Categoria: Internacional
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New Breeding Techniques *Monthly News* June 2019
Posted on 27/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe New Breeding Techniques *Monthly News* Time Period: June 2019 An informal meeting of EU Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries was held at the beginning of this month in Romania. Among the main topics on the agenda, agricultural research & innovation was central. MEP De Castro made a…
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Sustainable forestry organisations should lift ban on GM trees, scientists say
[Fonte: European Scientist] A group of leading forest biotechnology scientists from around the world call for the reassessment of all sustainable forestry certification systems and suggest that current policies should be modified to promote forest resilience and sustainability. The authors of the recent editorial published on 23 August in Science argue that the existing ban on genetically modified (GM)…
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Eliminating photosynthesis ‘bottleneck’ could boost crop yields by 10%
[Fonte: GLP] Scientists have found how to relieve a bottleneck in the process by which plants transform sunlight into food, which may lead to an increase in crop production. They discovered that producing more of a protein that controls the rate in which electrons flow during photosynthesis, accelerates the whole process. “We tested the effect of…
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CRISPR gene editing speeds efforts to breed disease-resistant wheat, cut nitrogen pollution
Researchers from around the globe gathered in Saskatoon [in August], focused on making wheat more efficient and sustainable using the latest in breeders’ tools. […]
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Negotiations on CAP reform *Monthly News* June 2019
Posted on 27/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe Negotiations on CAP reform *Monthly News* Time period: June 2019 June was marked as follows: At the informal summit in Sibiu on 3 and 4 June, the Romanian Presidency of the Council took note of the fact that it would not finally lead towards a partial general…
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Negotiations for the EU Budget *Monthly News* June 2019
Posted on 27/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe Negotiations for the EU Budget *Monthly News* Time period: June 2019 The last “balance sheet” of the discussions for the future Multiannual Financial Framework was presented to the European Affairs Council, but the document does not contain any figures at this stage, neither on the…
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Wine sector: Policy & Regulatory framework *Monthly News* May 2019
Posted on 26/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe Wine sector: Policy & Regulatory framework *Monthly News* Time Period: May 2019 This month, the main highlights for the wine sector at EU and global level range from further reflections and thoughts on copper use (in France mainly), new adopted rules (at EU level), which are aimed at…
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New Breeding Techniques *Monthly News* May 2019
Posted on 26/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe New Breeding Techniques *Monthly News* Time Period: May 2019 The ECJ ruling on NBTs of last July continues to provide ground for debates at EU level (and not only). At the end of last month, 22 European business organizations representing a vast array of stakeholders (i.g. producers, processors…
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First-Ever Generic Bt Corn Nears Farmland
[Fonte: Ag Professional] FBN is gathering data at generic Bt test plots in five states, says Ron Wulfkuhle, head of seed, flanked by R.J. Krekeler, seed district sales manager. ( Chris Bennett ) Extremely low-cost and high-yield Bt corn? Off-patent, generic Bt corn is rapidly approaching farmland and the price differential might cause buyer whiplash—a…
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Bacteria inoculate crops against salty soil, potentially bringing unworkable farmland back to life
[Fonte: GLP] [S]cientists have used bacteria found in the roots of salt-tolerant plants to successfully inoculate alfalfa plants against overly salty soil. “We take the roots of these salt-tolerant plants (called halophytes), grind them up and grow the bacteria in a petri dish in the lab,” Nielsen said. “Doing this, we isolated over 40 different bacteria isolates,…
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Negotiations on CAP reform *Monthly News* May 2019
Posted on 26/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe Negotiations on CAP reform *Monthly News* Time period: May 2019 May was marked as follows: – EU Agriculture Ministers spoke during last Agri-Fish Council meeting on the proposed CAP performance framework, with positions oscillating between an annual evaluation, an evaluation every two years and two evaluations over…
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Negotiations for the EU Budget *Monthly News* May 2019
Posted on 26/08/201926/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe Negotiations for the EU Budget *Monthly News* Time period: May 2019 The work of the CAP reform is progressing as best they could, but the timetable has not changed and the certainty regarding the agricultural budget 2021-2027 will not come into play until October. The budget…
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Report: Adoption of biotech crops rapidly increases globally
[Fonte: AGDAILY] New data show that biotech crop plantings have increased about 113-fold since 1996, with an accumulated area of 2.5 billion hectares, pointing to biotechnology being the fastest-adopted crop technology in the world. In all, 70 countries adopted biotech crops through cultivation and importation in 2018, making it the 23rd consecutive year of biotech…
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CRISPR guacamole, anyone? Gene-edited avocados could survive disease, cold climates
