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Gaza Food Crisis Deepens as WFP Closes Bakeries Due to Aid Restrictions
The World Food Programme (WFP) closed its remaining bakeries in Gaza due to flour shortages caused by Israel's recent restrictions on aid, resulting in a critical food shortage and risking widespread malnutrition, despite Israel claiming sufficient aid entry.
Gaza Food Crisis Deepens as WFP Closes Bakeries Due to Aid Restrictions
The World Food Programme (WFP) closed its remaining bakeries in Gaza due to flour shortages caused by Israel's recent restrictions on aid, resulting in a critical food shortage and risking widespread malnutrition, despite Israel claiming sufficient aid entry.
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40% Bias Score
Federal Funding Freeze Jeopardizes Hawaii's Food Security and Native Farming Practices
The US government's freeze on nearly $90 million in funding for Hawaii's farms threatens food security and the revitalization of traditional farming practices, impacting Native Hawaiian farmers who are struggling to make up for the loss and potentially scaling back production of staple crops like ka...
Federal Funding Freeze Jeopardizes Hawaii's Food Security and Native Farming Practices
The US government's freeze on nearly $90 million in funding for Hawaii's farms threatens food security and the revitalization of traditional farming practices, impacting Native Hawaiian farmers who are struggling to make up for the loss and potentially scaling back production of staple crops like ka...
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60% Bias Score
AI-Powered App Boosts African Rice Farmer's Yield by 80%
Kenya's rice farmer Henry Gichobi increased his harvest from 63 to 113 bags per hectare using the AI-powered Virtual Agronomist app, which helps optimize fertilizer use based on satellite data, benefiting over 30,000 farmers across Africa.
AI-Powered App Boosts African Rice Farmer's Yield by 80%
Kenya's rice farmer Henry Gichobi increased his harvest from 63 to 113 bags per hectare using the AI-powered Virtual Agronomist app, which helps optimize fertilizer use based on satellite data, benefiting over 30,000 farmers across Africa.
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36% Bias Score
China's Plan to Expand High-Standard Farmland by 2035
China plans to increase high-standard farmland to 90 million hectares by 2030 and to all suitable permanent basic farmland by 2035, focusing on improvements in irrigation, soil fertility, and infrastructure to enhance food security and sustainable agriculture, with regionalized strategies and strict...
China's Plan to Expand High-Standard Farmland by 2035
China plans to increase high-standard farmland to 90 million hectares by 2030 and to all suitable permanent basic farmland by 2035, focusing on improvements in irrigation, soil fertility, and infrastructure to enhance food security and sustainable agriculture, with regionalized strategies and strict...
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40% Bias Score
UAE Startup Uses Algae and Waste to Turn Desert Green
UAE startup HyveGeo combats desertification and food insecurity by using agricultural waste and algae to create a soil mixture that promotes plant growth and sequesters carbon, aiming to regenerate 10,000 hectares of land and remove 1 million tons of CO2 by 2035.
UAE Startup Uses Algae and Waste to Turn Desert Green
UAE startup HyveGeo combats desertification and food insecurity by using agricultural waste and algae to create a soil mixture that promotes plant growth and sequesters carbon, aiming to regenerate 10,000 hectares of land and remove 1 million tons of CO2 by 2035.
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52% Bias Score
Japan to Bar Foreigners with Expiring Visas from Buying Farmland
Starting Tuesday, Japan will bar foreigners with soon-to-expire visas from buying farmland to prevent misuse amid rising food prices and concerns over foreign ownership, with a total of 244 hectares of farmland acquired by foreign entities in the last two years.
Japan to Bar Foreigners with Expiring Visas from Buying Farmland
Starting Tuesday, Japan will bar foreigners with soon-to-expire visas from buying farmland to prevent misuse amid rising food prices and concerns over foreign ownership, with a total of 244 hectares of farmland acquired by foreign entities in the last two years.
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36% Bias Score
Black Sea Ceasefire: Grain Exports Resume Amidst Conditions
The US mediated a ceasefire in the Black Sea between Russia and Ukraine to resume grain exports, though Russia conditioned its participation on sanctions relief; a similar 2022-2023 agreement facilitated by Turkey and the UN, enabling 32 million tons of grain exports, was terminated by Russia.
Black Sea Ceasefire: Grain Exports Resume Amidst Conditions
The US mediated a ceasefire in the Black Sea between Russia and Ukraine to resume grain exports, though Russia conditioned its participation on sanctions relief; a similar 2022-2023 agreement facilitated by Turkey and the UN, enabling 32 million tons of grain exports, was terminated by Russia.
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36% Bias Score
AI Tool Boosts Kenyan Rice Farmer's Yield by 79%
Kenya's rice farmer Henry Gichobi saw his harvest increase by 79% after using the Virtual Agronomist AI tool for three years, which uses satellite data and a WhatsApp chatbot to optimize fertilizer use for various crops across 30,000 African farms.
AI Tool Boosts Kenyan Rice Farmer's Yield by 79%
Kenya's rice farmer Henry Gichobi saw his harvest increase by 79% after using the Virtual Agronomist AI tool for three years, which uses satellite data and a WhatsApp chatbot to optimize fertilizer use for various crops across 30,000 African farms.
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40% Bias Score
China's High-Standard Farmland Plan: A 2035 Vision for Food Security
China plans to upgrade 90 million hectares of farmland to a high standard by 2030 and all suitable land by 2035, focusing on improved irrigation, soil fertility, and yield; prioritizing key regions while protecting ecologically sensitive areas to ensure food security.
China's High-Standard Farmland Plan: A 2035 Vision for Food Security
China plans to upgrade 90 million hectares of farmland to a high standard by 2030 and all suitable land by 2035, focusing on improved irrigation, soil fertility, and yield; prioritizing key regions while protecting ecologically sensitive areas to ensure food security.
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36% Bias Score
Iran's Water Crisis Threatens National Stability
Iran faces a severe water crisis due to poor management, population growth, outdated irrigation, and regional conflicts, impacting four major provinces and threatening national stability.
Iran's Water Crisis Threatens National Stability
Iran faces a severe water crisis due to poor management, population growth, outdated irrigation, and regional conflicts, impacting four major provinces and threatening national stability.
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24% Bias Score
UAE Startup Uses Algae and Waste to Combat Desertification
HyveGeo, a UAE startup, uses agricultural waste and algae to create a soil mixture that promotes plant growth in desert areas, diverting waste, generating carbon credits, and aiming to regenerate 10,000 hectares of land and remove 1 million tons of CO2 by 2035.
UAE Startup Uses Algae and Waste to Combat Desertification
HyveGeo, a UAE startup, uses agricultural waste and algae to create a soil mixture that promotes plant growth in desert areas, diverting waste, generating carbon credits, and aiming to regenerate 10,000 hectares of land and remove 1 million tons of CO2 by 2035.
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44% Bias Score
Black Sea Ceasefire: Grain Exports to Resume, but Russian Conditions Remain
The US brokered a Black Sea ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, enabling the resumption of grain exports, after separate negotiations last week; however, the Kremlin's conditions, including sanctions relief, will determine its long-term success.
Black Sea Ceasefire: Grain Exports to Resume, but Russian Conditions Remain
The US brokered a Black Sea ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, enabling the resumption of grain exports, after separate negotiations last week; however, the Kremlin's conditions, including sanctions relief, will determine its long-term success.
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36% Bias Score
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