Ang momentum ng pagtaguyod ng paglago ng kalakalan ay nagsabi ng tagapagpahiwatig ng WTO – balita para sa linggo ng Peb 12

Mga item sa balita na nauugnay sa ag tech, biotech, kalakal ? at marahil ilang iba pang mga kagiliw-giliw na paksa doon na may kaugnayan sa agrikultura ? mai-post sa pahinang ito sa buong linggo (habang lumilipas ang linggo, lalabas ang mga pinakabagong item?berde?sa ilalim ng mga seksyon). Suriin ang pahina sa buong linggo para sa mga update.

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TRADE, KAUGNAYAN NG TRADE, IMPRASTRUKTURA:

Trade growth to sustain momentum in first quarter of 2018, latest trade indicator suggests – World Trade Organization (Feb 12)

“Ang WTO?s latest World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI), released on 12 Pebrero, suggests that the trade recovery of 2017 should continue, with solid trade volume growth in the first quarter of 2018.” – Link

The latest World Trade Outlook Indicator (courtesy of WTO).

Australia and Peru sign free trade deal – Yahoo! Pananalapi / AAP (Feb 11)

“We also agree that the regional economic integration of the Asia Pacific region is very important and we are working together to move that agenda forward.” – Link

Trudeau Sees ?Clear Path Forward? on Nafta – Bloomberg – By Josh Wingrove (Feb 11) – Link

China traders cancel U.S. corn cargoes on tighter GMO controls, buy from Ukraine: sources – Reuters – By Hallie Gu, Dominique Patton (Feb 9)

“…become tougher for Chinese grain mills to get permits to process genetically modified corn this year…” – Link

AG, AG TECH, PANANALIKSIK, PRODUKSIYON, PROTEKSYON, MGA KAUGNAY NA ISYU:

Their farm land was their lab – The Hindu (Feb 9)

“Some budding agriculturalists not only tweaked farming practices on their own fields, but also helped transform their village.” – Link

Regulatory restructure of biotech is critical to the future of US agriculture – Ang burol – By Tammy Lee Stanoch (Feb 11)

“…future food needs will require adding new innovative and transformative technologies to our current capabilities in agriculture…” – Link

99.5% of samples test below EPA benchmark residue level – Farm Press (Feb 9)

“Pesticide Data Program scientists and staff use rigorous sampling to test a wide variety of domestic and imported foods.” – Link

PATAKARAN, REGULATORY, AKTIBISMO, IBA pa:

German agri-strategy targets animal welfare, organic production – Food Navigator – By Katy Askew (Feb 12)

“German legislators have detailed plans to develop an animal welfare label and promote organic agriculture as part of a deal that could enable the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to head up a coalition government under Angela Merkel.” – Link

Free-from foods are seen as healthier – especially GM-free and palm oil-free: study – Food Navigator – By Niamh Michail (Feb 9)

“Gayunpaman, the more nutritionally informed an individual was, the smaller the ‘health halo’ effect was.” – Link