Golden Rice Project, ‘Gluten-free water’ ແລະອື່ນ ໆ – ຂ່າວ ສຳ ລັບອາທິດຂອງເດືອນສິງຫາ 28

ລາຍການຂ່າວທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບ ag tech, ຊີວະພາບ, ການຄ້າ ? and perhaps some other interesting topics out there related to agriculture ? ຈະຖືກລົງໃນ ໜ້າ ນີ້ຕະຫຼອດອາທິດ (ເມື່ອອາທິດກ້າວ ໜ້າ ບັນດາລາຍການ ໃໝ່ໆ ຈະຢູ່ໃນ?ສີຂຽວ?ຢູ່ດ້ານລຸ່ມຂອງພາກສ່ວນ). ?Check the page during the week for updates.

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This week GFN would also like to highlight the Golden Rice Project and its efforts to address severe vitamin A deficiency, which can lead to blindness and other health issues, primarily in children.

The Philippine?Rice?Research Institute (PhilRice) and the International?Rice?Research Institute (IRRI) have submitted an application for a biosafety permit to allow Vitamin A-biofortified (GR2E)?ເຂົ້າ?to be used for food, ອາຫານ, and processing in the Philippines. ເພີ່ມ​ເຕີມ, IRRI has also applied to include the?ເຂົ້າ?in the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Code (FSANZ) to prevent any trade issues if small amounts of the?ເຂົ້າ?inadvertently end up in shipments of other milled?ເຂົ້າ?imported into Australia/New Zealand.

The governments are both accepting public comments until?14 ກັນຍາ?and we urge you to all provide comments of support for the applications prior to that deadline. Your comments in support can be directed to the Director of the Bureau of Plant Industry (ຟີລິບປິນ) through e-mail at?[email protected], and online at?http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/changes/submission/Pages/SubmissionForm.aspx for FSANZ (Application Number A1138; Proposal for Food derived from Provitamin A Rice Line GR2E).

More information about the?ທອງ?Rice?Project that you may find of use in supportive comments can be found online at http://irri.org/golden-rice -?http://irri.org/golden–ເຂົ້າ/faqs?ຫຼື?http://allianceforscience.cornell.edu/blog/golden–ເຂົ້າ–moving-forward-philippines.

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ການຄ້າ, ການຄ້າທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງ, INFRASTRUCTURE:

US and Mexico united on dairy trade priorities amid NAFTA renegotiation talks – DairyReporter.com -?ໂດຍ?Mary Ellen Shoup (ສິງຫາ 29)

Peru Sees ‘Ambitious’ Trade Deal with Australia as Early as 2018 – Voice of America / Reuters (ສິງຫາ 28) – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

Theresa May?s Japan trip ?prepares ground? for trade deal – Financial Times (ອັງກິດ) – By Robin Wright (ສິງຫາ 29) – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

Japan keen to spearhead Trans Pacific Partnership 11, hopes US returns – New Strait Times (Singapore) – By Rupa Damodaran (ສິງຫາ 28) – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

Despite Trump tweets, NAFTA talks moving along quite nicely – Agri-Pulse – By Bill Thomson (ສິງຫາ 30)

“…the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement is moving quickly, positively and without animosity, according to ag sector and government sources.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ (subscription)

ອາຟຣິກກາ: A Brief Guide to the Continental Free Trade Agreement – allAfrica / Africa Portal – By Asmita Parshotam (ສິງຫາ 28) – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

AG, AG TECH, RESEARCH, ຜະລິດຕະພັນ, ການປ້ອງກັນ, ບັນຫາທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງ:

Multi-nutrient rice set to address worldwide ?hidden hunger? challenge – NutraIngredients -?By Will Chu (ສິງຫາ 22)

Fall Armyworm Spreads to Cameroon – VOA – By Moke Edwin Kindzeka (ສິງຫາ 28)

“The pest has attacked crops in at least 24 African countries.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

Burkina Faso farmers still yearn for Bt cotton – African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) – By Suleiman Okoth (ສິງຫາ 28) – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

ທາງດ້ານການເມືອງ, ກົດລະບຽບ, ACTIVISM, ອື່ນໆ:

?Gluten-free?ນ້ໍາ? shows absurdity of trend in labeling what?s?absent – The Conversation – By Brandon McFadden (ສິງຫາ 28)

“ການ?food labeling craze?coupled with banner headlines about the dangers of?gluten,?genetically modified organisms (GMOs)?ແລະ?hormones?are leading to increasingly absurd results.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

GM crop delays mean Africa loses benefits – SciDev.Net – By Nelson Mandela Ogema (ສິງຫາ 25)

“Adopting GM crops such as banana and maize could help save lives in some Sub-Saharan African countries, according to the study.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

Americans are confused about food and unsure where to turn for answers, survey?shows – The Conversation – By Sheril Kirshenbaum and Douglas Buhler (ສິງຫາ 24)

“More than one-third of Americans do not know that foods with no genetically modified ingredients contain genes… The majority of respondents who answered this question incorrectly were young and affluent, and also more likely than their peers to describe themselves as having a higher-than-average understanding of the global food system.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

Mega-mergers in agribusiness raise concerns about food costs, biodiversity – USA Today – By Bartholomew D Sullivan (ສິງຫາ 29) – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

Amazon lowering Whole Foods prices will hurt those who think they’re better than you – Chicago Tribune – By Rex Huppke (ສິງຫາ 25)

“…Amazon is taking away the one thing Whole Foods shoppers loved most ? prohibitively expensive food that made them feel morally superior.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

Dairy farmers launch “Peel Back the Label” campaign on deceptive food labeling – Ag Week (ສິງຫາ 31)

“…food manufacturers increasingly utilize ?free from? labels ? i.e. ?no high fructose corn syrup? ຫຼື ?GMO free? ຫຼື ?hormone-free?? to play on consumers food safety fears and misconceptions.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

USDA reviewing feasibility study for using QR codes to disclose GMOs ahead of new labeling law – Food Navigator USA – By Elizabeth Crawford (ສິງຫາ 31)