ເປົ້າ ໝາຍ ການເຈລະຈາຄືນ ໃໝ່ ຂອງ NAFTA ທີ່ປ່ອຍອອກມາໂດຍ U.S. – ຂ່າວ ສຳ ລັບອາທິດຂອງເດືອນກໍລະກົດ 17 & 24

ລາຍການຂ່າວທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບ ag tech, ຊີວະພາບ, ການຄ້າ ? ແລະບາງທີບາງລາຍການທີ່ ໜ້າ ສົນໃຈອື່ນໆທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບກະສິ ກຳ ? ຈະຖືກລົງໃນ ໜ້າ ນີ້ຕະຫຼອດອາທິດ (ເມື່ອອາທິດກ້າວ ໜ້າ ບັນດາລາຍການ ໃໝ່ໆ ຈະຢູ່ໃນ?ສີຂຽວ?ຢູ່ດ້ານລຸ່ມຂອງພາກສ່ວນ). ?ໃຫ້ແນ່ໃຈວ່າໄດ້ກັບຄືນມາແລະກວດເບິ່ງຫນ້າໃນອາທິດ.

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ຫມາຍ​ເຫດ​: For the last two full weeks of July the ‘Must Read’ section with recent news of interest is going to be combined into one posting.

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ການຄ້າ, ການຄ້າທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງ, INFRASTRUCTURE:

Trump administration unveils goals in renegotiating NAFTA – The Washington Post – By Ana Swanson (ກໍລະກົດ 17)

“Democrats were critical of the measures, saying they didn’t go far enough… Republicans were more positive about the statement, though some still had criticisms.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

EU, Brazil to propose farm subsidies overhaul to appease developing nations – ການເມືອງ – By Simon Marks (ກໍລະກົດ 17)

“The European Union and Brazil will tell the World Trade Organization on Monday they are ready to shake up generous?farm subsidies to reform a global trade landscape widely seen as stacked against emerging countries.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

China Border Tensions Cloud Asia Trade Pact Talks in India – Bloomberg – By Shruti Srivastava (ກໍລະກົດ 18)

“The challenge for RCEP is that China would want a quick end to the deal so that it can establish itself as a leader of world trade,” ກ່າວ?Palit. “ຍີ່ປຸ່ນ, New Zealand won?t be in favor of concluding early as they would want a high quality agreement.?However RCEP is a low-quality agreement as it is not going beyond tariff cuts and investment.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

US announces start of NAFTA talks in Washington on Aug 16 – CNBC / Reuters (ກໍລະກົດ 19)

“They will take place in Washington from Aug. 16-20, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

US and China emerge from trade talks without agreement – BBC News (ກໍລະກົດ 20)

“The two sides did not issue a joint statement or action plan after the meeting and cancelled scheduled press conferences.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

Food shipments halted at Chinese ports increases by 325% – Food Navigator Asia -?By RJ Whitehead (ກໍລະກົດ 19)

New agreement will allow US rice exports to China – BBC News (ກໍລະກົດ 21)

“China has agreed to allow imports of rice from the US for the first time… It follows trade talks between the two countries that resulted in little progress on other issues.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

Industry players outline their wish lists for ?NAFTA 2.0? and express anxiety about renegotiation – Food Navigator USA -?By Elizabeth Crawford (ກໍລະກົດ 27)

AG, AG TECH, ຜະລິດຕະພັນ, ການປ້ອງກັນ, ບັນຫາທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງ:

Let’s Talk About GMOs And The Environment – GMO Answers (ມິຖຸນາ 30)

“GMOs are one of the best tools farmers have to help protect and preserve our natural resources. Learn how they help us address some of today?s most pressing environmental challenges.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

This Is How Gene-Editing Will Change The Food You Eat – Forbes.com – By Jon Markman (ກໍລະກົດ 11)

