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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
Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meal Program Faces Funding Challenges
Indonesia's government launched a Rp71 trillion free nutritious meal program (MBG) aiming to reach 15-17.5 million people by 2025, facing funding concerns and controversies over President Prabowo's initial use of personal funds for pilot programs; the program's long-term sustainability hinges on sec...
Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meal Program Faces Funding Challenges
Indonesia's government launched a Rp71 trillion free nutritious meal program (MBG) aiming to reach 15-17.5 million people by 2025, facing funding concerns and controversies over President Prabowo's initial use of personal funds for pilot programs; the program's long-term sustainability hinges on sec...
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56% Bias Score
Nabu Demands End to Corn-Based Biogas in Germany
Germany's Nabu environmental association is urging an end to corn use in biogas production due to inefficiency, environmental damage, and competition with food production; this impacts approximately 100,000 hectares in Schleswig-Holstein and threatens 408 biogas plants.
Nabu Demands End to Corn-Based Biogas in Germany
Germany's Nabu environmental association is urging an end to corn use in biogas production due to inefficiency, environmental damage, and competition with food production; this impacts approximately 100,000 hectares in Schleswig-Holstein and threatens 408 biogas plants.
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52% Bias Score
UK Farmers Protest Inheritance Tax Reforms
UK farmers protested inheritance tax reforms on Saturday, using tractors in town centers across the UK, claiming the reforms will decimate the agricultural sector and potentially cause food shortages, while the government cites £5 billion investment in farming and reduced tax rates for farms.
UK Farmers Protest Inheritance Tax Reforms
UK farmers protested inheritance tax reforms on Saturday, using tractors in town centers across the UK, claiming the reforms will decimate the agricultural sector and potentially cause food shortages, while the government cites £5 billion investment in farming and reduced tax rates for farms.
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40% 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
U.S. Egg Prices Soar 36.8% Amidst Avian Influenza Outbreak
Egg prices in the U.S. increased by 36.8% between December 2023 and December 2024 due to a highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak that has impacted poultry supplies nationwide, leading to retail limits on egg purchases and highlighting food supply chain vulnerabilities.
U.S. Egg Prices Soar 36.8% Amidst Avian Influenza Outbreak
Egg prices in the U.S. increased by 36.8% between December 2023 and December 2024 due to a highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak that has impacted poultry supplies nationwide, leading to retail limits on egg purchases and highlighting food supply chain vulnerabilities.
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40% Bias Score
China's Livestock Import Ban Impacts Somalia's Economy
China banned livestock imports from multiple countries, including Somalia, due to disease outbreaks like foot-and-mouth disease, impacting Somalia's significant livestock exports to Saudi Arabia (estimated at $1 billion annually) and causing economic disruption.
China's Livestock Import Ban Impacts Somalia's Economy
China banned livestock imports from multiple countries, including Somalia, due to disease outbreaks like foot-and-mouth disease, impacting Somalia's significant livestock exports to Saudi Arabia (estimated at $1 billion annually) and causing economic disruption.
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36% Bias Score
Trump's Deportation Threat Jeopardizes American Agriculture
The Trump administration's threat to deport millions of undocumented immigrants poses a significant threat to the already struggling American agricultural industry, which is facing a labor shortage and a 7% decline in farms from 2017-2022.
Trump's Deportation Threat Jeopardizes American Agriculture
The Trump administration's threat to deport millions of undocumented immigrants poses a significant threat to the already struggling American agricultural industry, which is facing a labor shortage and a 7% decline in farms from 2017-2022.
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64% Bias Score
UK Farm Inheritance Tax Faces Backlash Amidst Food Security Concerns
The UK government's new inheritance tax on farms worth over £1 million is facing strong opposition from farmers and major food retailers due to concerns about food security and the tax's potential impact on family farms. The OBR questions the Treasury's revenue projections, while experts suggest the...
UK Farm Inheritance Tax Faces Backlash Amidst Food Security Concerns
The UK government's new inheritance tax on farms worth over £1 million is facing strong opposition from farmers and major food retailers due to concerns about food security and the tax's potential impact on family farms. The OBR questions the Treasury's revenue projections, while experts suggest the...
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60% Bias Score
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