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International Collaboration Receives Grant to Advance Improvements in Cassava Harvests
Dec 16, 2016The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announces that the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa Plus (VIRCA Plus) consortium of American, Nigerian, Ugandan, and Kenyan institutions recently received a five-year, $10.46m grant The grant has ...
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Cornucopia Institute Calls for Independent Probe Into USDA's National Organic Program
Dec 14, 2016In a letter to the USDA's Office of Inspector General, The Cornucopia Institute has requested an independent audit of the National Organic Program, charging multiple illegal actions and inactions. The Wisconsin-based farm policy research ...
Tags: Cornucopia Institute, container
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China Sets Major Economic Tasks for 2017
Dec 10, 2016The Communist Party of China (CPC) Friday specified major tasks for the economic work in 2017, including further advancing supply-side structural reform. The country should push forward reforms in key sectors, including state-owned ...
Tags: CPC, China's economic growth
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Clearly, This Is The Best Argument Yet for The MacBook Pro Touch Bar
Nov 17, 2016Apple has copped plenty of flack over the pricing of its new Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro, but this little trick might help users recoup the additional cost in time savings alone. A Reddit user has discovered that when viewing YouTube ...
Tags: MacBook Pro, OLED panel
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Cargill Reports Fiscal 2017 First-Quarter Results
Oct 11, 2016Cargill reported financial results for the fiscal 2017 first quarter ended 31 August, 2016. Key measures include: Adjusted operating earnings rose 35 percent to $827 million in the first quarter, compared with $611 million in the ...
Tags: Cargill, fiscal results
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Nigeria: Fao Seeks Urgent Funding to Target 385,000 People with Farming Support in Northeast
Aug 12, 2016$10 million is required to provide emergency agricultural support to internally displaced people and host families 9 August 2016, Rome - Urgent action is needed to provide farming and livelihood support to 385,000 people in parts of ...
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Race Against Time in Drought-Ravaged Southern Africa to Ensure 23 Million People Receive Farming Support
Aug 12, 2016At least $109 million is urgently required for the provision of seeds and other agricultural inputs and services 28 July 2016, Rome - With only a few weeks before land preparation begins for the next main cropping season, some 23 ...
Tags: seeds, agricultural inputs, FAO
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Race Against Time in Drought-Ravaged Southern Africa to Ensure 23 Million People Receive Farming Support
Aug 12, 2016At least $109 million is urgently required for the provision of seeds and other agricultural inputs and services 28 July 2016, Rome - With only a few weeks before land preparation begins for the next main cropping season, some 23 ...
Tags: seeds, agricultural inputs, FAO
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Protracted Conflicts Causing Alarming Spikes in Severe Hunger
Aug 12, 2016Briefs for UN Security Council highlight how millions of people remain trapped in a vicious cycle of violence and hunger Joint FAO-WFP news release 29 July 2016, Rome - Protracted conflicts affecting 17 countries have driven millions ...
Tags: vicious cycle, food insecurity, UN agencies
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Mars Completes Acquisition of Hacienda La Chola Cocoa Farm From Naturisa
Apr 15, 2016Mars Chocolate has completed the acquisition of Hacienda La Chola cocoa farm in Ecuador from Naturisa. Hacienda La Chola is the agricultural unit of Naturisa and located in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The latest addition to its network of ...
Tags: Mars chocolate, Acquisition, Hacienda La Chola Cocoa Farm, Naturisa
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Cargill Opens $100m Modern Wet Corn Milling Facility in India
Feb 12, 2016US-based agricultural and food company Cargill has opened a $100m modern wet corn milling facility in Devagere in Karnataka state of India. The corn facility is spread over a sprawling 44.5 acres of land with a daily milling capacity of ...
Tags: agricultural Food, Wet Corn
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Norwegian Seafood Council Launches All-Encompassing Knowledge Hub for Cod
Feb 5, 2016The Norwegians have been fishing for their livelihoods and exporting their seafood worldwide for hundreds of years, whether providing cod that helps feed the world’s largest cod market, the UK, or shipping salted cod to the ...
Tags: Seafood, cod market
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China to Do More About People's Livelihoods: Report
Dec 29, 2015The Chinese government's leading think-tank has released a new study downplaying concerns about the level of debt being held by local governments, suggesting that more spending needs to take place to cope with social issues. On the heels ...
Tags: People's Livelihoods
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SCO Draws to an End with Signing of Agreements
Dec 17, 2015Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states attend a signing ceremony on Dec 15 after the 14th Meeting of Prime Ministers of SCO in Zhengzhou, Henan province on December 15, 2015. [Photo: Xinhua] The 14th prime ...
Tags: SCO, finance, regional trade
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Demarcation of Maritime, Land Zones Good for Macao's Prosperity
Dec 17, 2015An executive meeting of the State Council, China's cabinet, on Wednesday passed a draft map of administrative divisions demarcating the maritime and land zones of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR). According to the draft, an ...
Tags: Macao, economic growth, demarcation