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U.S. GMO crop companies double down on anti-labeling efforts
2014-07-29 09:35:39| Chemicals - Topix.net
One year after the launch of a social media effort to allay consumers' concerns about the safety of foods made from genetically modified crops, U.S. companies that develop GMOs have further committed to a multimillion-dollar campaign to defeat attempts to add GMO labels to such foods.
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Climate change may slowdown crop yield, study finds
2014-07-27 11:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Climate change makes 20 times more likely for corn and wheat crop production to decrease, significantly affecting food prices and availability in the long-term, according to a new study. Scientist from Stanford University and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) have said in a new study that although a massive and severe crop production slowdown is unlikely, global warming increase the risk of losses by 20 times. There is therefore a substantial risk of decreasing production of wheat...
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Study: Climate change to slowdown growth of global crop yields
2014-07-26 15:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Medical news: The world faces a small but substantially increased risk over the next two decades of a major slowdown in the growth of global crop yields because of climate change, new research finds. The authors, from Stanford University and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), say the odds of a major production slowdown of wheat and corn even with a warming climate are not very high. But the risk is about 20 times more significant than it would be without global warming, and it may require planning...
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Climate change may reduce corn, wheat crop yields
2014-07-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Rising temperatures caused by climate change increase the odds that corn and wheat yields will slow even as global demand for the crops for food and fuel increases in the next 10 to 20 years, according to a study published in Environmental Research Letters. There is as much as a 10 percent chance the rate of corn yields will slow and a 5 percent probability for wheat because of human-caused climate change, said David Lobell, the associate director of the Center on Food Security and the Environment...
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Tanzania: Climate change could mean low crop yield, more malaria cases
2014-07-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily News: EXPERTS say Tanzania is currently suffering high economic costs due to extreme events due to climate change. The costs include low crop yields due to drought and floods, as well as increased cases of malaria and other diseases. Tanzania's economy is dependent on the climate, since a large proportion of the gross domestic product (GDP) is associated with climate sensitive activities, particularly agriculture. Therefore climate variability, such as extreme events like droughts and floods, has led...
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