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Review Published of Nanomaterials for Products and Application in Agriculture, Feed, and Food in the European Union
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) requested a review of the already marketed and in-development applications of nanomaterials in the agri/feed/food sectors. The results of the review are published in the August 2016 issue of Trends in Food Science & Technology in an article entitled “Nanomaterials for products and application in agriculture, feed and food.” The article ...
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Agriculture committee opposes national bans on Imports of GM food and feed
The agriculture committee on Thursday rejected the Commission's draft law that would give member states the power to restrict or prohibit the use of EU-approved GM food or feed on their territory. It fears that arbitrary national bans could distort competition on the EU's single market and jeopardise the Union's food production sectors which are heavily dependent on imports of GM feed. The ...
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New Ad says world bank plan deserts poor, restricts fight against hunger
An advertisement in today's Politico newspaper accuses the World Bank of turning its back on the poor by withdrawing support for palm oil, a key agricultural crop that feeds over a billion people in Africa, Latin America and South East Asia. The ad, created by the NGO World Growth, greeted officials gathering in Washington, DC for the annual fall meeting of the World Bank Group and International ...
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Valtra strengthens position in Africa
Africa covers an area around 3.5 times larger than that of Europe and is already home to over a billion people – and this number is growing by 20 million a year. Valtra is doing its part to help mechanise African agriculture and feed the growing population. While most people associate Valtra with Finland and Brazil, it is also a long-established brand in Africa. There was even an assembly ...
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DNAble for Salmonella Receives AOAC Certification
EnviroLogix is pleased to announce that its DNAble Detection Assay for Salmonella has been certified as a Performance Tested MethodSM(#041404) by the AOAC Research Institute in the following AOAC categories: primary production samples, environmental samples for food or feed production, and pet food and animal feed. EnviroLogix’ patent-pending DNAble platform uses groundbreaking chemistry ...
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Aquaculture Handbook Featured on U.S. Consulate Karachi Website
The American Soybean Association’s (ASA) World Initiative for Soy in Human Health’s (WISHH) recently released Aquaculture Handbook—Fish Farming and Nutrition in Pakistan was featured on the U.S. Consulate General Karachi, Pakistanwebsite. The handbook, produced under the U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded “FEEDing Pakistan,”project is a new resource for ...
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Empowering women in agriculture
Reducing gender inequality is fundamental to eliminating hunger and developing more sustainable food systems, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva told international experts and country representatives at an International Women’s Day event in Rome. “This year we are celebrating Women’s Day against the backdrop of the International Year of Family Farming,” ...
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New Release Featuring Feed Pricing Analysis
AMTS.Cattle.Pro is out as a new release! The official version is 4.11.0.0 and it includes a wonderfully helpful feature called the Feed Pricing Analysis Tool (FPA). This entirely new screen is accessible through either the Feeds screen or by selecting form the Tools drop-down in the program. Fred Rasmussen, our programmer who focuses on specialty tools, has been toiling away for a few months ...
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TC Growers Update: ‘So You Want to Start a Farm’ Registration Open
Assistance is always important when starting a market farm or attempting to access land. Community help, mentors, partners and expertise are required to successfully get your farm business off the ground, and SFA’s Twin Cities Growers Network is partnering with U. of M. Extension for two upcoming workshops that will explore these topics. First, TC Growers coordinator Karl Hakanson will ...
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Media Availability: Algae Facts and Experts From the Algal Biomass Organization
As high gas prices and the need for new supplies of fuel have entered the national energy discussion, the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the U.S. algae industry, today announced the availability of experts and information resources that can clarify the potential for algae to provide the nation with a new source of domestically produced fuels. ABO spokespersons, ...
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ASA/WISHH Aquaculture Handbook Engages Industry, Provides Resources for Pakistan Fish Farmers
The American Soybean Association’s (ASA) World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) Aquaculture Handbook—Fish Farming and Nutrition in Pakistanwas in the spotlight across the globe this week. The handbook, produced under the U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded “FEEDing Pakistan,” project is a new resource for Pakistan’s fish farmers and entire aquaculture ...
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BAP Launches Producer ‘Splash Pages’ on Website
BAP recently launched “splash pages” on the producer page of the BAP website as an added benefit to certified producers. These are drop-down tabs that provide additional information about producers by clicking on the facility name. These tabs provide a place for producers to list information such as marketing and sales contacts and a link to their downloadable BAP certificate. This ...
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Harper Government Advances Agricultural Trade in Europe
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz represented the interests of Canadian farmers and met with key trading partners attending the 6th Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Summit at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture during International Green Week. In addressing the Summit, Minister Ritz called for a science-based approach to regulation to secure access to food, increase rural incomes, and ...
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America`s Emerging Bioeconomy
AMES, Iowa, August 30, 2007 (ENS) - Robert Anex wants to know what would happen if the increasing demand for ethanol prompts American farmers to decide against crop rotation and plant corn on the same fields, year after year. This spring farmers responded to the ethanol industry's demand for grain by increasing their corn acreage by 19 percent over last year, according to U.S. Department of ...
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School feeding sourced to small farmers breaks new ground in Africa
An innovative partnership in five African countries is breaking new ground in the fight against hunger and malnutrition by sourcing food for school meals to production by small-scale farmers. During its initial phase last year, the Purchase from Africans for Africa Programme (PAA) involved over 5,000 family farmers in feeding programmes in 424 schools in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger and ...
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Computer model helps with early prediction of mycotoxins in grain
Increased mycotoxin contamination Climate change will likely result in increased contamination of grain with mycotoxins (toxins from fungi). Early prediction of the growth of these fungi can help farmers make effective choices regarding the use of fungicides, the best harvest time and other aspects. This strategy can reduce the risk of crop failure and help to prevent contamination of food and ...
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Farming needs `sustainable intensification` says report
The quest to feed the world's rapidly growing population over the next 40 years needs a frontloaded approach to funding agricultural research, according to a report on food security released today (24 January). New science and technologies are among the tools needed to achieve a huge 'sustainable intensification' of agriculture aimed at feeding the nine billion people expected to inhabit the ...
By SciDev.Net
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World agribusiness R&D controlled by `cosy cartel`
The increasing consolidation of global agribusiness is leaving the world's food production in the hands of a corporate "cartel", warns a new market report from ETC Group, a civil society organization based in Canada. According to the report, six multinational corporations — BASF, Bayer, Dow, DuPont, Monsanto and Syngenta — control 75 per cent of all private-sector plant breeding ...
By SciDev.Net
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Scientists warn of livestock greenhouse gas boom
Soaring international production of livestock could release enough carbon into the atmosphere by 2050 to single-handedly exceed 'safe' levels of climate change, says a study. Scientists combined figures for livestock production in 2000 with Food and Agriculture Organization projections for population growth and meat consumption by 2050. They found that the livestock sector's emissions alone ...
By SciDev.Net
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Harper Government Supports National Livestock Traceability Database
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today announced an investment of $7.5 million to the Canadian Agri Traceability Services to develop, implement and operate a national livestock traceability data service. This national traceability database will collect, maintain and manage information in accordance with national standards, federal and provincial regulations, and ...
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