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Carnarvon banana growers turn to gut health theory in trial of biomineral fertiliser

Banana growers are applying the concept of good gut health to their soils to yield healthier fruit and cut down on production costs.

ABC News

Rising atmospheric CO₂ may benefit maize crops: first experiment in African conditions

Global maize production is worth billions of dollars annually and is key to global food security because it’s a staple food for billions of people. Most maize production relies on natural rainfall, making it vulnerable to changing rainfall patterns.

The Conversation

Changes in sub-Saharan maize trade spell potential trouble for Kenya

Maize production in some of the sub-Saharan African countries that dominated maize supplies during the 2021/22 marketing year is expected to be lower this coming season. This will bring about some changes in the sub continent’s maize trade in the 2022/23 marketing year, in particular creating complications for Kenya. In…

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Vertical Future and Crate to Plate building 3,000 sq ft ‘vertical farm’ in Stratford

Stratford will soon host a new 3,000 square foot “vertical farm”, growing vegetables, salads and herbs for local restaurants.

Evening Standard

Start-up to launch one of UK’s biggest vertical farms in London next year

Harvest London currently grows basil from a warehouse in Leyton

Evening Standard

Feeding the bush from the backyard with vertical farming

Vertical farming in the regions could be the answer to reducing chinks in the supply chain.

ABC News

South Africa should rethink regulations on genetically modified plants

Food security is a global priority – and it is becoming more urgent in the face of climate change, which is already affecting crop productivity. One way to improve food security is to increase crop yields.

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Tamil Nadu farmers demand permanent ban on genetically modified foods

They cite health problems caused by novel coronavirus

The Hindu

SPACs 101: What Is a SPAC and How Does It Work?

Why the buzz around special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs)? Here's everything you need to know about these "blank-check" firms.

Kiplinger

The science behind GM crops

More than 10% of the world’s crop land grow Genetically Modified crops or GM crops. Scientists around the world have been asserting that GM crops can solve the world’s hunger problem. Still concerns about health and environment prevail. What are GM crops and what are their merits and demerits? Let’s…

The Hindu

NSW organic farmers call for more protection as state lifts ban on GM crops

Representatives say regulators need to ensure there is no contamination from windblown seeds and pollen from genetically modified produce

The Guardian - AU

South Aust farmers free to grow GM crops

The South Australian government has rejected bids by 11 councils to keep a ban on genetically-modified crops in their regions.

AAP

France must put gene-edited crops under GMO rules this year: court

The French government must in the coming months change its policy on crops developed using a breeding technique called mutagenesis to adhere to stricter rules for genetically modified organisms (GMOs), a court ruled on Friday.

Reuters

GM crop ban to be controversially lifted as SA Government bypasses Parliament

SA farmers will be able to grow genetically modified crops from the start of 2020 after the State Government announced it would overturn the ban, despite Parliament twice blocking the move.

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Federal farm subsidies: What the data says

Federal farm subsidies make up an average of 13.5% of net farm income.

Tribune News Service

Trump orders federal agencies to ease approval of new GMO crops

WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing federal agencies to ease rules for approving genetically modified crops and other agricultural biotechnology.

The Independent UK

Trump administration lifts ban on bee-killing chemicals and GMO crops in wildlife refuges

This is the latest move by the Trump administration to dismantle Obama-era environmental protections

Reuters

Trump administration lifts GMO crop ban for U.S. wildlife refuges

(Reuters) - The Trump administration has rescinded an Obama-era ban on the use of pesticides linked to declining bee populations and the cultivation of genetically modified crops in dozens of national wildlife refuges where farming is permitted.

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Reuters

Brazilian tribes fined for GMO soy crops on reservations

CONQUISTA DO OESTE, Brazil (Reuters) - The savannah scrubland where Chief João Ponce once hunted deer and wild boar in Brazil has given way to neat rows of soy and corn that a tractor sprays with herbicide. In the next field, silver grain silos shimmer in the hot sun.

The Conversation

These CRISPR-modified crops don't count as GMOs

To feed the burgeoning human population, it is vital that the world figures out ways to boost food production.

Newslaundry

Research, for whom?

Looking back at some 30 years of working in the social sector, I believe that the most important milestone in my journey was the point when I started recognising the importance of research in development.

Reuters

EU rules Italian ban on GMO crop unlawful

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top court ruled on Wednesday that Italy had been wrong to ban cultivation of an EU-approved genetically modified (GMO) maize as it had failed to show there was a serious risk to public health or the environment.

The Independent UK

Poultry farmers using more antibiotics linked to resistant food poisoning bugs

Fluoroquinolones are becoming less effective in treating human infections, and critics say their excessive use on chickens is to blame

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