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Support for trade mixed as G20 meets, and Bittman’s back…- सप्टेंबरच्या आठवड्यासाठी बातमी 5

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ए बायोटेक संबंधित बातम्या आयटम, व्यापार ? and perhaps some other interesting items out there related to agriculture ? will be posted on this page throughout the week (as the week progresses newly added items will be in?green at bottom of sections). ?Be sure to check in regularly!

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Well, it appears Mark Bittman is back trying to agitate things as the former columnist, and now fellow at the Union of Concerned Scientists, has an op-ed in the New York Times, G.M.O. Labeling Law Could Stir a Revoution?dated?सप्टेंबर 2.

Some of you may recall Bittman decided to “put his money where his mouth is” by leaving journalism to run a vegan meal delivery startup, The Purple Carrot. ?It took him only about six months before he discovered it was pretty damn hard actually working before leaving?without any party being clear as to exactly why. ?Evidently he also found it’s a heckuva lot easier to be sanctimonious and to criticize others with your own worldview, even if factually misleading, rather than do something more productive (See: Mark Bittman Eats His Words — And Chokes) – like helping to feed people as farmers of all kinds do around the world.

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*** See GFN Chairman Bill Horan’s recent commentary at FoxNews.com:

Why I’m pround to be an American Farmer – FoxNews.com – By Bill Horan (सप्टेंबर 4)

दुवा:?http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/09/04/why-im-proud-to-be-american-farmer.html

TRADE, TRADE RELATED ISSUES:

***See GFN Chairman Bill Horan’s commentary in this last weekend’s WSJ:

Falling Midwest Crop Prices Need a Free-Trade Response – The Wall Street Journal – By Bill Horan (सप्टेंबर 2)

“The feds buy $20 million of cheese to prop up prices. Yet the Pacific trade deal would boost dairy sales to Canada by $1.2 billion.”

दुवा:?http://www.wsj.com/articles/falling-midwest-crop-prices-need-a-free-trade-response-1472855492

African nations endorse trade partnerships to boost growth – Daily Nation (केनिया) – By Aggrey Mutambo (सप्टेंबर 3)

“आफ्रिका?s biggest economies want one trade bloc for the continent which they say would shield it from global commodity shocks and improve living standards.”

दुवा:?http://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/African-nations-endorse-trade-partnerships-to-boost-growth/1066-3367802-nykm7bz/

TTIP is tough but governments shouldn?t give up, OECD and WTO officials say – CNBC – द्वारा?Spriha Srivastava,?Eunice Yoon, आणि?Sri Jegarajah (सप्टेंबर 3)

दुवा:?http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/03/ttip-is-tough-but-governments-shouldnt-give-up-oecd-and-wto-officials-say.html

US Senators call for investigation into Canada?s dairy trade policies?- Dairy Reporter -By Mary Ellen Shoup?(सप्टेंबर 2)

“Two US senators have alleged that Canada?s National Ingredients Strategy and Ontario?s Class VI pricing program violate trade commitments to the US by encouraging Canadian dairy farmers to purchase local milk products instead of US imports.”

दुवा:?http://www.dairyreporter.com/Markets/US-Senators-call-for-investigation-of-Canada-dairy-trade-policies

Trade tensions overshadow global economic summit – St. Louis Post-Dispatch -?By Joe McDonald, एपी (सप्टेंबर 4)

दुवा:?http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/trade-tensions-overshadow-global-economic-summit/article_11b026ef-aa1d-51fa-8046-ff30f34d3f61.html

Theresa May joins G20 summit to face Brexit warnings from US and Japan – The Guardian – By Rowena Mason (सप्टेंबर 4)

“Obama tells prime minister US won?t prioritise UK trade deal while Tokyo warns of consequences for Japanese businesses”

दुवा:?https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/04/g20-theresa-may-warns-of-tough-times-for-uk-economy-after-brexit

अमेरिकन. Presidential Election Interferes With Ratification Of TPP – NPR, Morning Edition (सप्टेंबर 2)

“Steve Inskeep talks to Miriam Sapiro, who helped negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership, about why U.S. pacts with Europe and the Pacific Rim are faltering, and why that’s a big deal for the U.S.”

दुवा:?http://www.npr.org/2016/09/02/492357738/ratification-of-trade-deals-are-in-question

Juncker: EU-US trade deal remains a priority – Europe Online Magazine (सप्टेंबर 4)

दुवा:?http://en.europeonline-magazine.eu/juncker-eu-us-trade-deal-remains-a-priority_482534.html

New trade war threatens global order as TTIP talks stall – The Telegraph (यूके) – By Szu Ping Chan (सप्टेंबर 3)

“So where did it all go wrong??On paper, everyone is a winner with TTIP…?The deal would boost the rest of the world by ?100bn a year, the study claims.”

दुवा:?http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/09/03/new-trade-war-threatens-global-order-as-ttip-talks-stall/

Obama makes trade deal top priority in remaining months – Washington Post – By Kevin Freking, एपी (सप्टेंबर 5)

दुवा:?https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/obama-makes-trade-deal-top-priority-in-remaining-months/2016/09/05/57f44290-7326-11e6-9781-49e591781754_story.html

BIOTECH, CROPS, CROP PROTECTION, DISEASE:

Scientist Warn of Citrus Tree Disease – The Citizen (टांझानिया) – (सप्टेंबर 5)

“[ट]he pest Asian Psyllid whose existence in the country was reported for the first time in 2015, is responsible for the disease that stunts trees.”

