Food and Agriculture
Cell cultured meat replacing traditional animal farms; the growth of urban vertical and smart farms next-gen GMO plants and animals—this page covers the trends and news that will guide the future of food and agriculture.
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Agrotechnology start-up Windfall Bio has raised $28 million in a Series A funding to finance the expansion of its methane transformation technology and market. The San Mateo-based company uses microbes to consumer methane and convert it into nitrogen which is then turned into fertilizer. The...
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https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/16/12210
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1. IntroductionThe environmental effects of livestock productions have been studied worldwide in recent decades [1,2,3,4]. However, these are focused on cattle [5,6,7] and there are very few studies on horses and more specifically on sport horses [8,9,10,11,12,13].On the other hand, considering...
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10281967/beer-tax-raise-april-1/
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Globalnews
It is no April Fools' joke. On April 1, a federal tax increase on alcohol sometimes known as the "beer tax" is scheduled to come into effect, meaning Canadians could soon pay more for their alcoholic beverage of choice.
A Conservative MP is calling on the Canadian government to stop the raise.The...
A Conservative MP is calling on the Canadian government to stop the raise.The...
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https://nationalpost.com/health/health-canada-new-food-guide-2019
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National Post
Canada's new food guide, the first update in more than a decade, recommends fruits and vegetables make up half our plates at any meal
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South Korea and Uzbekistan agreed to reinforce cooperation on infrastructure, energy and supply chains and continue to expand leader-to-leader and high-level exchanges during a vice-ministerial level policy dialogue on Monday, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.The 16th South...
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s44221-023-00069-6?code=9d8a09c6-a9c1-4cf4-bc05-4c6102e56e9c&error=cookies_not_supported
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Hosseiny, S. H., Bozorg-Haddad, O. & Bocchiola, D. in Economical, Political, and Social Issues in Water Resources (Ed. Bozorg-Haddad, O.) 189-216 (Elsevier, 2021). Schreiber, K. J. & Rojas, J. L. The Puquios of Nasca. Lat. Am. Antiq. 6, 229-254 (1995).Article
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https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/california-reaches-a-fast-food-8676786/
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Several weeks ago, following a campaign by key players in the industry to challenge this legislation, new legislation was proposed, and a compromise was reached. As a result of that compromise, Governor Newsom signed into law, which repealed the FAST Act and replaced it with other provisions. The basic takeaways of AB 1228 include that, effective April 2024, the hourly wage for most fast-food and fast-casual restaurant workers increases to $20 per hour, with the Fast Food Council to set annual wages thereafter beginning in 2025 and through 2029, subject to a yearly increase cap tied to the Consumer Price Index.
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https://technative.io/why-the-time-is-now-for-telcos-to-implement-quantum-safe-networks/
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At Mobile World Congress in September, Luke Ibbetson, head of R&D at Vodafone, said: "Quantum computing is by far the biggest revolution in computing since the 1950s." This is not an overstatement. Quantum computers will be capable of easily performing calculations beyond the capabilities of classical computers, including those involved in cracking public key cryptography algorithms.
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https://www.hortidaily.com/article/9535475/fully-automated-lettuce-crop-monitoring-by-greenhouse-drones/
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In spring 2022, Corvus Drones introduced fully automated greenhouse drones for young plant producers and breeders. Operating greenhouse drones is easy and can be done from one's office. Docking stations for automatic recharging and data upload are the ingredients to make the loop from data collection to reporting fully automated.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12972807/Farming-college-apologises-encouraging-students-vegan-month-Meat-Free-Mondays-Wellbeing-Wednesdays-site-cafe.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss
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Farming college apologises for encouraging students to go vegan for a month with 'Meat Free Mondays' and 'Wellbeing Wednesdays' at on-site cafe Bishop Burton College in east Yorkshire apologised for Facebook postFarmers say the institution should be 'banging the drum for the sector' By Frankie...
