Millet seeds, a powerful weapon against hunger
A World Food Program-backed initiative to deliver millet seeds to vulnerable people is taking root in Odisha, India, where it is helping to ward off hunger and improve livelihoods. Subasa …
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Changes in vegetation shaped global temperatures over the last 10,000 years
Follow the pollen. Records from past plant life tell the real story of global temperatures, according to research from a climate scientist at Washington University in St. Louis. Warmer temperatures …
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Widely used food additive affects the human gut microbiota
CMEDIA/ Have you heard about the food additive E415? It is also known as xanthan gum. Most likely, you eat it several times a week. Xanthan gum is used in …
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Plant health summit aims to boost food security, safeguard human health
New York: The world’s plant protection body met on Tuesday, aiming to set new plant health standards to both safeguard human wellbeing and preserve food security, according to the UN …
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First Person: I know what it’s like to go hungry as a child
New York/CMEDIA: An agronomist working for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Haiti tells UN News that, like the people she helps today, she remembers what it’s like to go …
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‘This book grew out of many years of trying to impress our friends with meals’: Nobel laureate Banerjee
Kolkata/IBNS: Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee on Tuesday signed a few copies of his book Cooking to Save Your Life at South City Starmark here. He was accompanied by Cheyyene Olivier, …
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Canada invests in biosecurity technology to help farmers mitigate disease outbreaks risk
Ottawa/CMEDIA: Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced today an investment of up to $113,575 for Be Seen Be Safe Ltd. to determine and promote an innovative technology …
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ILO Governing Body decision leads to the strengthening of Labour inspections
New York/CMEDIA: A set of guidelines on general principles of labour inspection have been approved by the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The guidelines relate to the …
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Toronto food banks welcoming PEI potatoes amid potato wart issue
CMEDIA: North Toronto food banks are welcoming potatoes from Prince Edward Island (PEI) as truckloads of potatoes have been making their way across the country amidst potato warts, a parasite …
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G7 agriculture leaders commit to keeping their markets open in wake of Russia-Ukraine crisis
Statement on the invasion of Ukraine by armed forces of the Russian Federation Berlin/CMEDIA: We, the G7 Agriculture Ministers and the Commissioner for Agriculture of the EU, met today in …
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