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PAG32 Conference Showcases Genomics Advancements, Despite Regulatory Challenges
The 32nd Plant and Animal Genomics conference in San Diego (January 10-15) attracted nearly 2,400 attendees from 65 countries, highlighting breakthroughs in DNA sequencing that have slashed costs and opened new avenues for crop improvement and climate adaptation research, although regulatory hurdles...
PAG32 Conference Showcases Genomics Advancements, Despite Regulatory Challenges
The 32nd Plant and Animal Genomics conference in San Diego (January 10-15) attracted nearly 2,400 attendees from 65 countries, highlighting breakthroughs in DNA sequencing that have slashed costs and opened new avenues for crop improvement and climate adaptation research, although regulatory hurdles...
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48% Bias Score
Guatemalan Indigenous Communities Use Ancient Farming to Combat Food Crisis
In Guatemala, indigenous communities are using the ancient milpa farming system to combat rising food prices caused by 2024 climate-related crop failures, preserving biodiversity and food sovereignty against threats of genetically modified seeds.
Guatemalan Indigenous Communities Use Ancient Farming to Combat Food Crisis
In Guatemala, indigenous communities are using the ancient milpa farming system to combat rising food prices caused by 2024 climate-related crop failures, preserving biodiversity and food sovereignty against threats of genetically modified seeds.
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32% Bias Score
Labour's Net-Zero Plan Threatens 10% of British Farmland
Labour's plan to repurpose 10 percent of British farmland by 2050 to meet net-zero targets through initiatives like solar farms and new towns, while maintaining food production as a priority, has sparked concerns about the impact on food output and potential conflict with farmers.
Labour's Net-Zero Plan Threatens 10% of British Farmland
Labour's plan to repurpose 10 percent of British farmland by 2050 to meet net-zero targets through initiatives like solar farms and new towns, while maintaining food production as a priority, has sparked concerns about the impact on food output and potential conflict with farmers.
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64% Bias Score
Millennium Seed Bank: Safeguarding 2.5 Billion Seeds for Global Food Security
The Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) in London houses almost 2.5 billion seeds in a bomb-proof bunker, safeguarding global food production and biodiversity; it actively preserves endangered plant species and responds to immediate crises using its collection.
Millennium Seed Bank: Safeguarding 2.5 Billion Seeds for Global Food Security
The Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) in London houses almost 2.5 billion seeds in a bomb-proof bunker, safeguarding global food production and biodiversity; it actively preserves endangered plant species and responds to immediate crises using its collection.
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44% Bias Score
High Food Costs in Canada's Arctic: One Family's Struggle
Alan Sim, a 68-year-old from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, spends $1000 bi-weekly feeding his 12-person family, utilizing federal subsidies to offset the high cost of groceries in his remote, fly-in community.
High Food Costs in Canada's Arctic: One Family's Struggle
Alan Sim, a 68-year-old from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, spends $1000 bi-weekly feeding his 12-person family, utilizing federal subsidies to offset the high cost of groceries in his remote, fly-in community.
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24% Bias Score
CO₂-Driven Nutrient Loss Exacerbates Global Malnutrition
Rising atmospheric CO₂ levels are reducing essential nutrients in staple crops like wheat, rice, and legumes, threatening global food security and exacerbating malnutrition affecting over 2 billion people; this is projected to worsen by 2050, increasing the economic burden on healthcare systems.
CO₂-Driven Nutrient Loss Exacerbates Global Malnutrition
Rising atmospheric CO₂ levels are reducing essential nutrients in staple crops like wheat, rice, and legumes, threatening global food security and exacerbating malnutrition affecting over 2 billion people; this is projected to worsen by 2050, increasing the economic burden on healthcare systems.
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24% Bias Score
Madagascar Launches Hybrid Rice Program to Boost Production and Reduce Imports
The Malagasy government launched a hybrid rice seed distribution program targeting 50,000 hectares across 12 regions to boost rice production to one million tonnes annually, reducing import dependency and enabling exports, with projected yield increases of 7-10 tonnes per hectare and additional farm...
Madagascar Launches Hybrid Rice Program to Boost Production and Reduce Imports
The Malagasy government launched a hybrid rice seed distribution program targeting 50,000 hectares across 12 regions to boost rice production to one million tonnes annually, reducing import dependency and enabling exports, with projected yield increases of 7-10 tonnes per hectare and additional farm...
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52% Bias Score
Colombia Issues Emergency Decrees for Catatumbo Humanitarian Crisis
The Colombian government issued three decrees to address the humanitarian crisis in Catatumbo, providing short-term economic aid to farmers in ten municipalities of Norte de Santander and two in Cesar, focusing on credit access and supply delivery, amidst violence and displacement affecting a region...
Colombia Issues Emergency Decrees for Catatumbo Humanitarian Crisis
The Colombian government issued three decrees to address the humanitarian crisis in Catatumbo, providing short-term economic aid to farmers in ten municipalities of Norte de Santander and two in Cesar, focusing on credit access and supply delivery, amidst violence and displacement affecting a region...
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52% Bias Score
Colombia Issues Agricultural Decrees to Aid Farmers Displaced by ELN Violence
The Colombian government enacted three decrees offering financial aid and housing to farmers displaced by ELN violence in Catatumbo, aiming to maintain food production and facilitate their return.
Colombia Issues Agricultural Decrees to Aid Farmers Displaced by ELN Violence
The Colombian government enacted three decrees offering financial aid and housing to farmers displaced by ELN violence in Catatumbo, aiming to maintain food production and facilitate their return.
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Togo's Kara Agropole Project Shows Significant Agricultural Growth
Togo's Kara Basin agropole project (2019-2025), with a 38.3 billion CFA Franc budget, boosted maize production from 738 to 3,569 hectares (2022-2024), improved yields in rice and soy, and established 7 agricultural processing centers and 120 boreholes, aiming to reduce poverty and malnutrition throu...
Togo's Kara Agropole Project Shows Significant Agricultural Growth
Togo's Kara Basin agropole project (2019-2025), with a 38.3 billion CFA Franc budget, boosted maize production from 738 to 3,569 hectares (2022-2024), improved yields in rice and soy, and established 7 agricultural processing centers and 120 boreholes, aiming to reduce poverty and malnutrition throu...
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56% Bias Score
South Africa Joins International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
South Africa officially joined the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) on December 23, 2024, becoming the 154th contracting party, aligning with its national biodiversity conservation policies and fostering collaboration in global plant genetic resource...
South Africa Joins International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
South Africa officially joined the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) on December 23, 2024, becoming the 154th contracting party, aligning with its national biodiversity conservation policies and fostering collaboration in global plant genetic resource...
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32% Bias Score
Climate Change Exacerbates Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean"
Extreme weather intensified by climate change drove up food prices and worsened hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations, while traditional farming practices offer potential solutions.
Climate Change Exacerbates Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean"
Extreme weather intensified by climate change drove up food prices and worsened hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations, while traditional farming practices offer potential solutions.
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24% Bias Score
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