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U.N. experts find glyphosate unlikely to cause cancer

By Kate Kelland May 16, 2016

London | Reuters — The herbicide glyphosate, sold by Monsanto in its Roundup product and widely used in agriculture and by gardeners, is unlikely to cause cancer in people, according to a new safety review by United Nations health, agriculture and food experts. In a statement likely to intensify a row over its potential health […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Germany looks set to abstain in EU glyphosate vote

By Reuters May 12, 2016

Reuters — Germany looks set to abstain in a European Union vote next week on the continued use of glyphosate in weed killers because ministries run by different parties remain at odds over the chemical which some experts say could be carcinogenic. Glyphosate is used in many herbicides including Monsanto’s Roundup, despite a dispute between […] Read more

October 2019 saw strong domestic and export demand for beef.

General, Markets, Reuters

World food prices edge up in April

By Reuters May 5, 2016

Rome | Reuters — World food prices rose slightly in April, up for the third month in a row but they remained almost 10 per cent lower than a year earlier, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket […] Read more

Pacific Ocean sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies for the week centred on Jan. 6. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Livestock, Reuters, Weather

FAO seeks help for drought-ravaged Ethiopia

By Reuters January 15, 2016

Rome | Reuters — Ethiopia faces its worst drought in decades, leading the United Nations’ food agency to call on Friday for an emergency cash injection of US$50 million to help the country overcome the crisis. Crop production has fallen up to 90 per cent in some regions and failed completely in the country’s east, […] Read more

Average Pacific Ocean sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies, in degrees Celsius, for the week centred on Nov. 4. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Beef Cattle, Crops, Reuters, Weather

El Nino strengthening, to be among biggest on record: WMO

By Tom Miles November 16, 2015

Geneva | Reuters — The El Nino weather pattern, a phenomenon associated with extreme droughts, storms and floods, is expected to strengthen before the end of the year and become one of the strongest on record, the United Nations’ weather agency said Monday. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said this El Nino was already “strong […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulses: Pulse Australia recruits top scientist

By MarketsFarm Team October 14, 2015

CNS Canada –– Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday morning, Oct. 14. • Pulse Australia has announced that world-renowned agronomist Paul McIntosh, who has vast experience working with crops in Queensland, will be joining their organization. • Due to rising pulse prices in India, the government says […] Read more

Youth Ag-Summit delegate Samba Ouma of Kenya, giving his acceptance speech Thursday night. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Crops

Youth Ag-Summit: Two to represent at UN meeting

By Lisa Guenther August 28, 2015

Two delegates from the 2015 Youth Ag-Summit will be jetting to Rome in October to take part in a meeting of the United Nations’ Committee on World Food Security. Australia’s Laura Grubb and Kenya’s Samba Ouma were selected from 80 nominees. Ouma and Grubb are now charged with presenting the Canberra Youth Ag Declaration — […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Number of hungry people worldwide drops below 800M, U.N. says

By Chris Arsenault May 27, 2015

Rome | Thomson Reuters Foundation –– The number of people in the world still going to bed hungry 15 years after the U.N. placed eradicating hunger and extreme poverty at the top of its Millennium Development Goals has dropped to 795 million, according to a report released on Wednesday. The report by three U.N. agencies […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

World food prices fall in January, rally seen unlikely

By Isla Binnie February 5, 2015

Rome | Reuters — World food prices are unlikely to rise much from their four-year slump as long as high production, low oil prices and limited import demand continue, a senior economist for the United Nations’ food agency said Thursday. The U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) global food price index fell in January, continuing […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Food diversity under siege from global warming, UN says

By Chris Arsenault January 19, 2015

Rome | Thomson Reuters Foundation — Climate change threatens the genetic diversity of the world’s food supply, and saving crops and animals at risk will be crucial for preserving yields and adapting to wild weather patterns, a United Nations policy paper said on Monday. Certain wild crops — varieties not often cultivated by today’s farmers […] Read more

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U.N. experts find glyphosate unlikely to cause cancer

Germany looks set to abstain in EU glyphosate vote

World food prices edge up in April

FAO seeks help for drought-ravaged Ethiopia

El Nino strengthening, to be among biggest on record: WMO

Pulses: Pulse Australia recruits top scientist

Youth Ag-Summit: Two to represent at UN meeting

Number of hungry people worldwide drops below 800M, U.N. says

World food prices fall in January, rally seen unlikely

Food diversity under siege from global warming, UN says

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