दुवा:?http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Scientist-warn-of-citrus-tree-disease-/1840340-3369868-fuxb0h/index.html

Why Africa needs adequate plant surveillance – SciDevNet -?Mustafa O. Jibrin (सप्टेंबर 2)

“To tackle devastating crop diseases, Africa should boost regional plant surveillance, writes Mustafa O. Jibrin.”

दुवा:?http://www.scidev.net/global/disease/opinion/africa-plant-surveillance.html

Tanzania Minister Asks Ugandan Researchers to Help Farmers – Crop Biotech Update (Ishaaa) – ऑगस्ट 31

दुवा:?http://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=14723

Vietnam GM Maize Field Trials – Crop Biotech Update (Ishaaa) – ऑगस्ट 31
Why Bangladesh?s GMO eggplant success angers anti-GMO activists – अनुवांशिक साक्षरता प्रकल्प – द्वारा?Kevin Folta?(ऑगस्ट 30)

दुवा:?https://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2016/08/30/bangladeshs-gmo-eggplant-success-angers-anti-gmo-activists/

?Ghana needs to accept Genetically Modified foods to ward off hunger? – Graphic (घाना) – By Mary Anane (सप्टेंबर 3)

दुवा:?http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-needs-to-accept-genetically-modified-foods-to-ward-off-hunger.html

Indian, Australian academics collaborate for salt tolerant rice study?- Food Navigator Asia -?By RJ Whitehead (सप्टेंबर 5)

“Scientists from India and Australia will collaborate towards the development of a strain of rice that is tolerant to salt water.”

दुवा:?http://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Policy/Indian-Australian-academics-collaborate-for-salt-tolerant-rice-study

Africa needs to move faster to deliver life-saving soil science?solutions – The Conversation – By Esther Ndumi Ngumbi (सप्टेंबर 4)

दुवा:?http://theconversation.com/africa-needs-to-move-faster-to-deliver-life-saving-soil-science-solutions-64757

CRISPR-Modified Corn May Soon Be Ready For Market – Popular Science – By Alexandra Ossola (सप्टेंबर 6)

दुवा: http://www.popsci.com/crispr-modified-corn-may-soon-be-ready-for-market?

Genetically engineered barley yields 30% more in salty soil: Study?- Food Navigator -?By Will Chu (सप्टेंबर 8)

“A genetic anomaly discovered in barley may allow the crop to thrive in high-salt conditions, a study has determined.”

दुवा:?http://www.foodnavigator.com/Science/Genetically-engineered-barley-yields-30-more-in-salty-soil-Study

POLICY, REGULATORY, AG BUSINESS, RELATED:

African Coffee Roasters in New Bid to Save Farmers – Capital FM (केनिया) – By Kennedy Kangethe (सप्टेंबर 2)

“Coffee farmers in Kenya can now earn more from their produce following the launch a new firm that has invested in value addition of the produce.”

दुवा:?http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2016/09/african-coffee-roasters-new-bid-save-farmers/

कॅनडा?s Potash Corp., Agrium in Talks on Potential Merger – ब्लूमबर्ग – By Ed Hammond, Matthew Monks, Dinesh Nair (ऑगस्ट 30)

दुवा:?http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-30/canada-s-potash-agrium-said-in-advanced-talks-about-merger

Bayer sweetens offer for Monsanto – रॉयटर्स (सप्टेंबर 5)

दुवा:?http://www.reuters.com/article/us-monsanto-m-a-bayer-idUSKCN11B2G9

Government cap on GM tech royalty hurt the farmer; येथे?s?how – The Financial Express (भारत) -?द्वारा: Uttam Gupta (सप्टेंबर 5)

“The ministry?s decisions reflect a mindset that views MMBL as an exploitative monopoly. This perception is flawed and out of sync with ground realities”

दुवा:?http://www.financialexpress.com/fe-columnist/government-cap-on-gm-tech-royalty-hurt-the-farmer-heres-how/367090/

भारत?s First GM Food Crop Inches Closer to State Approval – ब्लूमबर्ग – द्वारा?Pratik Parija?(सप्टेंबर 6)

दुवा:?http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-06/india-s-first-gm-food-crop-inches-closer-to-state-approval

Anti-GMO Activists Target Smucker’s & Reveal Hypocrisy – The Farmer’s Daughter (सप्टेंबर 7)

दुवा:?http://www.thefarmersdaughterusa.com/2016/09/anti-gmo-activists-target-smuckers-reveal-hypocrisy.html

Emails show anti-GMO organic activists driving food and farming policy at Consumer Reports -? अनुवांशिक साक्षरता प्रकल्प – द्वारा?Stephan Neidenbach?(सप्टेंबर 8)

दुवा:?https://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2016/09/08/emails-show-organic-industry-anti-gmo-activists-driving-food-ag-policy-consumers-union/

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