News items related to ag tech, biotech, تجارت ? and perhaps some other interesting topics out there related to agriculture ? will be posted on this page throughout the week (as the week progresses newest items will be in green at bottom of sections). Check the page during the week for updates.
TRADE, TRADE RELATED, INFRASTRUCTURE:
China and Canada Fail to Agree on Launching Free Trade Talks – بلومبرگ (دسامبر 4)
“Trudeau pushes for ?progressive? chapters on gender and labor” – ارتباط دادن
See also: Bloomberg Dec 4?Trudeau?s Beijing Scramble Is Canada?s Latest Trade Stumble??(video)
The Winning Case For Free Trade – Investor’s Business Daily, Editorial (دسامبر 4)
“Both political parties these days give short shrift to the idea of free trade. It’s a pity, because, as a new report shows, it’s the key to a better life for all.” – ارتباط دادن
Ghana joins forces with South Africa to fight EU -?By Oscar Rousseau (دسامبر 4)
What cheese can tell you about international barriers to trade – The Economist (نوامبر 30)
“Why dairy products loom large in many trade deals” – ارتباط دادن (مبتنی بر اشتراک)
AG, AG TECH, RESEARCH, PRODUCTION, PROTECTION, RELATED ISSUES:
Promising feed trials for GM canola – The Fish Site – By Rob Fletcher (نوامبر 30)
“Trials and analyses of feeds including omega-3-rich oil from genetically-modified (GM) canola indicate that it promotes good growth rates in salmon” – ارتباط دادن
Consumers want products with values they believe in – Feedstuffs (نوامبر 29)
Budweiser Wants to Brew Beer on Mars. این?s Even Harder Than It Sounds – Time – By Jeffrey Kluger (نوامبر 30) – ارتباط دادن
POLICY, REGULATORY, ACTIVISM, OTHER:
Europe still burns witches ? if they?re named Monsanto – کرنل اتØاد علوم – By Mark Lynas (نوامبر 28)
“This was never about glyphosate as a chemical. It was about glyphosate as a symbol, a symbol for opposition to Monsanto, pesticides, GMOs and a modern farming system which populist factions of different political stripes, led by the Greens, now love to hate.” – ارتباط دادن
Viewpoint: Non-GMO Project label offers nothing for consumers – پروژه سواد ژنتیکی – By David Warmflash (دسامبر 4)
“Do they [food companies] expect this to increase profits, or are they just hoping to avoid becoming the target of a boycott?” – ارتباط دادن
Organic Foods? Premium Prices and Uncertain Benefits: QuickTake – واشنگتن پست / بلومبرگ – By Leslie Patton (نوامبر 29)
“این?premium prices?may not be buying everything that?s promised.” – ارتباط دادن
DNA-Based Diet Advice Is Big Business With Little Scientific Support – Fast Company – By Laura Entis (نوامبر 27)
“Tech companies are selling expensive diets based on genetic and microbiome sequencing. But scientists say there are no shortcuts to healthy weight loss.” – ارتباط دادن