Mr Studwell apparently argues that South Korea, Taiwan and Japan did just fine by telling the World Bank to get lost and instead reorganising their agricultural sectors, picking industrial winners...
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In its first detailed response to the announcement that a genetically modified wheat not approved for use was found growing in an American farmer's field, Monsanto said that it tested 31,200 seed...
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For lovers of fine Chinese food the news will be hard to swallow - national delicacies such as dongpo pork and twice-cooked pork are in danger of vanishing. But it has nothing to do with sick pigs...
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27 May 2013
Moving carefully along a row of apple trees, two of Australia’s newest agricultural workers check if the fruit is ripe or the soil needs water or fertiliser.
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27 May 2013
The decision to ban three insecticides made by chemicals giants Bayer and Syngenta "marks another milestone towards ensuring a healthier future" for bees, EU Health Commissioner Tonio Borg said....
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27 May 2013
Hundreds of people held marches on Saturday in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. In Washington, protesters wearing yellow-and-black shirts lay on the pavement in a bee "die-in" outside Monsanto's...
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When President Xi Jinping visited Iowa in February 2012 as vice-president, he underscored the importance of the American agricultural sector to China by visiting a farm.
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Argentina and China signed an agreement on agricultural cooperation on Friday in Buenos Aires, following a meeting between the Argentine president and Chinese vice president.
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The State Council met for the second time in a week yesterday, vowing harsher punishment for producers of fake meat while highlighting the challenges facing the agricultural sector, which it...
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Zhuang Guotai, the Ministry of Environmental Protection's director of nature and ecology conservation, said the accumulation of fertiliser, pesticides and animal waste - as well governments'...
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Once scientists finish precisely mapping all the wheat genomes, higher-yielding varieties that are more resilient to disease and harsh weather conditions are expected to be developed.
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The Chinese government has long encouraged businesses to invest in agriculture abroad, and Xi Jinping's first foreign trip as president in the past week involved visits to three African countries...
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