Food vs fuel: Ukraine war sharpens crop use debate
The Financial Times reports that soaring food prices caused by the war in Ukraine have increased the risk of famine, ...
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Global approach to labelling needed for gene-edited crops
Governments must urgently adopt policies allowing smallholder farmers to benefit from genome-edited crops, according to scientists writing in Nature Magazine. ...
Bezos-backed genebank in race against climate change
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has pledged US$17 million via his philanthropic vehicle Earth Fund for Future Seeds, a new genebank in ...
Extreme weather: food prices stay high into 2022
The Financial Times reports that extreme weather events in 2021 triggered spikes in the prices of agricultural commodities, which remained ...
India’s protesting farmers remain in place
Protesting Indian farmers remained in place over the weekend while their key coalition of unions, Samyukta Kisan Morcha, met. The ...
Bread, donut makers urge Biden to roll back on biofuel
Reuters reports that a trade group representing some of America's biggest baked goods companies is urging the Biden administration to ...
Free, prior and informed consent required as clean energy threatens Indigenous Peoples
A new coalition of Indigenous Peoples is calling for free, prior and informed consent to be negotiated without exception as...
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