Mergers and trade issues still at forefront – вест за недељу септембра 12

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ТРГОВИНА, TRADE RELATED ISSUES:

Poll: Most Americans say that globalization is a positive and that free trade improves their livesWashington PostBy Adam Taylor (Sept 7)

Линк:?https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/09/07/poll-most-americans-say-globalization-is-a-positive-and-free-trade-improves-their-lives/

East Africa: EAC Heads Put Off EPA Signing for Three Months – аллАфрица.цом / Tanzania Daily NewsBy Katare Mbashiru (Sept 9)

Линк:?http://allafrica.com/stories/201609090063.html

Merkel speaks out in favor of keeping TTIP negotiations goingDeutsch Welle (Sept 9)

Chancellor Merkel said the EU should continue negotiations with the United States on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (ТТИП). But doubts about the trade deal and resisitance against it are growing.

Линк:?http://www.dw.com/en/merkel-speaks-out-in-favor-of-keeping-ttip-negotiations-going/a-19538183

Failure of TPP would damage US credibilityGlobal Times (Кина) -?By Robert A. Manning (Sept 11)

Линк:?http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1005898.shtml

Кина?s BRICS trade pact idea finds no takersThe Hindu (Индија) – By Arun S. (Sept 10)

Линк:?http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/chinas-brics-trade-pact-idea-finds-no-takers/article9094805.ece

Foreign Minister Alan Duncan meets Argentine President for trade deal talksThe Telegraph (УК) – By Laura Hughes (Sept 11)

Линк:?http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/11/foreign-minister-alan-duncan-meets-argentine-president-for-trade-deal-talks/

TPP free trade signatories agree not to renegotiateBangkok Post (Тајланд) / Kyodo (Јапан) – (Sept 12)

Линк:?http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/world/1084233/tpp-free-trade-signatories-agree-not-to-renegotiate

Trans-Pacific Partnership would give $4.3B boost to economy, federal study saysWinnipeg Free Press / The Canadian Press (Sept 9)

Линк:?http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/trans-pacific-partnership-would-give-43b-boost-to-economy-federal-study-says-392929231.html

?If beef is not included?, there won’t be no Mercosur-EU trade agreement, warns UruguayMercoPress (Sept 13)

“?If beef is not included, there won’t be any agreement?, said Uruguay’s foreign minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa in anticipation of next week’s meeting of European Union and Mercosur coordinators to adjust the list of goods and services the two blocks will formally exchange in mid October, the first formal meeting of its kind in fourteen years.

Линк:?http://en.mercopress.com/2016/09/13/if-beef-is-not-included-there-won-t-be-no-mercosur-eu-trade-agreement-warns-uruguay

Obama Makes Last-Ditch Push for Vote on Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal – Вол Стрит новине – By William Mauldin (Sept 13)

Administration enlists business leaders in effort to win Republican support for a vote in ?lame duck? session

Линк:?http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-makes-last-ditch-push-for-vote-on-trans-pacific-partnership-trade-deal-1473804821

ван САД. Announces Trade Case Against China Over Agriculture Products – Вол Стрит новине – By William Mauldin (Sept 13)

Officials say China?s support for wheat, rice and corn growers has?hurt U.S. poljoprivrednici”

Линк:?http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-announces-trade-case-against-china-over-agriculture-products-1473783354

US dairy groups gain international support to call out Canada?s dairy trade restrictions?- Даири Репортер -?By Mary Ellen Shoup?(Sept 13)

Dairy organizations in the US, Аустралија, ЕУ, Мексико, and New Zealand issued a joint letter to their respective trade and agriculture officials, expressingindignationabout Canada’s recent actions to deepen its restrictions on dairy trade.

A plea for science-based standards in TTIPEurActiv.comBy Barry Carpenter (Sept 13)

The EU?s preference for the ?precautionary principle? over science-based decision-making is a barrier to transatlantic trade in the meat industry. TTIP and regulatory convergence would benefit both EU and US farmers…”

Линк:?http://www.euractiv.com/section/trade-society/opinion/a-plea-for-science-based-standards-in-ttip/

A Vote Against Trade Is a Vote Against Growth – Вол Стрит новине – By John R. Kasich (Sept 15)

China and Russia want the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Why? It will make us stronger.

