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Kaptur Bill Would Protect Seed Patents, Farmers
2013-02-09 03:11:28| Chemicals - Topix.net
Kaptur said she is also concerned about Monsanto's argument that its control of seed remains in force for the duration of its patents because the engineered trait is present in each new generation of seed.
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Food security: Agriculture groups shore up financing for seed banks to help farmers adapt to climate change
2013-02-07 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: The DNA of the world's food crops just got a little more secure. Two leading agricultural organizations, the Global Crop Diversity Trust and CGIAR (formerly known as the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) Consortium, have agreed to invest $109 million over the next five years in the world's seed banks, which maintain 706,000 samples of seeds and vegetative material. Most of the funds will go into maintenance and regular operations in the seed banks at 11 CGIAR research...
New versus old media: how best to get information to smallholder farmers
2013-02-07 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: For smallholders in developing countries, information on weather, markets and agricultural techniques is key to improving productivity. But what is the best way of delivering that information? Here, three projects based on radio, mobile technology and social networking give an insight into what can work. Radio Radio has been used to provide agricultural extension services to smallholders in Africa for decades. Until recently, however, there was no substantial evidence of the actual impact of...
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VIDEO: Nepal farmers eye coffee cultivation
2013-02-07 03:42:47| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Nepal is not normally known as a coffee-growing country, but an increasing number of farmers are taking up coffee cultivation due to its rising prices.
Monsanto touts Brazil royalty deal, some farmers resist
2013-02-06 05:37:30| Chemicals - Topix.net
Workers harvest soybeans on a farm in the city of Tangara da Serra in Cuiaba. a Photo: REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker Monsanto Co.
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