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2022.06.26
The EU’s plan to halve pesticide use is ambitious, but realistic
Food security has more to gain than to lose, experts say.
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2022.06.26
Long road ahead to hammer out UN biodiversity blueprint
Delegates from almost 200 nations have made little progress towards hammering out a blueprint for a global pact to protect nature from human activity, after almost a week of difficult talks in Nairobi.
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2022.06.24
Upward Farms Scales its Packaging Automation
Upward Farms Scales its Packaging Automation
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2022.06.24
Japan Makes Move To Assess The Safety Of Cultivated Meat
The Japanese government has announced that it is pulling together a team of experts to analyse the safety of cultivated meat. The move is seen as a precursor to implementing a regulatory framework for future commercial product approvals.
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2022.06.24
Can Space Help Breed More Stress Tolerant Crops? NASA’s Doing the Research
When you’re looking to breed better, more resilient crops, you need an environment that can put a variety to the test — a stress test for plants.
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2022.06.24
How Rock Dust Could Aid Net-Zero Efforts
The Paris Climate Agreement calls for a 45 percent reduction in emissions by 2030, and net-zero by 2050. Transitioning to a net-zero economy is the greatest challenge the world has ever faced. Spreading rock dust on farmland could be one solution.
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2022.06.24
S3FOOD’s DNA and blockchain technology “cancels food fraud” in extra virgin olive oil
A team of biotechnology and blockchain specialists in Greece are using olive oil DNA to generate a fraud-proof genetic barcode for each bottle.
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2022.06.23
Insect farming under fire as new fish welfare benchmark is launched
An aquaculture standard that includes a ban on insect-based feed ingredients - for environmental and ethical concerns - has been heralded as the most robust fish welfare standard currently available to the aquaculture sector.