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Study shows Brazil’s Soy Moratorium is still needed to preserve Amazon.

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Space-based geo information is playing an increasing role in agricultural production. At the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture, experts reported on satellite monitoring as an important contribution to better…

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A low cost phablet aimed at empowering local farmers through easy access to information on market prices, weather conditions and new innovative ideas is launched by ICRISAT.

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CGIAR opens agricultural data to the world using Amazon Web Services.

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The future holds considerable challenges for agriculture. While it is to meet the demand for food, which is on the increase world-wide, it is also expected to make a growing contribution to a bio-based economy and a…

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An Indian student with a farming background finds a green alternative to burning tons of rice husks and straw by using the waste as housebuilding material.

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Following a request by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the FAO and the WHO have prepared a report on the most serious food borne diseases and are developing new guidelines to control parasites in food.

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The programme Afrisoils aims to support African countries in implementing sustainable soil management, leading to agricultural growth, improved food security and better adaptation to climate change.

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