm, according to the news release from Iowa Sister States commission... READ MORE›
THIRD OF EARTH'S SOIL IS ACUTELY DEGRADED DUE TO AGRICULTURE
On Monday, Brazil and India were the latest countries to outline their plan to reach land degradation neutrality ... READ MORE›
HOW WE'RE CREATING 'SUPER PLANTS' TO HELP HUMANITY
According to researchers at the Botanical Gardens at Kew in the UK, there are plenty more ways we could be harnessing the power of plants... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Agriculture
UN EXPERTS DENOUNCE 'MYTH' PESTICIDES ARE NECESSARY TO FEED THE WORLD
The report says pesticides have catastrophic impacts on the environment, human health and society as a whole, including an estimated 200,000 deaths a year from acute poisoning... READ MORE›
MEAT INDUSTRY BLAMED FOR LARGEST-EVER 'DEAD ZONE' IN GULF OF MEXICO
Arkansas-based Tyson Foods is identified by the report as a dominant influence in the pollution, due to its market strength in chicken, beef and pork... READ MORE›
WHO WINS FROM TRUMP IMMIGRATION POLICY ROBOTIC BERRY PICKERS FOR A
The technology, from a Lettuce Bot to crop drones to robotic strawberry pickers, is still in its infancy... READ MORE›
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE WORLD SUDDENLY WENT VEGETARIAN?
In fact, clear solutions already exist for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the livestock industry... READ MORE›
SCANT OVERSIGHT, CORPORATE SECRECY PRECEDED U.S. WEED KILLER CRISIS
In this case, Monsanto denied requests by university researchers to study its XtendiMax with VaporGrip for volatility... READ MORE›
SUICIDES OF NEARLY 60,000 INDIAN FARMERS LINKED TO CLIMATE CHANGE, STUDY CLAIMS
Rising temperatures and the resultant stress on India's agricultural sector may have contributed to increase in suicides over the past 30 years, research shows... READ MORE›
BAYER AND MONSANTO TO MERGE IN MEGA-DEAL THAT COULD RESHAPE WORLD'S FOOD SUPPLY
The German chemical company Bayer said it will take over U.S. seed giant Monsanto to become one of the world's biggest agriculture conglomerates... READ MORE›
'TRUMPED' AT THE GROCERY STORE
We are expecting Canadian shoppers to be Trumped at the grocery store, said Sylvain Charlebois, lead author of the report... READ MORE›
BAYER, MONSANTO IN $88B DEAL THAT COULD RESHAPE THE WORLD'S FOOD SUPPLY
Bayer and Monsanto said on a Wednesday call that they would be seeking antitrust approval in 30 global jurisdictions... READ MORE›
SCOTLAND TO BAN GM CROP GROWING
Scotland is to ban the growing of genetically modified crops, the country's rural affairs secretary has announced... READ MORE›
USE OF STRONGEST ANTIBIOTICS RISES TO RECORD LEVELS ON EUROPEAN FARMS
Use of some of the strongest antibiotics available to treat life-threatening infections has risen to record levels on European farms, new data shows... READ MORE›
THIS HIGH-TECH VERTICAL FARM PROMISES WHOLE FOODS QUALITY AT WALMART PRICES
Storey became Barnard's co-founder and Plenty's chief science officer, splitting his time between Wyoming and San Francisco... READ MORE›
GROWING MEGA-CITIES WILL DISPLACE VAST TRACTS OF FARMLAND BY 2030, STUDY SAYS
These farmers produce the majority of food in developing countries--and so are instrumental to global food security... READ MORE›
PARIS EMBELLISHES SKYLINE WITH ORGANIC ROOFTOP FARMS
By 2020, Paris aims to have transformed 33 hectares, or 330,000 square metres, of its unused urban space into urban agriculture... READ MORE›
MILAN LEADS FIGHT AGAINST FOOD WASTE - WITH UGLY FRUIT AND MICHELIN-STARRED SOUP KITCHENS
Many of the local initiatives addressing food waste in Milan also focus on having a strong social impact... READ MORE›
ORGANIC FARMING CAN FEED THE WORLD IF DONE RIGHT, SCIENTISTS CLAIM
The researchers suggest that organic farming can be a very competitive alternative to industrial agriculture when it comes to food production... READ MORE›
SERIOUS FARM POLLUTION BREACHES RISE IN UK - AND MANY GO UNPROSECUTED
Environment Agency figures show severe incidents are weekly occurrence as farms struggle with cost of pollution prevention despite subsidies... READ MORE›
HUNGER IN ASIA-PACIFIC HARD TO DEFEAT, ACCORDING TO UN
China's fight against hunger has remained relatively stable over the last 15 years, with its hunger reduction rate slowing only marginally since its high from 1992 to 1997... READ MORE›
UGLY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: WHY YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO LOVE THEM
Ugly produce just resonates with people, says Figueiredo, who also gets Imperfect Produce deliveries... READ MORE›
IN 2050 THERE WILL BE 9 BILLION PEOPLE ON EARTH. HOW TO FEED THEM
If the world's 75 million unwanted pregnancies were prevented, the global population would rise more gradually to 8.4 billion by 2050 and then fall... READ MORE›
BREXIT COULD LEAVE FIELDS OF ROTTING CROPS IN BRITAIN IF MIGRANT WORKERS STAY AWAY
Farmers say Eastern Europeans are reluctant to work on British farms after the Brexit vote... READ MORE›
UK SUSPENDS BAN ON PESTICIDES LINKED TO SERIOUS HARM IN BEES
Farmers will be able to use blacklisted pesticides linked to serious harm in bees after the UK government temporarily lifted an EU ban... READ MORE›
WORLD'S LARGEST VERTICAL FARM GROWS WITHOUT SOIL, SUNLIGHT OR WATER IN NEWARK
AeroFarms and other companies developing similar controlled growing climates claim to be transforming agriculture... READ MORE›
BEE INSPIRED WHY OSLO HAS PUT COLOGICAL RICHES AT THE HEART OF THE CITY
The Norwegian council for biodiversity Sabima has lobbied the government to provide a budget for farmers to maintain meadows and other ecologically important areas... READ MORE›
FIVE CHARTS THAT SHOW WHY YOU SHOULD BE DOING WORLD MEAT FREE DAY (AND CONSIDER NOT EATING ANIMALS FOR GOOD)
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations FAO in 2012 the United Kingdom ranked 22nd for meat consumption per person... READ MORE›
I WANT TO APOLOGISE TO ANDREA AND LAUREN... I HAD A BAD NIGHT
"If the sanctions give a chance to develop local farmers, to develop sustainable agriculture, it is very good... READ MORE›
WANT TO BUY A FARM? HERE'S WHERE PRICES ARE RISING AND FALLING
Bargains can be found in South Dakota, but you better move quickly in California, which is getting pricey... READ MORE›
2016 STATE OF NATURE REPORT: WILDLIFE WINNERS AND LOSERS - IN PICTURES
All agriculture and environment treaties for nature and wildlife will have to be rethought... READ MORE›
EAT INSECTS AND FAKE MEAT TO CUT IMPACT OF LIVESTOCK ON THE PLANET - STUDY
However, the researcher found that another alternative - lab-grown meat - did not show such big advantages... READ MORE›
HOW CAN WE PUT THE TASTE BACK INTO BRITISH FOOD?
The idea of transparency in the food chain to encourage a change in the culture is gaining ground... READ MORE›