Линк:?http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-vote-against-trade-is-a-vote-against-growth-1473981566

BIOTECH, АГ ТЕЦХ, CROP PROTECTION, FOOD SECURITY, итд:

Африка: Finding the Sweet Spot of Africa’s AgricultureallAfricaGuest Column by Maria Andrade (Sep 8)

Линк:?http://allafrica.com/stories/201609080130.html

Could Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Save Hawaii’s Endangered Birds? – The New YorkerBy Michael Specter (Sept 9)

Линк:?http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/could-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-save-hawaiis-endangered-birds

Africa Urged to Invest to Ensure Food SecurityThe East AfricanBy Allan Olingo (Sept 10)

Africa will require more than $400 billion in the next decade to be food secure, a feat it will have to work hard to achieve.

Линк:?http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/Africa-urged-to-invest-to-ensure-food-security-/2558-3376622-61gio3z/index.html

Nod on GM cotton field trials shifts focus to release of biotech maizeDaily Nation (Кенија) – By Gerald Andae (Sept 12)

Линк:?http://www.nation.co.ke/business/996-3377528-format-xhtml-nvw0wc/index.html

One Year After, the Beating Continues -?Illumination blogBy Kevin Folta (Sept 10)

If you can’t argue the evidence, smear the scientist.

Линк:?http://kfolta.blogspot.com/2016/09/one-year-after-beating-continues.html

Puzzle: What’s Gene Edited To Be Drought Resistant But Not A GMO? Кукуруз – Science 2.0 -?By Hank Campbell?(Sept 9)

Will environmental groups give up their war on science when the science is CRISPR and not a GMO? If you like to tofollow the money”, look at the $1,000,000,000 in annual revenue and you will know the answer.

Линк:?http://www.science20.com/science_20/blog/puzzle_whats_gene_edited_to_be_drought_resistant_but_not_a_gmo_corn-180126

Rex Animal Health is using genomics to keep livestock healthyTechCrunchBy Lora Kolodny (Sept 13)

Линк:?https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/12/rex-animal-health-is-using-genomics-to-keep-livestock-healthy/

Big Food’s biggest trend? Crusading against Big FoodThe Denver PostBy Candice Choi, Associated Press (Sept 12)

But some are positioning themselves as advocates for change before accomplishing some health goals, and skeptics say even well-intentioned marketing can be a disingenuous way to help people rationalize overeating.

Линк:?http://www.denverpost.com/2016/09/12/big-foods-biggest-trend-crusading-against-big-food/

The Organic Gatorade IllusionThe AtlanticBy James Hamblin (Sept 12)

A new ?sports drink? stands to further confuse health-conscious consumers into buying sugar water.

Линк:?http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/09/organic-gatorade-srsly/499154/

Making Africa?s women and youth drive agriculture – СциДевНет – By Sam Otieno (Sept 9)

That Science, technology and innovation (STI) could help transform Africa?s agriculture is well appreciated by many people who have an interest in the continent?s sustainable development.

Линк:?http://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/agriculture/scidev-net-at-large/africa-women-youth-drive-agriculture.html?mc_cid=045d207135&mc_eid=5139430f0d

Smarter Farming Could Cut Hunger in Drought-Hit Southern AfricaResearchers – Реутерс – By Busani Bafana (Sept 15)

Линк:?http://www.reuters.com/article/us-africa-farming-drought-idUSKCN11L1U8

ПОЛИТИКА, РЕГУЛАТОРИ, INDUSTRY NEWS, итд:

Make AmericaPlate” Опет – National ReviewBy Julie Kelly (Sept 7)

Despite the foodies? lament about a broken food system, Сједињене Америчке Државе. has the most affordable, accessible, and abundant food system in the world.

Линк:?http://www.nationalreview.com/article/439851/foodies-farming-plate-of-the-union-wants-government-intervention-how-we-eat?

