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March 25, 2016
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Government use of technology has potential to increase food security
Ames IA (SPX) Mar 25, 2016
Acceptance of information technology can play a vital role in meeting the demand for food in developing countries, according to a new study by Iowa State University researchers. The research is published in the journal Information Technologies and International Development. It's projected that the world population will reach 9.6 billion people by 2050, and therefore food production must increase by 70 percent. But Prashant Rajan, an adjunct assistant professor of English and communication studies, ... read more
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Greenhouse gas mitigation potential from livestock sector revealed
Scientists have found that the global livestock sector can maintain the economic and social benefits it delivers while significantly reducing emissions, and in doing so help meet the global mitigati ... more
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US senators see security risk in China's takeover of Syngenta
Top US legislators called Thursday for a national security assessment of a Chinese state company's planned takeover of Swiss agribusiness Syngenta, pointing to its sizeable US operations. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE

Palau declares state of emergency over drought
Palau became the latest Pacific island nation to declare a state of emergency Wednesday, as the region struggles with an extreme drought that forecasters warn will not ease for months. ... more
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Production of butter from shea trees in West Africa pushed back 1,000 years
University of Oregon anthropologists have pushed back the history of harvesting shea trees in West Africa by more than 1,000 years earlier than previously believed. Evidence for earlier use of ... more


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Smaller corn size means more energy for pigs, lower costs for producers
The results of new research at the University of Illinois indicate that it is possible for producers to reduce feed costs if yellow dent corn, a staple of swine diets in the United States, is ground ... more

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China sales help Bordeaux wines turn around two-year slump
Bordeaux wine sales are beginning to recover from a poor harvest in 2013 thanks to robust sales to China, the industry said Tuesday. ... more
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Cousteau warns of reef damage in Florida port project
Filmmaker and conservationist Philippe Cousteau has warned that a multimillion-dollar plan to deepen an international shipping port off south Florida could devastate fragile parts of the continental United States' only barrier reef. ... more
24/7 Energy News Coverage
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MicroCarb satellite launches to map global carbon dioxide emissions from space
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FARM NEWS

Climate Change Shifting Wine Grape Harvests in France and Switzerland
A new study from NASA and Harvard University finds that climate change is diminishing an important link between droughts and the timing of wine grape harvests in France and Switzerland. During ... more
FARM NEWS

Sorghum: Not so ho-hum
It's an ancient grain that has been cultivated for thousands of years. Yet you may not even have heard of it. Sorghum was first grown more than 6,000 years ago in northeastern Africa. Many varieties ... more
WATER WORLD

Indian city bans gatherings over water riot fears
Authorities in western India have banned groups of people from gathering near water sources in a drought-ridden city following violent skirmishes between increasingly desperate residents, officials said on Monday. ... more
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Network of germ sleuths heads off nearly 276,000 foodborne illnesses a year
An elderly woman in Phoenix. A Toledo toddler. An accountant in Indianapolis. All poisoned by food. Quickly uncovering that their illnesses are connected can make all the difference in halting a dea ... more
WATER WORLD

Coal plants use enough water to supply 1 bn people
Coal plants are draining an already dwindling global water supply, Greenpeace warned Tuesday, consuming enough to meet the basic needs of one billion people and deepening a worldwide crisis. ... more
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How more Research funding can hasten green revolution
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Mongolia herders face disaster: Red Cross
Hundreds of thousands of farm animals have perished in a slow-moving natural disaster in Mongolia and the international aid response has been insufficient, the Red Cross said Friday. ... more
WATER WORLD

Global shift in farmed fish feed may impact nutritional benefits ascribed to seafood
The fish-farming industry is increasing its use of plant-based ingredients in its feed and moving away from traditional feed made from fish, which could impact some of the health benefits of eating ... more
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Hindu cow activists drink pesticide in India, one dies
Eight Hindu cow rights activists drank pesticide as part of a protest in India calling for the animals to be given greater protection, with one protester dying of his injuries, police said. ... more
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French MPs slash 'Nutella tax' after Indonesia, Malaysia protest
French lawmakers have voted to slash a surtax on imported palm oil - dubbed the Nutella tax because the commodity is used in the popular chocolate spread - after protests from top growers Indonesia and Malaysia. ... more

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WATER WORLD

Governor insists there's blame to share on Flint water crisis
Michigan's governor faced blistering criticism from US lawmakers Thursday over his role in the Flint water scandal that saw sky-high levels of toxic lead enter the city's water supply, but insisted he was not the only one to blame. ... more
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Global temps soar in Feb, setting new heat record
Temperatures across the planet soared again last month, setting a new heat record for the warmest February since modern records began, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. ... more
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Climate change redistributes global water resources

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Zimbabwe faces worst malnutrition in 15 years: UNICEF

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US gives tentative OK to testing genetically modified mosquitoes

WATER WORLD

Flooding alleviated by targeted tree planting and river restoration

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Pesticides affect bees' ability to locate flowers, drink nectar

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Clean energy could stress global water resources

Desalination plants a 'hidden asset' for power, water

Colorado River flows reduced by warmer spring temperatures

Impact of climate change on agriculture may be underestimated

Global warming increases rain in world's driest areas

First tomatoes, peas harvested from mock Martian farm

Urgent need to transform key food producing regions in Africa by 2025

South Africa says drought cost farmers $1 billion

Using rainwater to flush toilets

Space shouldn't be exclusive domain of big nations: astronauts

Aussie crayfish alpine hideout under threat

Recoupling crops and livestock offers energy savings to dairy farmers

Coastal aquifers better than seawater as source for desalination

Water returns to Syria's Aleppo: official

Reduce, reuse, recycle: Safe for water?

NGOs sue Monsanto, EU food safety watchdog over pesticide

Climate change poised to hurt food supplies: study

NASA finds drought in Eastern Mediterranean worst of past 900 years

Cholera-like disease 'piggybacking' on El Nino to reach new shores


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