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Top news of the week: 21.10.2021.

#RocheFinancialResults
#UNFSS2021
#Biodiversity
#WorldFoodDay
#innovation
#biotechnology
#Agriculture
#foodheroes
#FoodSystems
#FoodSystemsHero

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@JonEntine shared
On Oct 19, 2021
Viewpoint: ‘Anti-GMO activists persist in their fear tactics targeting the African public’ — Here's the damage they wreak in the less developed world https://t.co/aHS0AnceUT via @GeneticLiteracy
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Viewpoint: ‘Anti-GMO activists persist in their fear tactics targeting the African public’ — Here’s the damage they wreak in the less developed...

Viewpoint: ‘Anti-GMO activists persist in their fear tactics targeting the African public’ — Here’s the damage they wreak in the less developed...

From the beginning, genetically engineered (GE) crops (also known as GMOs) have been controversial. Europe has always been at the center of anti-GE

@BIODeutschland shared
On Oct 20, 2021
RT @Roche: 📢 Roche reports strong growth in the first nine months – outlook for 2021 raised 👉Read the full media release here: https://t.co/nj1LoASAlG $ROG $RHHBY #RocheFinancialResults https://t.co/IzPjraiUng
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[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports strong growth in the first nine months – outlook for 2021 raised

[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports strong growth in the first nine months – outlook for 2021 raised

Group sales up 8%1 at constant exchange rates (CER); 6% in Swiss francs Pharmaceuticals Division sales grow 5% in the third quarter and are now in line with the prior year for the …

@joannadupont shared
On Oct 16, 2021
Eco-friendly, lab-grown coffee is on the way. Bravo ⁦@VTTFinland⁩ ⁦! 🇫🇮👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 https://t.co/IBFEw8kWVM
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Eco-friendly, lab-grown coffee is on the way, but it comes with a catch

Eco-friendly, lab-grown coffee is on the way, but it comes with a catch

Beanless brews can cut deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions dramatically – but what will happen to workers in traditional coffee-growing regions?

@prometheusgreen shared
On Oct 20, 2021
RT @shillito_ray: UN Biodiversity Conference Intensifies Call to Bend the Curve of Biodiversity Loss https://t.co/zyI7OUa9Pd If #Biodiversity Conference had spent 20 years focused on biodiversity rather than demonizing #biotechnology it would have achieved something. Instead it was a waste.
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UN Biodiversity Conference Intensifies Call to Bend the Curve of Biodiversity Loss

UN Biodiversity Conference Intensifies Call to Bend the Curve of Biodiversity Loss

The part one of the UN Biodiversity Conference organized by the Convention on Biological Diversity has addressed critical areas of work and highlighted the capacity of countries to cope up ...

@SuccessfulFarm shared
On Oct 19, 2021
RT @GilGullickson: Here's another collaboration formed by @Inari regarding corn genetics. https://t.co/JdZXz2inNY
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Inari collaboration with Eden Enterprise expands access to corn genetics

Inari collaboration with Eden Enterprise expands access to corn genetics

Corn collaboration builds on previous soybean agreement Inari made with Stine.

@USDA shared
On Oct 15, 2021
RT @FAONorthAmerica: "We must work together to address shared challenges and create innovative solutions to improve food security and drive economic growth around the world." - @USDA @SecVilsack Message on #WorldFoodDay https://t.co/QmliuYtEUq https://t.co/4knehTbInw
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack's Message on World Food Day

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack's Message on World Food Day

The evidence is strong that economic growth and supply chain resilience follow when countries work together toward establishing productive food systems, market-based economies, …

@stuartsmyth66 shared
On Oct 19, 2021
RT @LFaino: 3 years Post-Doc in our lab on identification of natural molecules against plant pathogens. Information are in Italian but I can help for the application process. A summary of the project can be found at https://t.co/qxRQTldabz
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@CropLifeIntl shared
On Oct 20, 2021
Who is our #FoodSystemsHero? Our #foodheroes are people working to advance agricultural #innovation that help deliver more sustainable food systems for the world. #UNFSS2021 #FoodSystems #ClimateChange #Agriculture @FoodSystems @FarmGirlJen https://t.co/DGE21ZDkfn https://t.co/aCeuvvKlOV
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