News items related to ag biotech, Ñ‚Ð¾Ñ€Ð³Ñ–Ð²Ð»Ñ ? and perhaps some other interesting items out there related to agriculture ? буде розміщуватиÑÑ Ð½Ð° цій Ñторінці протÑгом Ñ‚Ð¸Ð¶Ð½Ñ (as the week progresses newly added items will be in?зелений внизу розділів). ?Be sure to check in regularly!
ТОРГІВЛЯ, TRADE RELATED ISSUES:
Poll: Most Americans say that globalization is a positive and that free trade improves their lives – Washington Post – By Adam Taylor (ВереÑень 7)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?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 – allAfrica.com / Tanzania Daily News – By Katare Mbashiru (ВереÑень 9)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://allafrica.com/stories/201609090063.html
Merkel speaks out in favor of keeping TTIP negotiations going – Deutsch Welle (ВереÑень 9)
“Chancellor Merkel said the EU should continue negotiations with the United States on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). But doubts about the trade deal and resisitance against it are growing.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.dw.com/en/merkel-speaks-out-in-favor-of-keeping-ttip-negotiations-going/a-19538183
БІОТЕХ, AG TECH, CROP PROTECTION, FOOD SECURITY, У Ліберії немає запиÑів про харчуваннÑ:
Ðфрика: Finding the Sweet Spot of Africa’s Agriculture – allAfrica – Guest Column by Maria Andrade (Sep 8)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://allafrica.com/stories/201609080130.html
Could Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Save Hawaii’s Endangered Birds? – The New Yorker – By Michael Specter (ВереÑень 9)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/could-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-save-hawaiis-endangered-birds
Africa Urged to Invest to Ensure Food Security – The East African – By Allan Olingo (ВереÑень 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.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?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 maize – Daily Nation (КеніÑ) – By Gerald Andae (ВереÑень 12)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.nation.co.ke/business/996-3377528-format-xhtml-nvw0wc/index.html
One Year After, the Beating Continues -?Illumination blog – By Kevin Folta (ВереÑень 10)
“If you can’t argue the evidence, smear the scientist.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?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? Кукурудза – Ðаука 2.0 -?By Hank Campbell?(ВереÑень 9)
“Will environmental groups give up their war on science when the science is CRISPR and not a GMO? If you like to to “follow the money”, look at the $1,000,000,000 in annual revenue and you will know the answer.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?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 healthy – TechCrunch – By Lora Kolodny (ВереÑень 13)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/12/rex-animal-health-is-using-genomics-to-keep-livestock-healthy/
Big Food’s biggest trend? Crusading against Big Food – The Denver Post – By Candice Choi, Associated Press (ВереÑень 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.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.denverpost.com/2016/09/12/big-foods-biggest-trend-crusading-against-big-food/
The Organic Gatorade Illusion – The Atlantic – By James Hamblin (ВереÑень 12)
“A new ?sports drink? stands to further confuse health-conscious consumers into buying sugar water.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/09/organic-gatorade-srsly/499154/
Making Africa?s women and youth drive agriculture – SciDevNet – By Sam Otieno (ВереÑень 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.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?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 Africa – Researchers – Reuters – By Busani Bafana (ВереÑень 15)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.reuters.com/article/us-africa-farming-drought-idUSKCN11L1U8
ПОЛІТИКÐ, ÐОРМÐТИВÐИЙ, INDUSTRY NEWS, У Ліберії немає запиÑів про харчуваннÑ:
Make America “Plate” Знову – Ðаціональний оглÑд – Джулі Келлі (ВереÑень 7)
“Despite the foodies? lament about a broken food system, СШÐ. has the most affordable, accessible, and abundant food system in the world.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?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 welfare – Feed Navigator -?By Aerin Einstein-Curtis (ВереÑень 8)
“Feeding antibiotics selectively allows producers to be more sustainable and responsive to animal welfare, says Sanderson Farms.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.feednavigator.com/Markets/Sanderson-Farms-judicious-antibiotic-use-improves-sustainability-animal-welfare
USDA seeks public comments on GMO labeling regulations – Корми (ВереÑень 8)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?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 -? Проект генетичної грамотноÑÑ‚Ñ– – ?Ðвтор?
“Would it surprise you to know that many of the same pesticides are used by both conventional and organic farmers?”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?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 Privacy – AgWired – By Cindy Zimmerman (ВереÑень 12)
?EPA?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”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://agwired.com/2016/09/12/court-rules-epa-violated-farmer-privacy/
Hostility Towards Agri-Biotech MNCs, But What About Our Faults? – The Quint – By Vivan Fernandes (ВереÑень 10)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?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 – Блумберг – By Aaron Kirchfeld, Naomi Kresge (ВереÑень 9)
“Negotiations over $56 billion seed, pesticide deal progressing”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?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 company – Yahoo! Finance / Reuters (ВереÑень 12)
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://finance.yahoo.com/news/agrium-potash-corp-merge-102026838.html
As the Pool of Agribusiness Giants Shrinks, Will Innovation Follow? – Stratfor, Analysis (ВереÑень 8)
“[Я]nnovation in traditional sectors will continue…the long-term effects of the industry’s big mergers may not all be bad”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/pool-agribusiness-giants-shrinks-will-innovation-follow
EU Antitrust Regulator Suspends Dow-DuPont Merger Review – Wall Street Journal – By Natalia Drozdia (ВереÑень 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.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-antitrust-regulator-suspends-dow-dupont-merger-review-1473419724
Bayer signs deal worth close to $66 billion to buy Monsanto – MSN / Reuters – By Greg Roumeliotis and Ludwig Burger (ВереÑень 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.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/bayer-signs-deal-worth-close-to-dollar66-billion-to-buy-monsanto/ar-BBw8vxK?ocid=iehp
Думка: Removing regulatory obstacles in agriculture – Agri-Pulse – By Daren Bakst (ВереÑень 15)
“Through what seems like an endless number of regulatory obstacles, the federal government is making agricultural production extremely difficult for farmers.”
ПоÑиланнÑ:?http://www.agri-pulse.com/Opinion-Removing-regulatory-obstacles-in-agriculture-09152016.asp