INTERNATIONAL AGRIC NEWS
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Monsanto’s new $1bn herbicide shows our bias towards hi-tech solutions
Global agrochemical firm Monsanto just announced a $1bn investment in its new herbicide, dicamba, part of Roundup Ready Xtend, its…
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The Biggest Opportunity In Agriculture May Be In Africa, And China Is Seizing It
As the world population surges to 9 billion people by 2050 and demands on the global food supply soar, the…
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Bono Partners with Monsanto to Flood African Agriculture with GMOs
At the recent G8 Summit held at Camp David in Maryland, the Obama regime met with private industry leaders to…
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Civil Society Groups Say G8 Food Initiative in Africa Will Increase Hunger
Civil society groups are calling for radical change to African agriculture to put control back in the hands of small…
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Sustainable intensification of agriculture
The global population, currently growing at around 140 people per minute, is predicted to reach 8 billion by 2030, 9.1…
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Global Rice Prices Continue To Decline
Global rice prices have fallen more than 14 percent over the past 8 months, recently hitting their lowest level since…
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Producing seeds to enrich soil fertility
Summer showers have facilitated the prospects of production of green manure seeds this season at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University’s…
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UA Shares Agricultural Technology With World
The University of Arizona again served as Official Knowledge Partner to the 2015 Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture held…
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UN world hunger report sees 21% drop with Africa faring well, southern Asia lagging
The number of hungry people in the world has dropped to 795 million from 1,011 million in 1990-92, according to…
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UN agriculture agency teams up with global wholesale markets union to boost urban food security
Recognizing the growing challenge of feeding city dwellers, who will become the world’s majority by 2050, the United Nations Food…
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