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Biotech Food & Agriculture Essentials publishes only the best Biotech news and links, carefully hand-picked and curated by top biotech experts.

Top news of the week: 07.09.2023.

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@Jon Entine shared
On Sep 7, 2023
Fake tweet - https://modernfarmer.com/2023/09/american-agriculture-size-matters/
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Opinion: In American Agriculture, Size Matters

Opinion: In American Agriculture, Size Matters

Small farmers are struggling. For decades, they’ve been told to “get big or get out,” an imperative levied against them by both public and private forces.  Recent statistics on American ...

@Jon Entine shared
On Sep 5, 2023
Fake tweet - https://news.stanford.edu/2023/09/04/farming-food-biodiversity/
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Farms that create habitat key to food security and biodiversity

Farms that create habitat key to food security and biodiversity

Diversified farming is an important complement to forest protections for reversing tropical biodiversity declines.

@Jon Entine shared
On Sep 6, 2023
Fake tweet - https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/g20-india-can-use-leadership-to-focus-attention-on-problems-facing-agriculture-11313961.html
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G20: India can use leadership to focus attention on problems facing agriculture

G20: India can use leadership to focus attention on problems facing agriculture

With agriculture's pivotal role in the economies of the Global South and their heightened sensitivity to food prices, it is imperative to address these challenges comprehensively

@Jon Entine shared
On Sep 7, 2023
Fake tweet - https://en.antaranews.com/news/292989/asean-agrees-to-strengthen-food-security-nutrition-in-facing-crisis
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ASEAN agrees to strengthen food security, nutrition in facing crisis

ASEAN agrees to strengthen food security, nutrition in facing crisis

The leaders of ASEAN countries declared a joint commitment of all stakeholders in ASEAN to build food and nutrition security in the ASEAN region as an effort ...

@Jon Entine shared
On Sep 6, 2023
Fake tweet - https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/environment/i2u2-alliance-pioneering-partnerships-and-fostering-innovations-in-food-security-and-sustainability-across-four-nations/articleshow/103386892.cms
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I2U2 Alliance: Pioneering partnerships and fostering innovations in food security and sustainability across four nations

I2U2 Alliance: Pioneering partnerships and fostering innovations in food security and sustainability across four nations

A look at the I2U2 agenda from the vantage of India and as a gateway to foster collaborations with the Middle East and the West

@Jon Entine shared
On Sep 6, 2023
Fake tweet - https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/09/africas-potential-leading-food-system-transformation-climate-resilience/
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Africa’s Potential: Leading Food System Transformation and Climate Resilience

Africa’s Potential: Leading Food System Transformation and Climate Resilience

When a continent with 65% of the world’s arable land struggles to feed its 1.4 billion people, we know something is wrong. The African and global food systems need a rethink. The urgent and ...

@Jon Entine shared
On Sep 5, 2023
Fake tweet - https://www.news24.com/news24/video/southafrica/news/watch-urban-oasis-ocean-views-kos-gangsters-fighting-hunger-with-a-flourishing-food-garden-20230719
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WATCH | Urban Oasis: Ocean View's 'kos gangsters' fighting hunger with a flourishing food garden

WATCH | Urban Oasis: Ocean View's 'kos gangsters' fighting hunger with a flourishing food garden

A group of female farmers, known as the "kos gangsters", have transformed a piece of land in Ocean View to feed the community and steer residents away from crime.

@Jon Entine shared
On Sep 5, 2023
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WATCH | Urban Oasis: The Hanover Park food garden that's giving hope and healing hunger

WATCH | Urban Oasis: The Hanover Park food garden that's giving hope and healing hunger

An unemployed Hanover Park mother started a backyard garden as a necessity, and it has blossomed into a beacon of hope for the community, offering sanctuary for troubled youth and ...