“In the near future, scientists will engineer food that grows faster and does not spoil. This is the promise of CRISPR/Cas 9, a game-changing gene-editing?tool.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

Fall Armyworms on March Across Africa – Voice of America – By Sora Halake (ກໍລະກົດ 14)

“A recently arrived species of armyworm has spread to 21 African countries and threatens the continent’s main food staple, ສາລີ…” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

Making the case for sustainability in ?industrial agriculture? – ໂຄງການຮູ້ຫນັງສືພັນທຸ ກຳ – By Ted Nordhaus (ກໍລະກົດ 21)

“Failure to understanding these basic dynamics too often results in advocacy and policy that is simply misguided. Debates about specific agricultural technologies and environmental impacts often lose sight of the forest through the trees in terms of the relationship between food production and the environment.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

SoftBank Vision Fund Leads $200 Million Bet on Indoor Farms – Bloomberg – By Selina Wang (ກໍລະກົດ 19)

“ການ?SoftBank Group Corp.?chief?s Vision Fund is leading a $200 million investment in Silicon Valley startup Plenty, which says it has cracked the code on growing crops indoors super efficiently…. In recent years several companies including Atlanta-based Podponics, Vancouver?s LocalGarden and Chicago-area FarmedHere have shut down indoor farms because they weren?t economically viable.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

ທາງດ້ານການເມືອງ, ກົດລະບຽບ, ACTIVISM, ອື່ນໆ:

China approves two more GMO crops for import, DuPont disappointed – Reuters – By Dominique Patton (ກໍລະກົດ 17)

“But it leaves four other products owned by Monsanto, DuPont and Dow still on a waiting list pending approval from Beijing.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

Mark Zuckerberg Visitas a Cattle Ranch – AgWeb – By Sara Brown (ກໍລະກົດ 14)

“Technology farmers and ranchers use was obviously of interesting to Zuckerberg.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

The Organic Industry Is in Turmoil – National Review – By Julie Kelly (ກໍລະກົດ 12)

“ການ [ວໍຊິງຕັນ] Post reported that the fraudulent imports were ?large enough to constitute a meaningful proportion of the U.S. supply of those commodities,? a troubling development that should raise serious questions about the veracity of the organic label…” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

How Berkeley-led academics conspired with anti-GMO groups to attack Food Evolution movie – ໂຄງການຮູ້ຫນັງສືພັນທຸ ກຳ – By Stephan Neidenbach (ກໍລະກົດ 17)

“A University of California Berkeley?PhD candidate wrote a widely publicized letter attacking the science documentary?Food Evolution?in June (signed by more than 40 other academics) at the behest of the very groups exposed in the film, without disclosing her connection…” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

Non-GMO Project Is Spreading Fake News Again But Still Has A Grip On Our Food Supply – Forbes.com – By Kavin Senapathy (ກໍລະກົດ 13)

“The Non-GMO Project is among the most ubiquitous fringe organizations in North America.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

Judge dismisses suit against General Mills over ‘natural’ oats label in granola bars – Minneapolis Star-Tribune – By Kristen Leigh Painter (ກໍລະກົດ 17)

“…the plaintiffs’ particular claims made in the case “are simply not plausible.” [Judge] Davis said the plaintiffs’ argument holds the Nature Valley bars to more stringent standards than the federal government holds organic products. Foods labeled as organic are allowed to contain chemical pesticide residue of less than 5 percent of the Environmental Protection Agency’s tolerance level.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

EU’s biggest farmer slams GM policy – The Scottish Farmer (ກໍລະກົດ 19)

“Europe’s policy on GM crops ‘discriminates’ against the burgeoning arable sector in its new eastern member states, Romania’s largest farmer has claimed.” – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່

(*ຫມາຍ​ເຫດ​ – Lucian Buzdugan is a Global Farmer Network member)

African biosafety agencies move to bridge GMO communication gap – The Independent (ອູການດາ) – By Isaac Khisa (ກໍລະກົດ 20) – ການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່