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Biotech crops face an uncertain future
2013-10-13 21:47:11| Biotech - Topix.net
WASHINGTON -- After almost two decades of rapid growth, technology used to produce corn, soybeans, cotton and other crops from genetically tweaked seeds stands at a crossroads.
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Oxfam accuses suppliers to Coca-Cola and Pepsi of taking land from poor communities to make room for sugar crops
2013-10-02 08:07:11| Sugar Industry News
Suppliers to the biggest names in the food and drinks industry have taken land covering an area the size of Italy from indigenous communities around the world, according to a major new report.
Will sugar cane crops be replaced with wheat?
2013-09-23 08:13:05| Sugar Industry News
North Queensland cane farmer Andrew Barfield carries out paid trial work with rice and has grown wheat for the last four years. He says he's grown it for his own personal use and says there's a few obstacles in the way of growing it in a broad scale.
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"Global Oil Crops" is now available at Fast Market Research
2013-09-15 03:53:53| Agriculture - Topix.net
Global Oil Crops industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size .
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Climate threat to Southern Africas crops
2013-09-11 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: The study, published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and with contributions from scientists in countries across the southern Africa region, uses available data and a variety of models to examine likely agricultural developments, particularly related to crops, in the period to 2050. Agriculture is the primary source of employment and income for most of the rural population in southern Africa. In Malawi about 40% of gross domestic product (GDP) comes from agriculture....
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