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Amazon clearance for agriculture is 'economic own goal' for Brazil
2013-05-10 07:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Brazil is at risk of scoring an economic own goal if it continues clearing Amazon forest for herding and soya production, according to a new study that has potential implications for global food security. In recent decades, the conversion of vast tracts of the Amazon into pastures and farm fields has boosted the national economy and played a major role in meeting rising world demand for beef and grain, particularly soyabeans for which Brazil overtook the US this year as the number one supplier....
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BIO Applauds Senate Agriculture Committee Draft Farm Bill
2013-05-10 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
BIO thanked Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) and other Senate Agriculture Committee members for including mandatory funding for Energy Title programs as well as eligibility for renewable chemicals in draft Farm Bill reauthorization legislation. According to BIO's Brent Erickson, granting eligibility for renewable chemical projects "will revive America's manufacturing sector and improve U.S. economic competitiveness." This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
Premier Calls for Sound Agriculture
2013-05-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CHINA - Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday (8 May) urged sound agricultural production to guarantee market supply and stable prices.
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Agriculture and Livestock Remain Biggest GHG Sources
2013-05-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Growth in agricultural production has resulted in increased agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions - with a huge proportion of emissions coming from livestock production, according to a new report from the Worldwatch Institute.
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ICT tools: reducing greenhouse gasses and boosting agriculture
2013-05-09 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Greenhouse gases from agriculture account for more than 10% of total emissions globally, roughly equivalent to the entire global transport sector. Meanwhile, it is estimated that agricultural production will need to increase by about 70% by 2050 to keep pace with global population growth. What's more, the real impacts of climate change on the agricultural sector are likely going to be hardest felt in many of those countries whose people rely on agriculture most for their livelihoods. In sub-Saharan...
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