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United Kingdom: Wild crop seeds could provide 128bn boost to economy
2013-07-23 01:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Preserving the wild relatives of some of the world's most popular crop plants such as wheat, potato, rice and sugarcane, could be worth up to $196bn (128bn) to the economy. That is the conclusion of a report commissioned by Kew's Millennium Seed Bank, which warns that many of the wild varieties of our most important food crops that can be used to boost agriculture, are at risk of dying out. Crop wild relatives (CWRs) can be cross bred with existing crop varieties to help produce higher yields...
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Reporters are finding it harder and harder to find any good news in biotech seeds.
2013-07-10 13:49:46| Biotech - Topix.net
Ah, high summer. Time to read stories about the declining effectiveness of GMO-seed giant Monsanto's flagship products: crops engineered to resist insects and withstand herbicides.
FDA detains pomegranate seeds from Turkey tied to hepatitis outbreak
2013-06-30 01:13:10| Grocery - Topix.net
Pomegranate kernels imported from Turkey and used in Townsend Farms products have been identified as a common link in an outbreak of hepatitis A in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials say they will detain shipments of pomegranate seeds imported from Turkey after an investigation identified the fruit as a common link in an outbreak of ... (more)
Struggling farmers in India find promise in ancient seeds
2013-06-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment Health: In India, climate change is already forcing farmers to adapt to saltwater intrusion, flooding and droughts. International scientists are racing to breed a new batch of climate-resilient super seeds that can survive these changes. But many traditional farmers are instead relying on the seeds that sustained their ancestors.
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Organic growers lose decision in suit versus Monsanto over seeds
2013-06-11 00:52:20| Chemicals - Topix.net
Monsanto Co. on Monday won another round in a legal battle with U.S. organic growers as an appeals court threw out the growers' efforts to stop the company from suing farmers if traces of its patented biotech genes are found in crops.
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