Sanderson Farms: judicious antibiotic use improves sustainability, animal welfareFeed Navigator -?By Aerin Einstein-Curtis (Sept 8)

Feeding antibiotics selectively allows producers to be more sustainable and responsive to animal welfare, says Sanderson Farms.

USDA seeks public comments on GMO labeling regulations – Храна за животиње (Sept 8)

Линк:?http://feedstuffs.com/story-usda-seeks-public-comments-gmo-labeling-regulations-45-146375

More than half of pesticides used by California farmers are active ingredients approved for organic -? Пројекат генетске писмености – ?Од стране?

Would it surprise you to know that many of the same pesticides are used by both conventional and organic farmers?”

Линк:?https://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2016/09/09/more-than-half-of-pesticides-used-by-california-farmers-are-active-ingredients-approved-for-organic/

Court Rules EPA Violated Farmer PrivacyAgWiredBy Cindy Zimmerman (Sept 12)

?ЕПА?s release of sensitive, private and personal materials on more than 100,000 farmers and ranchers was an outrageous abuse of its power and trust

Линк:?http://agwired.com/2016/09/12/court-rules-epa-violated-farmer-privacy/

Hostility Towards Agri-Biotech MNCs, But What About Our Faults? – The QuintBy Vivan Fernandes (Sept 10)

Линк:?https://www.thequint.com/opinion/2016/09/10/nastiness-towards-agri-biotech-mncs-what-about-our-shortcomings-monsanto-bt-cotton-gm-mustard-dupont

Bayer Said Close to Monsanto Tie-Up With Deal Seen Next Week – Блоомберг – By Aaron Kirchfeld, Naomi Kresge (Sept 9)

Negotiations over $56 billion seed, pesticide deal progressing

Линк:?http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-09/bayer-said-closer-to-winning-monsanto-with-deal-seen-next-week

Potash Corp, Agrium to merge to create $36 billion companyYahoo! Finance / Реутерс (Sept 12)

Линк:?http://finance.yahoo.com/news/agrium-potash-corp-merge-102026838.html

As the Pool of Agribusiness Giants Shrinks, Will Innovation Follow? – Stratfor, Analysis (Sept 8)

“[Ја]nnovation in traditional sectors will continuethe long-term effects of the industry’s big mergers may not all be bad

Линк:?https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/pool-agribusiness-giants-shrinks-will-innovation-follow

EU Antitrust Regulator Suspends Dow-DuPont Merger Review – Вол Стрит новине – By Natalia Drozdia (Sept 9)

The suspension will probably delay the EU?s investigation, throwing a wrench into the companies? previous plans to close the transaction before the end of the year.

Линк:?http://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-antitrust-regulator-suspends-dow-dupont-merger-review-1473419724

Bayer signs deal worth close to $66 billion to buy MonsantoMSN / Реутерс – By Greg Roumeliotis and Ludwig Burger (Sept 14)

Bayer’s move to combine its crop chemicals business, the world’s second largest after Syngenta AG, with Monsanto’s industry leading seeds business, is the latest in a series of major tie-ups in the agrochemicals sector.

Линк:?http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/bayer-signs-deal-worth-close-to-dollar66-billion-to-buy-monsanto/ar-BBw8vxK?ocid=iehp

Мишљење: Removing regulatory obstacles in agricultureAgri-PulseBy Daren Bakst (Sept 15)

Through what seems like an endless number of regulatory obstacles, the federal government is making agricultural production extremely difficult for farmers.

Линк:?http://www.agri-pulse.com/Opinion-Removing-regulatory-obstacles-in-agriculture-09152016.asp

Canadian canola set to continue flow to China as regulatory change halted?- FeedNavigator -?By Aerin Einstein-Curtis (Sept 13)

Canadian canola can continue to be exported to China after a move to more stringent import regulations was delayed, says a Canola Council of Canada member.

Bayer Buys In to Monsanto?s Vision of High-Tech AgricultureMIT Technology Review -?Од стране?Antonio Regalado?(Sept 15)

Will the proposed deal help feed the world, or will it just cut investment in farm R&Д?”

Линк:?https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602371/bayer-buys-in-to-monsantos-vision-of-high-tech-agriculture/

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