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Agriculture At A Crossroads: How Food Systems Affect Biodiversity

Kumi Naidoo | EcoWatch | May 23, 2014

On today’s United Nations biodiversity day, we are being asked to focus on small islands and their unique ecology and fragility in times of globally pervasive threats such as climate change. Read More »

Analysis: Super Weeds Pose Growing Threat to U.S. Crops

Carey Gillam | Reuters | September 19, 2011

An estimated 11 million acres are infested with "super weeds"...The problem's gradual emergence has masked its growing menace. Now, however, it is becoming too big to ignore. The super weeds boost costs and cut crop yields for U.S. farmers starting their fall harvest this month. And their use of more herbicides to fight the weeds is sparking environmental concerns. Read More »

Antibiotic-Resistant 'Superbugs' Creep Into Nation's Food Supply

Mark Koba | CNBC | April 18, 2013

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria—often called "superbugs"—are entering the nation's food system and endangering consumers at an alarming rate, according to researchers who analyzed data from the federal government. Read More »

Beepocalypse Redux: Honeybees Are Still Dying — And We Still Don’t Know Why

Bryan Walsh | Time | May 7, 2013

More than five years after it was first reported, colony-collapse disorder is still killing honeybees around the world. If scientists can't pinpoint the cause, the economic and environmental damage could be immense Read More »

Bill Gates Joins Administration In Promoting Open Agricultural Data

Josh Hicks | Washington Post | April 29, 2013

Bill Gates on Monday joined top administration officials in promoting open access to agricultural data as a way to increase global nutrition and food security. Read More »

Butter Is Bad – A Myth We've Been Fed By The 'Healthy Eating' Industry

Joanna Blythman | The Guardian | October 23, 2013

Medics are saying saturated fat may not be the devil incarnate. Just don't expect an apology from low-fat food purveyors Read More »

Catholic Relief Services uses FrontlineSMS to save Cassava Farming in Eastern Africa

Sila Kisoso | FrontlineSMS | July 31, 2012

Food security is a serious concern in many parts of Africa and Asia...Catholic Relief Service (CRS) has long been using FrontlineSMS to work with communities in [Eastern Africa] to support alternative ways to improve cassava farming. Read More »

Cuisine And Culture Transform A Dallas Neighborhood

Doualy Xaykaothao | The Salt | April 4, 2014

Can food revitalize an ailing neighborhood? In Dallas, global flavors seem to be playing a pretty big part in one area's transformation. Read More »

Dutch Ban Poultry Transport Over ‘Highly Pathogenic’ Bird Flu Strain

Staff Writer | RT News | November 16, 2014

The Netherlands has discovered a “highly pathogenic” bird flu virus that can be transmitted to humans. The authorities have banned poultry transport throughout the country...

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Economic Slowdown Tied To Rise In Obesity In Richer Nations: OECD

Susan Heavey | Reuters | May 27, 2014

The rate of obesity continues to climb across the world's most developed countries, with certain nations and groups of people such as women and the poor hit harder by the recent economic crisis, the OECD said on Tuesday. Read More »

Farm-To-Table In Communities Of Color

Grace Bello | The Atlantic | April 10, 2013

Yuppie-style food activism gets more complicated in communities where farming comes with historical baggage. Read More »

Follow The Honey: 7 Ways Pesticide Companies Are Spinning The Bee Crisis

Michele Simon | Civil Eats | April 28, 2014

If you like to eat, then you should care about what’s happening to bees. Two-thirds of our food crops require pollination–the very foods that we rely on for healthy eating–such as apples, berries, and almonds, just to name a few. That’s why the serious decline in bee populations is getting more attention, with entire campaigns devoted to saving them. Read More »

G-8 Conference Highlights Importance Of Open Data In Ag

Staff Writer | CropLife | April 29, 2013

The G-8 Open Data For Agriculture Conference kicked off with an announcement from USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack on the new virtual community launched on Data.gov. Read More »

GFAR Launches Platform To Make Agricultural Data More Available

Steven Gnatovich | Food Tank | April 10, 2014

In an effort to make agricultural research more widely available, The Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) officially launched the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) platform in October of 2013. The GODAN program, born from the 2012 G8 conference, “Open Data in Agriculture,” is designed to make agricultural data open, shared and available. Read More »

Globalised Slavery: How Big Supermarkets Are Selling Prawns In Supply Chain Fed By Slave Labour – Video

Staff Writer | The Guardian | June 10, 2014

A six-month Guardian multimedia investigation has, for the first time, tracked how some of the world's big-supermakets, Tesco, Aldi, Walmart and Morrisons, are using suppliers relying on slave labour to put cheap prawns on their shelves. Slavery is back and here's the proof. Read More »