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Bill Gates: Nothing improves an economy as efficiently as agriculture
Microsoft founder Bill Gates spoke May 7 at an International Agriculture and Food Security Briefing sponsored by Farmers Feeding the World, a Farm Journal Foundation Initiative, and the Senate Hunger...
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View ArticleChina air pollution moved to the top of the political agenda for the new...
Reducing the extreme levels of air pollution in China has moved to the top of the political agenda for the new government this year. Without reform, China’s air pollution could worsen by another 70% in...
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Declining Bee Populations Pose A Severe Threat to Global Agriculture
The danger that the decline of bees and other pollinators represents to the world’s food supply was highlighted this week when the European Commission decided to ban a class of pesticides suspected of...
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Wells dry – Fertile Plains Turn to Dust
Two years of extreme drought, during which farmers relied almost completely on groundwater, have brought the seriousness of the problem home. In 2011 and 2012, the Kansas Geological Survey reports,...
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World Hunger Day – 28th May 2013
900 million to one billion, more than one eighth of the world’s population live in extreme hunger and poverty and exist on less than 80 pence ($1.20) a day. Thats one in every 8 people. Hunger kills...
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Are We Really One Year Away From Global Riots
We Are Now One Year Away From Global Riots, Complex Systems Theorists Say. Brian Merchant lays out an interesting connection. What’s the number one reason we riot? The plausible, justifiable...
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Creating a Sustainable Food Future: Reducing Food Loss and Waste
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that 32 percent of all food produced in the world was lost or wasted in 2009. This estimate is based on weight. When...
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Food security and world trade policy: How they are linked
Global food security is possible when food can move freely from areas of surplus to areas of demand Free global agriculture trade is critically important to addressing food insecurity. The world will...
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A Nation On Fire: Climate Change And The Burning of America
June 20, 2013: Wildfires fires approach the town of South Fork, Colorado (Credit: AP) Huge, explosive fires are becoming commonplace, say many experts, because climate change is setting the stage —...
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Monsanto Buys Climate Corp For $930 Million
Who knew betting on the weather could make a billion dollars? It just did for The Climate Corporation, which underwrites weather insurance for farmers. Monsanto, broke the news this morning that it was...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia targeting agro-investments abroad
Saad Khalil, director of King Abdullah’s Initiative for Saudi Agricultural Investment Abroad, recently revealed that 35 countries have been targeted for agro-investment so far. Khalil said investments...
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Morgan Stanley’s launches sustainable investing institute: are banks getting...
Is this finally a sign that Wall Street is ready to take on a leadership role? Wall Street and sustainability might seem rather odd coupling, especially after the crash of 2008. But the announcement by...
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