[Fonte: GLP] Researchers from Texas Tech University and the University of Buffalo have studiedavocados in a way that is best described as a 23andMe test …. They discovered that the avocado genome has naturally evolved over time to increase its resistance to disease—a finding that could be significant for the future of avocado breeding. The discovery…
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Risk and crisis management tools in Agriculture *Monthly News* March-April 2019
Posted on 21/08/201921/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe Risk and crisis management tools in Agriculture *Monthly News* Time period: March-April 2019 The Member of the Agricultural Committee voted on April 8ththe Horizontal Regulation which is the cornerstone of the reform package of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) proposed by the Commission. The concept of a new agricultural reserve, well-funded and…
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Produto com tecnologia brasileira pode reverter dependência externa por adubos fosfatados
[Fonte: Embrapa] Uma parceria público-privada entre a Embrapa e a empresa Bioma oferece pela primeira vez ao mercado brasileiro um inoculante totalmente desenvolvido a partir de tecnologia nacional. O produto denominado BiomaPhos alia sustentabilidade e produtividade porque é biológico – produzido a partir de duas bactérias identificadas pela Embrapa, sendo uma no solo e a outra no milho…
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Negotiations for the EU Budget *Monthly News* April 2019
Farm Europe is a think tank that aims to stimulate thinking on rural economies in the European Union. The think tank focuses on all policy areas that impact on rural business with a strong emphasis on agriculture and food policies, particularly the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), but also food standards, the food chain, environment, energy…
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Negotiations on CAP reform *Monthly News* March-April 2019
Negotiations on CAP reform Monthly News March-April 2019 European Parliament: Comagri operates a major community reframing of the reform project March was marked by the elaboration of the drafting of the compromise amendments by ComAgri MEPs on the three texts of the reform rapporteurs, to reinforce the commonality of the rules, as well as…
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Wine sector *Monthly News* April 2019
Posted on 20/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe Wine sector: Policy & Regulatory framework *Monthly News* Time Period: April 2019 This month started withthe awaited votes of the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee (ComAgri) on negotiation positions on the CAP post-2020 reform package, namely the new EU rules for the Common Market Organisation in agricultural products (April…
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NBT’s * Monthly News * March-April 2019
Posted on 20/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe New Breeding Techniques *Monthly News* Time Period: March – April 2019 Persistent concerns but mainly doubts over what the ECJ ruling on NBTs actually means in concrete terms for Member States, are far from being exhausted. At the same time, many research projects of gene-editing adoption in…
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‘Supercharged’ GMO crops could store 20 times more CO2 than average plant
[Fonte: GLP] Scientists are experimenting with new genetic modification technology that “supercharges” plants to enhance what they already excel at– sequestering carbon. As the world scrambles to find innovative mitigation solutions, plants have been doing what they quietly perfected over millions and millions of years ago– taking carbon from the atmosphere and converting it into…
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AI could help farmers cut weather-related crop losses by 25% as global food demand soars
[Fonte: GLP] The AI in agriculture market was valued at USD 600 million in 2018 and is expected to reach USD 2.6 billion by 2025. Agriculture is seeing rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), both in terms of agricultural products and in-field farming techniques. … The major factors driving the growth…
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Biological clocks of plants may impact glyphosate effectiveness
[Fonte: AGDAILY] Just like human jet lag, plants have body clocks that are crucial for their life in a world that has day and night — and these clocks contribute significantly to their growth and the responses to their environments. In a paper published today in the journal Nature Communications, the researchers at England’s University of…
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Improve the link between Science, innovation, agriculture and food
FICHE Improve the link between Science, innovation, agriculture and food Today, the agri-food sectors are more than ever confronted with 3 major demands from our society: To provide safe and quality foodnot only to European citizens but as well to world markets, To keep rural areas lively and viable. This means, first and foremost to…
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Microorganisms could help rid soil of lingering pesticides
[Fonte: GLP] Pesticides have been widely used after the Second World War in management of weeds, diseases and pests of plants. Most of these have persistent nature and cause serious environmental concerns. They can be managed only through the biological agents for remediation of agricultural soils. The crop fields are normally over polluted through pesticides.…
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Biotech corn with multiple GMO traits poses no threat to human health, environment, EU study confirms
[Fonte: GLP] Following the submission of [an] application …. from Monsanto Company (referred to hereafter as the applicant), the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms of the European Food Safety Authority (referred to hereafter as GMO Panel) was asked to deliver a Scientific Opinion on the safety of genetically modified drought‐ and glyphosate‐tolerant and insect resistant…
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FOOD CHAIN, NUTRITION AND WELLBEING.
