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LUAM:
France claims TTIP talks likely to stop – EurActiv with Reuters (Tej zaum 3)
Txuas:?https://www.euractiv.com/section/trade-society/news/france-claims-ttip-talks-likely-to-stop/
Americans Split on Idea of Withdrawing From Trade Treaties -?By Frank Newport -?Gallup (Apr 28)
Txuas:?http://www.gallup.com/poll/191135/americans-split-idea-withdrawing-trade-treaties.aspx
Trump rhetoric shows need to remake case for trade – Zoellick -?The Star Online (Malaysia) (Apr 28)
Florida Is Worried About a Cuban Fruit Invasion – Bloomberg – By Alan Bjerga and Marvin G Perez (Apr 29)
Alarmist headlines (on TTIP) are a storm in a teacup: EU trade policy chief?- Feed Navigator -?By Jane Byrne (May-2)
“EU trade commissioner, Cecilia Malmstr?m, quickly moved to dismiss concerns about the EU position in TTIP negotiations with the US following the Greenpeace leaks today.”
Canadian GMO soy producers, EU, and the CETA trade deal – Radio Canada Int’l (Tej zaum 3)
Txuas:?http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/05/03/canadian-gmo-soy-producers-eu-and-the-ceta-trade-deal/
Nyiv, EU leaders agree to accelerate free trade talks – Lub sij hawm Nyiajpoom Teb / Kyodo (Tej zaum 3)
Argentina farm exports soar in first quarter following elimination of taxes and controls – MercoPress (Tej zaum 5)
“Argentine farm exports rocketed 68% higher in the first quarter compared to the same 2015 period, thanks to new policies that prompted growers to sell stockpiles built up under the previous administration, the government announced.”
Merkel says working for U.S.-EU trade deal this year – Reuters (Tej zaum 4)
Txuas:?http://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-ttip-merkel-idUSKCN0XV2GC
TPP signed off by select committee – Radio New Zealand (Tej zaum 5)
Txuas:?http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/303131/tpp-signed-off-by-select-committee
BIOTECH:
Caught in the Middle: Farmers Seek a New and Improved GMO Debate – Modern Farmer – By Brian Barth (Tej zaum 2)
Txuas:?http://modernfarmer.com/2016/05/caught-middle-farmers-seek-new-improved-gmo-debate/
?The Facebook Age of Science? at the World Health Organization – National Review – By David Zaruck & Julie Kelly (Tej zaum 3)
ADM, Bunge Won’t Buy Monsanto’s New Genetically Modified Soy – Bloomberg – By Shruti Singh and Lydia Mulvany (Tej zaum 3)
Why I Buy GMO Seeds – Forbes.com – By Brian Scott (Tej zaum 3)
Txuas:?http://www.forbes.com/sites/gmoanswers/2016/05/03/why-i-buy-gmo-seeds/#4794e4b65ee6
Grassley says GMO-labeling bill won’t be done by July?- The Des Moines Register – By Christopher Doering (Tej zaum 2)
The woman behind GMO technology on feeding the world and never-ending controversy – Tech Insider – By Ariel Schwartz (Tej zaum 5)
Txuas:?http://www.techinsider.io/mary-dell-chilton-on-feeding-the-world-and-gmo-controversy-2016-5
Even the Critics Are Coming Around on GMOs – Pacific Standard – By James McWilliams (Tej zaum 4)
“Food labeling initiatives that were originally meant to take GMOs down a peg bother biotechnology advocates, but the debate may be what pushed consumers to better understand a complicated issue.”
Txuas:?https://psmag.com/even-the-critics-are-coming-around-on-gmos-689197905f9c#.p9r3w07q5
Without GMOs, South African maize yields would be lower -industry group – Reuters (Tej zaum 3)
Txuas:?http://in.reuters.com/article/safrica-drought-gmo-idINL5N180298
DA asked to push for biotech law – Business Mirror (Philippines) – By Mary Grace Padin (Tej zaum 5)
Txuas:?http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/da-asked-to-push-for-biotech-law/
Ethiopia: Improving Agricultural Productivity Through Technology – allAfrica / The Ethiopian Herald – By Abebe Woldegiorgis (Tej zaum 5)
Txuas:?http://allafrica.com/stories/201605050976.html
LWM YAM:
Antibiotics and Hormones in Beef – Skeptoid – By Brian Dunning (Tej zaum 3)
Txuas:?https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4517
New corn policy could prompt shift in Chinese agri-production?- Zaub mov Navigator Asia -?By RJ Whitehead (Tej zaum 4)
“By cancelling the corn temporary purchase and storage policy after eight years, Chinese authorities may have precipitated a seismic shift in the country?s corn and its deep-processing industries through this crucial supply-side reform.”
World’s No. 1 Herbicide Said to Face Shorter EU Reauthorization – Bloomberg – By Jonathan Stearns (Tej zaum 4)
“The European Commission plans to seek a nine-year renewal of the license in Europe for glyphosate instead of the usual 15 xyoo…”
Food crop yield to benefit from nanoparticle innovation, study predicts?- Navigator zaub mov -?By Will Chu (Tej zaum 5)
“Nanoparticle technology could be used to improve the way beans absorb nutrients, boosting growth in order to meet the demand for food, a study has highlighted.”
Agriculture Start-Ups Get Boost From Big Firms and Investors – New York zaug – By Andrew Pollack (Tej zaum 4)