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For the time being, all that’s blooming atop the Boston Design Center are panoramic views of the city skyline, harbor, and Seaport District. In a few weeks, though, plants should be sprouting amid the air conditioning units and heat vents. … Continue reading
‘The world’s most powerful environmentalist’ on battling the ‘misinformation machine’ and why China is his ‘secret weapon’ Jeremy Grantham, co-founder of GMO, speaks during the Ira Sohn Investmen Research Conference: Photograph: Daniel Acker/Getty Images ‘China knows this is serious’… environmental … Continue reading
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By Ed King for RTCC Severe land degradation is now affecting 168 countries across the world, according to new research released by the UN A Burkinabe man from the village of Selbo village, in northern Burkina Faso, gestures near grass he … Continue reading
February 12, 2013 | By Bill Gates and Carlos Slim Helú Building on its success a half-century ago pioneering new varieties of wheat and maize that saved a billion people from starvation, Mexico is again at the forefront of advances … Continue reading
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The agricultural-trading industry is being redrawn and North America, traditionally known as the bread basket of the world, continues to be a centre point as demand for food and animal-feed in developing countries including China surges. Marubeni Trading, the Japanese … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Gavilon, glencore, Louis Dreyfus, M&A, marubeni
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By 2050, the planet will need at least 70 percent more food than it does today as population soars, cities sprawl and climate change takes its toll. Will it be possible? That’s a question AlertNet, the global humanitarian news service run … Continue reading
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Following two of the driest years on record, seven water authorities in parts of southern and eastern England have imposed bans on hosepipes. Nearly 20 million citizens will be affected by this decision, made in part due to drought and … Continue reading
The Bottom Line: During the next 10 years, many regions will experience water challenges – shortages, poor
water quality, or floods – that will increase the risk of instability and state failure, increase regional tensions,
and distract them from working with the United States on important U.S. policy objectives. Between now and
2040, fresh water availability will not keep up with demand absent more effective management of water
resources. Water problems will hinder the ability of key countries to produce food and generate energy, posing
a risk to global food markets and hobbling economic growth. As a result of demographic and economic
development pressures, North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia will face major challenges coping with
water problems. Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Anric Blatt, US Intelligence report, water security, water wars
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“We want to be a sustainable business in every sense of the word.” CEO Paul Polman has made no secret of his core focus at Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate which sells a wide range of products used by more than … Continue reading
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates is deeply concerned about the lack of investment in new agricultural research. Investing in global agriculture is critical to the health and well-being of the world’s 7 billion people, including the nearly 1 billion that currently … Continue reading
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