FICHE FOOD CHAIN, NUTRITION AND WELLBEING. The European food chain is facing a big challenge, which is to find a harmonious and positive relationship between diet and health. This is mainly due to the fact that, the EU agro food model is constantly evolving and improving, and its relationship with health issues is becoming growingly…
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ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE
Posted on 14/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe FICHE ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE The EU has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030. Agriculture and agro-forestry have an important role to play to sequester and store carbon, and there is scope to reduce emissions using more efficient and sustainable production methods.…
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New Zealand’s Royal Society calls for updated CRISPR rules to accommodate gene-editing innovation
[Fonte: GLP] Genetic technologies such as gene editing are developing quickly and their cost is rapidly falling. This is creating new approaches in health care, environmental management and food production, which have reached a point that challenges existing legal, regulatory and risk assessment systems, with some applications raising ethical concerns around the world. New Zealand…
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AGRICULTURE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
Posted on 13/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe FICHE AGRICULTURE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES Farmers’ incomes, productivity and investment The agriculture sector is facing severe headwinds. Farmers’ incomes have stagnated, and according to the European Commission forecasts they are bound to drop by a staggering 14% (in real terms) in the next decade, taking into account…
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Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests
Communication from the European Commission Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests. 2019, July 24th After last December’s announcement of the EU’s initiative to “step up European Action against Deforestation and Forest Degradation”, the European Commission has published yesterday its Communication“ on stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests.” The…
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Why GMO crops are planet’s best for sustainability
[Fonte: GLP] Decades have passed since genetic engineering and agriculture were linked positively—in the media at least. We love the idea of a sustainable society but we detest the idea that leads to it. We talk of creating life on other planets but the lives on our own planet are suffering miserably. Food insecurity and…
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BIOFUELS AND AGRICULTURE
Posted on 09/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe FICHE BIOFUELS AND AGRICULTURE Biofuels produced from EU feedstock (mostly from colza, maize , sugar beet and wheat) generates at least 6.6 billion euros of direct revenue for EU farmers. In addition, the bioethanol industry is said to have created70 000 direct and indirect jobs since the…
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Ursula von der Leyen – political guidelines
Posted on 08/08/2019 – Posted by Farm Europe 16/07/2019 Ursula von der Leyen On 16 July 2019, Ursula von der Leyen (DE, EPP), the designated Candidate for President of the European Commission – chosen and backed by the European Council, presented her political guidelines for the upcoming five years to the Members of European Parliament. In…
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MEPs in the European Parliament – 9th parliamentary term
MEPs in the European Parliament 9th parliamentary term 2019 – 2024 2019 July The European Parliament, which has come out of the polls on May 26, will be responsible for guiding the European agricultural and agri-food sectors for the next decade. In this context it has to define a framework that meets the dual challenges to…
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En Bolivie, l’astucieuse gestion de la forêt pour préserver l’eau
REPORTAGE – Un système gagnant-gagnant au sein des communautés a permis de préserver 336.000 hectares de forêts et d’abreuver les habitants en eau potable. Envoyée spéciale en Bolivie «Approchez-vous, elles ne piquent pas.» Protégées du soleil ardent de midi par de hauts toborochis en fleur, les abeilles de Don Yreño entrent et sortent de la…
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USDA plan to ease biotech regs splits industry
[Fonte: Agri-Pulse] Crop developers say USDA’s effort to streamline its regulation of biotech crops will still slow the commercialization of many gene-edited products, but groups representing grain traders, food processors and restaurant chains are slamming the department’s proposal, claiming it could lead to trade disruptions and undermine consumer confidence. Under the proposed rule issued in June, bioengineered plants would…
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Le GIEC donne des pistes pour lutter contre la dégradation des terres
La sécurité alimentaire mondiale est menacée par une hausse de 2°C de la température moyenne mondiale, estime le GIEC (Groupe d’experts intergouvernemental sur l’évolution du climat). Des mesures urgentes doivent être prises contre la désertification des terres qui aggrave la pauvreté, les déforestations qui contribuent à laisser davantage de gaz à effet de serre s’accumuler…
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Sharing seeds could help farmers grow better food
Since the start of the 20th century, global demand for certain fruit and vegetables has seen farmers shift away from using local seeds to plant their crops and instead buy genetically similar commercial varieties. While these mass-produced seeds are often high yielding, they are sold by just a handful of big agribusinesses, leaving farmers dependent…
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La ressource vitale en eau des pays peut s’épuiser
INFOGRAPHIE – Plusieurs villes du monde ont connu ce type de pénurie lors de ces derniers mois ou de ces dernières années. Il paralyse généralement les activités humaines, de l’agriculture à l’industrie. À Chennai (ex-Madras), le prix du litre d’eau a flambé début juillet. Après deux années de sécheresse et des moussons qui ont apporté…