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Southeast Asian crops suffer as rains fail
2016-02-22 11:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: The boat moves sluggishly up the Ayeyarwaddy, the river formerly known as the Irrawaddy. Every so often it comes to a halt as the ferryman dips a bamboo pole in the shallow waters, checking for sandbanks. Even though it is the dry season, water levels in the Ayeyarwaddy Myanmars main river, and one of Southeast Asias principal waterways are unusually low. The ferry is carrying passengers and goods from the ancient temple site of Baganto the city of Mandalay. The journey is taking longer...
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Best regions in U.S. for growing bioenergy crops identified
2016-02-20 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: New research has identified regions in the United States where bioenergy crops would grow best while minimizing effects on water quantity and quality. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign used detailed models to examine impacts on water quantity and quality in soils that would occur if existing vegetation was replaced by various bioenergy crops in the name of ethanol production. "We expect the outcome of this study to support scientifically sound national policy decisions...
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UI, ExxonMobil study finds where bioenergy crops would grow best while minimizing detrimental effects on aquatic ecosystems
2016-02-18 13:56:17| Green Car Congress
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China cracks down on illegal GM crops ahead of Syngenta deal
2016-02-05 13:05:18| Chemicals - Topix.net
Chinese officials have issued warnings to seed dealers and farmers not to use unapproved genetically modified seeds in the country's main crop belt, shortly after Greenpeace said it had found widespread GM contamination in corn. The unprecedented action by rural authorities in the past two weeks also comes as state-owned ChemChina agreed a $43 billion deal for seed and agrichemicals giant Syngenta AG , a move seen as bringing leading technology and know-how to China's fragmented seed industry as it grapples with a divisive GM policy.
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Ethiopia Faces El Nio Emergency as Livestock, Crops Lost
2016-01-22 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ETHIOPIA - The strongest El Niño weather episode in the last several decades has caused repeated crop failure, decimated livestock herds and driven some 10.2 million people across Ethiopia into food insecurity, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
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