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India air pollution 'cutting crop yields by almost half'
2014-11-03 21:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Air pollution in India has become so severe that yields of crops are being cut by almost half, scientists have found. Researchers analysed yields for wheat and rice alongside pollution data, and concluded significant decreases in yield could be attributed to two air pollutants, black carbon and ground level ozone. The finding has implications for global food security as India is a major rice exporter. Black carbon is mostly caused by rural cookstoves, and ozone forms as a result of motor vehicle...
DuPont opens crop research centre in India
2014-11-03 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
US-based DuPont has set up a new multi-crop research centre (MCRC) in Hyderabad, India, as part of its Pioneer seed business.
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Insight: U.S. jockeys with China over GMO crop issues
2014-10-31 22:20:46| Chemicals - Topix.net
With U.S. approval for Dow AgroSciences' package of chemicals and new genetically engineered crops now in hand, the Dow Chemical Co in November. But the broad-based meeting of government and private-sector representatives from the two countries has been postponed until sometime in 2015, organizers said.
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Price increases could impact crop insurance payments for 2014
2014-10-29 03:37:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Even with projected record U.S. production of both corn and soybeans in 2014, the market prices of both crops have risen during the month of October. While the recent improvement in grain prices is generally good news to crop producers, it could be costly to farm operators that will likely qualify for 2014 crop insurance indemnity payments. Focus on Ag read more
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Brazil sugar output to fall as drought devastates crop
2014-10-22 09:19:54| Sugar Industry News
SAO PAULO: Drought will drive sugar production in Brazil's cane-rich center-south nearly 8 percent lower than last year, hammering the world's main supplier of sugar, commodities market analysts Datagro said.
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