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Neonic makers might pay for research about neonics on the land

Posted on July 28, 2014 by argylesock

Here in Europe, three insect-killing neonicotinoids are under a temporary ban. During the ban our UK Government is welcoming new research. It’s now become known that pesticide manufacturers might fund some of this research. Vested interests! Last year my fellow … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, ecology, horticulture, knowledge transfer | Tagged arthropod, Bayer, brassica, bumblebee, Europe, finance, Heath_David, honeybee, hymenopteran, insect, insecticide, law, neonicotinoid, oilseed, Paterson_Owen, pesticide, plant_dicot, pollination, rapeseed, research, seed dressing, Syngenta, Truss_Elizabeth, wild bee, wild pollinator | 7 Comments

The new scramble for Africa (part 1)

Posted on June 20, 2014 by argylesock

Originally posted on ECO-opia:
. With the African continent home to the majority of the world’s fastest-growing economies, urban consumer markets and a wealth of natural resources, it’s perhaps not surprising that some of the world’s largest corporations, from Monsanto…

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Call for articles: Nutritional values and family farming

Posted on June 16, 2014 by argylesock

Originally posted on AGRICULTURE BLOG…..:
Farming Matters | 30.2 | June 2014 We are told of the great advances that have been made in ‘modern’ agriculture in the last 60 years. Yet there are more hungry and malnourished people on…

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Chicken feed without antibiotics or growth hormones

Posted on June 11, 2014 by argylesock

Robert Carter farms chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in California. He’s not impressed by feed additives which make the birds grow fast. This is no way to produce meat that’s healthy for people to eat, says Mr Carter. So he invented … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, human health, knowledge transfer | Tagged America, antibiotic, biotechnology, bird, chicken, development, Europe, farmer, feed, feed additive, finance, food safety, genetic modification, growth promotion, hormone, livestock, meat, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, vertebrate | 4 Comments

What One Acre Fund can teach us about supporting African small-scale farmers

Posted on May 25, 2014 by argylesock

Originally posted on ECO-opia:
. BY Kate Douglas | 23 May 2014 ? One Acre Fund is a non-profit organisation serving smallholder farmers (typically living on one acre of land) in the East African countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and…

Posted in agriculture, horticulture | Tagged Africa, cooperative, development, education, farmer, finance, man, seed, smallholder, trade, woman | 2 Comments

Putting a price on nature

Posted on April 7, 2014 by argylesock

Lourdes Gomez at Future Challenges (‘Thinking global, living local: Voices in a globalized world’) asks whether it’s a good idea to add a monetary value to nature. ‘The Global Economic Symposium has proposed the concept of a New Economy of … Continue reading →

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Are Monsanto’s GM seeds invincible?

Posted on February 18, 2014 by argylesock

Monsanto is a giant company selling chemicals. It also sells seeds. Some of those seeds are for crops genetically modified (GM, genetically engineered) to be grown with Monsanto’s agrochemicals. Monsanto is used to winning legal battles but now a case … Continue reading →

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Looking to the future: African’s agricultural transformation

Posted on February 8, 2014 by argylesock

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
ONE Campaign on the 29th January 2014 launched their Do Agric, It Pays campaign to urge African leaders to commit to spending 10% of national budgets on agriculture, a…

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Farming in Africa: Time to Debunk Some Myths

Posted on January 29, 2014 by argylesock

Originally posted on OJO Olawale :
New technologies and ideas – from mobile phone information systems to new crop varieties – are rapidly transforming agriculture across Africa. Yet the sector continues to be stereotyped as one synonymous with poverty and subsistence.…

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Monsanto completes acquisition of The Climate Corporation

Posted on November 3, 2013 by argylesock

Monsanto announced this week that it has acquired The Climate Corporation. Here’s Monsanto’s press release. Both of these companies are based in the United States but operate worldwide. Monsanto is about seeds, traits (genes and characteristics) and herbicides (weedkillers). You … Continue reading →

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