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New plan for use of pesticides in the EU
Soy expansion in Paraguay problematic
Integrated pest management in China
Farm animals damaging to the environment
Europeans demand better GM labelling
Pests thrive on GM cotton
Pesticide residues in food
Poor state of European soil
Sterile flies used in pest control in Croatia
Depleted soils pinpointed in the Sub-Sahara
High average temperatures bad for crops
Climate change could lead to toxic crops
Climate change and farming practice
Increased pesticide use in Denmark
Agroecology promises increased yields
Groundwater reserves diminishing fast
GM crops on increase
Fertiliser cause of soil acidification in China
Call for ban on neonicotinoid insecticides

 

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March 29, 2012 Pesticides linked to honeybee decline

September 28, 2011  River Basins Could Double Food Production: Study 

September 1, 2011 U.S. Researchers Find Roundup Chemical In Water, Air

August 8, 2011 Crops With Deeper Roots Capture More Carbon, Fight Drought: Study

July 6, 2011          EU Lawmakers Give Backing For National GM Crop Bans  

June 14, 2011 Farmers Must Boost Sustainable Crops To Feed World: FAO 

April 11, 2011 Cancer Cause Or Crop Aid? Herbicide Faces Big Test

March 11, 2011   Bee Deaths May Signal Wider Pollination Threat: U.N.

December 10, 2010  Environmental Changes Challenge Vietnam Government

December 6, 2010  Special Report: A Day Without Genetically Altered Orange Juice

November 15, 2010 Climate Change Worsens Plight Of Iraqi Farmers

October 21, 2010 New Method Yields More Rice With Less Water: Oxfam

August 31, 2010 Is Genetically Altered Fish OK? U.S. To Decide

June 9, 2010       The End of Endosulfan

June 9, 2010    EU Moves On GMO Crops A "Big Step": DuPont Executive

May 24, 2010    Africa Revives Hardy, Local Rice VS Asian Cousin

April 2, 2010      Farm Pesticides Linked to Melanoma  

March 3, 2010 Common Weedkiller Turns Male Frogs Into Females

February 12, 2010  Climate Change Affecting Kenya's Coffee Output

January 15, 2010  China Needs To Cut Use Of Chemical Fertilizers: Research 

December 23, 2009 French Body Says Monsanto Maize Needs More Study

December 14, 2009 Indian Farmers Adapt To Shifting Weather Patterns

December 4, 2009  Study Finds Weed Killer Affects Frogs Sexually

November 18, 2009  Biotech Crops Cause Big Jump In Pesticide Use: Report

November 11, 2009  The Fight Over The Future Of Food   

October 27, 2009 Important Study on Climate Change and Livestock Emissions

October 14, 2009  Sky Vegetables: Taking Green Roofs to New Heights

June 4, 2009  Climate Change Threatens African Farmland: Study 

May 8, 2009 Argentine Herbicide Lawsuit Alarms Soy Farmers

April 16, 2009  Climate Change May Halve Southern Africa Cereal Crop

March 3, 2009       EU Upholds Austria, Hungary Right To Ban GM Crops 

February 16, 2009 Massive Effort Underway To Save
Endangered Seeds

January 21, 2009  Better Grazing Practices Could Boost CO2 Trade: Scientist 

January 14, 2009   EU Assembly Votes To Ban Toxic Pesticides

December 19, 2008  EU Draws Closer To Finalizing New Pesticides Law  

December 17, 2008 In "Eat Local" Movement, Cuba is Years Ahead 

October 24, 2008 Many pesticides in EU may damage human brain: study

October 22, 2008 Organic farming 'could feed Africa'

July 16, 2008  Experts Detail Fatal Symptoms of Pesticide Poisoning

July 9, 2008 FACTBOX - EU's Legal Labyrinth of GMO Legislation

June 18, 2008 Sustainable Agriculture: The Food Revolution That Starts With Rice

June 10, 2008       EU to Propose More Flexible GMO Food Imports

January 25, 2008 Mississippi River Changes Linked to Farming – Study

January 16, 2008  US Gives Blessing to Food from Cloned Animals

January 14, 2008   EU Food Agency Backs Cloned Meat, Dairy Products

January 14, 2008 Biotech companies race for drought-tolerant crops

December 20, 2007 China Boosts Control of Sprawling Pesticide Market

September 18, 2007  Pesticide Exposure Tied to Asthma in Farmers

September 18, 2007 Pesticide "Disaster" in French Caribbean

August 9, 2007  China to Crack Down on Banned Pesticide Use

July 17, 2007   Annan to Lead Green Revolution for African Agriculture 

July 11, 2007  Organic Farming Yields as Good or Better - Study

June 13, 2007  Heavy Pesticide Exposure Linked to Brain Cancer 

June 6, 2007     More EU States Wary on GMO Maize, Debate Hots Up

February 16, 2007  Mainstream German Retailers Move into Organic Food 

November 1, 2006  India's Rice Industry Warns against GE Trials

September 22, 2006
EU Chases GMO-Tainted Rice Strain in Four Countries

September 13, 2005
New Rust Strain Threatens Africa Wheat – Researchers

September 9, 2005
East Africa Wheat Fungus may Pose Global Threat - Report

September 2, 2005
FEATURE - South African Farmers Clean Up with "Green Sugar"

August 19, 2005
Drought Flattens Portugal Wheat, Hits Tourist Area

July 28, 2005
Nearly All of Illinois Declared Drought Disaster

July 18, 2005
Drought Likely to Slice EU Cereals Crop by 10 Percent

July 13, 2005
Hot, Dry Weather Wilts US Corn Crop – US Department of Agriculture



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