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Notitie: 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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HANDEL, AANVERWANTE, INFRASTRUCTUUR:
Trump administration unveils goals in renegotiating NAFTA – De Washington Post – By Ana Swanson (juli 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.” – Koppeling
ME, Brazil to propose farm subsidies overhaul to appease developing nations – Politiek – By Simon Marks (juli 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.” – Koppeling
China Border Tensions Cloud Asia Trade Pact Talks in India – Bloomberg – By Shruti Srivastava (juli 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,” zei?Palit. “Japan, 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.” – Koppeling
US announces start of NAFTA talks in Washington on Aug 16 – CNBC / Reuters (juli 19)
“They will take place in Washington from Aug. 16-20, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said.” – Koppeling
US and China emerge from trade talks without agreement – BBC News (juli 20)
“The two sides did not issue a joint statement or action plan after the meeting and cancelled scheduled press conferences.” – Koppeling
Food shipments halted at Chinese ports increases by 325% – Food Navigator Azië -?Door RJ Whitehead (juli 19)
“Sommige 35,000 tonnes of imported food products failed to pass Chinese quality inspections last year, according to food safety authorities.” – Koppeling
New agreement will allow US rice exports to China – BBC News (juli 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.” – Koppeling
Industry players outline their wish lists for ?NAFTA 2.0? and express anxiety about renegotiation – sprak de hoop uit dat dit succes het begin zou kunnen zijn van een -?Door Elizabeth Crawford (juli 27)
“While most agricultural industry leaders gathered on Capitol Hill yesterday urged lawmakers and the current administration to tread lightly when it comes to renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, some indicated specific areas for improvement.” – Koppeling
Japan slaps 50% tariff on U.S. frozen beef, first such action in 14 jaar – MarketWatch / Wall Street Journal – By Yoko Kubota (juli 28) – Koppeling
AG, AG TECH, PRODUCTIE, BESCHERMING, GERELATEERDE PROBLEMEN:
Let’s Talk About GMOs And The Environment – GMO Answers (juni 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.” – Koppeling
This Is How Gene-Editing Will Change The Food You Eat – Forbes.com – By Jon Markman (juli 11)
“In de nabije toekomst, 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.” – Koppeling
Fall Armyworms on March Across Africa – Voice of America – By Sora Halake (juli 14)
“A recently arrived species of armyworm has spread to 21 African countries and threatens the continent’s main food staple, maïs…” – Koppeling
Making the case for sustainability in ?industrial agriculture? – Genetische Literacy Project – Door Ted Nordhaus (juli 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.” – Koppeling
SoftBank Vision Fund Leads $200 Million Bet on Indoor Farms – Bloomberg – By Selina Wang (juli 19)
“De?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.” – Koppeling
HET BELEID, WETTELIJK, ACTIVISME, ANDERE:
China approves two more GMO crops for import, DuPont disappointed – Reuters – By Dominique Patton (juli 17)
“But it leaves four other products owned by Monsanto, DuPont and Dow still on a waiting list pending approval from Beijing.” – Koppeling
Mark Zuckerberg Visitas a Cattle Ranch – sprak de hoop uit dat dit succes het begin zou kunnen zijn van een – By Sara Brown (juli 14)
“Technology farmers and ranchers use was obviously of interesting to Zuckerberg.” – Koppeling
The Organic Industry Is in Turmoil – Nationale recensie – By Julie Kelly (juli 12)
“De [Washington] 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…” – Koppeling
How Berkeley-led academics conspired with anti-GMO groups to attack Food Evolution movie – Genetische Literacy Project – By Stephan Neidenbach (juli 17)
“A University of California Berkeley?PhD candidate wrote a widely publicized letter attacking the science documentary?Voedselevolutie?in juni (signed by more than 40 other academics) at the behest of the very groups exposed in the film, without disclosing her connection…” – Koppeling
Non-GMO Project Is Spreading Fake News Again But Still Has A Grip On Our Food Supply – Forbes.com – Door Kavin Senapathy (juli 13)
“The Non-GMO Project is among the most ubiquitous fringe organizations in North America.” – Koppeling
Judge dismisses suit against General Mills over ‘natural’ oats label in granola bars – Minneapolis Star-Tribune – By Kristen Leigh Painter (juli 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.” – Koppeling
EU’s biggest farmer slams GM policy – The Scottish Farmer (juli 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.” – Koppeling
(*Notitie – Lucian Buzdugan is a Global Farmer Network member)
African biosafety agencies move to bridge GMO communication gap – The Independent (Oeganda) – By Isaac Khisa (juli 20) – Koppeling