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https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/776466-cnh-industrial-awards-sustainability-innovation-grants-startups-blixify
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Home News Technology. CNH Industrial has awarded innovation grants to start-ups Blixify Meraque and Sofien for their outstanding zero waste solutions as part of Enterprise Singapore's Sustainability Open Innovation Challenge 2022. The Sustainability Open Innovation Challenge brought together industry partners and creative innovators to co-develop sustainable solutions in areas such as zero waste, sustainable food sourcing, materials, and packaging.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikescott/2023/11/20/crisis-triggers-innovation-for-global-food-retailers/
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Forbes
A shopper at Australia's first virtual supermarket, in Sydney. Shoppers choose products, scan the ... [+] product barcodes off the virtual supermarket wall, pay for their order and have the products delivered to their home or work. (Photo by Marianna Massey/Getty Images for Woolworths)getty
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https://www.urbangardensweb.com/2010/03/09/getting-high-urban-park-in-the-sky/
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As its designers describe it, this skyscraper "is a vertical park that rises into the sky, a peaceful place where, in the middle of the hectic city, on the 22nd floor there is room for birds chirping, rustling of leaves, lying on the grass and hearing your heart beat." Designed by Remigiusz Brodzinski, Agnieszka Lepecka, Pawel Pawlowski, Michal Stys, Monika Tutaj-Wojnowska, the vertical park does not intend to compete with the surroundings-it's an ecosystem in symbiosis with the city infrastructure. I'm not sure of the details, but I like the concept for further consideration.
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https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/bidens-border-crisis-triggers-chaos-across-americas-285-billion-food-export-market
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Zerohedge
The number of global supply chains being disrupted, whether the drought-stricken Panama Canal or the conflict-torn Red Sea, continues to rise. This week, news of the Biden administration's southern border crisis continuing to spiral out of control comes as no surprise. However, what's alarming is...
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https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/italy-bans-cultivated-meat-products/4018541.article
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Italy has become the first country to ban the production, distribution and import of cultivated meat, which is cultured from animal-derived cells and requires no slaughter. The Italian parliament passed the new law after months of consideration. 'In defence of health, of the Italian production system, of thousands of jobs, of our culture and tradition, with the law approved today, Italy is the first nation in the world to be safe from the social and economic risks of synthetic food,' Italy's minister of agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida, announced on Facebook on 16 November.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/rankin-inlet-residents-petition-to-close-beer-and-wine-store-1.6953287?cmp=rss
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Some residents in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, say they want to see the community's beer and wine store shut down, less than two years after it opened. A petition with 186 signatures asking the territorial government to close the store was presented to the hamlet council on Monday.Cecelia Ayaruak, who...
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/health/alcohol-cancer-warning.html
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Nytimes
Fifteen words are roiling the global alcohol industry.Beginning in 2026, containers of beer, wine and liquor sold in Ireland will be required by law to bear a label in red capital letters with two warnings: "THERE IS A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN ALCOHOL AND FATAL CANCERS" and "DRINKING ALCOHOL CAUSES...
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https://gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest-news/20341-bayer-basf-lobby-pushed-to-scrap-safety-rules-on-new-gm-crops-even-if-they-increase-pesticide-use
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Gmwatch
Details. The GMO industry wants GM herbicide-tolerant and insecticide-producing crops to be allowed into our fields and onto our plates without safety checks or labelling. The European Commission and some MEPs have jumped to obey industry's orders in designing a GMO deregulation law that will harm health, biodiversity, and farmers.
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https://www.designboom.com/art/quirky-chicken-coops-italian-artists-household-essential-off-giannoni-santoni-vedovamazzei-artissima-02-14-2024/
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OFF Giannoni & Santoni Unveils Artful Chicken Coops at artissima On the occasion of Italian contemporary art fair Artissima, Pisa-based brand OFF Giannoni & Santoni debuts a series of unique chicken coops envisioned as essential household items, akin to fridges or dishwashers. Conceived by...
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https://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/sustainability-driving-npd-suppliers-discuss-tightening-eu-restrictions-and-evolving-supply-chain-technologies.html
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Foodingredientsfirst
20 Sep 2023 --- Eco-centric food and beverage ingredient R&D is evolving in stride with significant tech developments in sourcing, production and monitoring. Suppliers are increasingly aware of regulatory shifts that are hastening the implementation and scale up of these advances, particularly in Europe.
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https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/01/19/35782
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A farmer tending to her vegetable field in Bangladesh. Women make up 58% of Bangladesh's agricultural workforce. Credit: BRAC Opinion by Asif Saleh (dhaka, bangladesh)Friday, January 19, 2024Inter Press Service For a nation of 170 million people which has suffered through some of the world's...
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https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/10/25/2766639/28124/en/Technological-Advancements-in-Beverage-Coolers-Offer-Energy-Efficiency-and-Convenience-Driving-Market-Growth.html
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Globenewswire
Dublin, Oct. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Beverage Coolers Market (2023-2028) by Product Type, Temperature Zones, Size, Cooler Height, Number of Shelves, Shelves Material, Finish, Control Type, Applications, Distribution Channel, End-Users, and Geography, Competitive Analysis, Impact of Covid-19, Ansoff Analysis" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.