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BASF study highlights the need for increased innovations to help feed the world

2014-08-27 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

BOONE, IA, August 27, 2014 – A majority of U.S. consumers and farmers agree that farmers are responsible for feeding the world and new technology and innovations are critical to achieving this goal. These findings were uncovered in the latest BASF Farm Perspectives Study, conducted in early 2014, comparing consumer and farmer viewpoints on agriculture-related issues. More than 9,000 people located in seven different countries participated in the study. read more

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As climate, disease links become clearer, study highlights need to forecast future shifts

2013-08-01 21:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: te change is affecting the spread of infectious diseases worldwide, according to an international team of leading disease ecologists, with serious impacts to human health and biodiversity conservation. Writing in the journal Science, they propose that modeling the way disease systems respond to climate variables could help public health officials and environmental managers predict and mitigate the spread of lethal diseases. The issue of climate change and disease has provoked intense debate over...

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Study Highlights Damages of Climate Change on Volta River

2013-07-22 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Voice of America: A new report highlighting the damaging effects of climate change on West Africas Volta River basin was released at the 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week in Accra, Ghana. The study was performed by the Ghana based International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Researchs (CGIAR) Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). It examined the effects of climate change on water storage in Africa and detailed how...

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New study highlights the role of packaging in reducing food waste

2013-06-27 01:00:00| Packaging Gateway

A new study conducted by RMIT University in Australia has highlighted the importance of packaging in cutting down food waste.

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New study highlights impact of environmental change on older people

2013-02-01 00:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: Recent natural disasters illustrate vulnerability of older people: majority of deaths from the Great East Japan Earthquake (2011) and Hurricane Katrina (2005) occurred among older people. Researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York and Simon Fraser University's Gerontology Research Centre in Canada are calling for better awareness among policy makers and the public of the impact climate change and deteriorating environmental quality will have on an ageing population....

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