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Access to Markets: Local Food Databases
2017-02-07 16:47:01| National Farmers Union
By Jimmy Dula, NFU Intern As technology revolutionizes travel, products, games, and people, food producers should be looking to identify its role in food access. In what ways can technology facilitate the relationship between farmers and consumers? During the most recent Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hearing on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program […]
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Local Food Standards a Sticking Point in EU-US Free Trade Talks
2016-07-15 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - As free trade talks between EU and USA step up in the fourteenth round of negotiations, EU-wide agricultural organisation Copa and Cogeca said EU standards must be recognised in the transatlantic trade talks (known as TTIP).
Global origins of local food favourites
2016-06-08 09:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Italy's tomatoes and Thailand's potent chillies, although closely associated with these nations, originate from elsewhere, a study shows. The assessment of more that 150 key food crops shows how agriculture and diets rely on crops from other regions. The authors say the results highlight the interdependence of food systems and the need for a united effort to ensure its resilience to future threats. The findings appear in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The research by...
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A taste of Local Food Buyer Show
2016-04-16 01:05:45| Agriculture - Topix.net
With smiles on their faces and snacks in their hands, Don and Jenny Trojan spent Thursday afternoon wandering about the Great Hall of the Stranahan Theater complex, determined to see what new taste treats they could discover among the 30 booths housing local food producers. "We like to buy local products ... but I wasn't aware that there are this many," Mrs. Trojan said, clutching a bag of treats she had purchased.
Local Filmmakers Food Documentary to Premiere in Portland
2015-09-29 01:05:21| PortlandOnline
New film, Gaining Ground, shows how sustainable food can change communities.
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