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August 22, 2022 10:01 AM
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The European Commission on Friday proposed a temporary suspension of EU crop rotation rules to increase cereal production and help head off a global food security crisis due to the impact of the war in Ukraine.
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August 22, 2022 9:55 AM
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The Southern Plains has been in extreme to exceptional drought since September 2021. This drought has been dynamic, changing almost month to month through the winter and spring. Intense heat and the rapid intensification of drought conditions through June and July made this webinar ever more timely. The 2022 Southern Plains Drought and Heat webinar, co-hosted by NOAA's National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS0, provided the latest information on current drought, heat, and fire conditions and forecasts, local perspectives, and the serious impacts to diverse sectors of the economy and communities throughout the Southern Plains, as well as the ripple effect this has had across the country.
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August 22, 2022 9:47 AM
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Now that Ukraine’s grain-export deal has been signed, all eyes are on clearing a major obstacle: freeing the scores of ships stuck there since February.
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August 22, 2022 9:41 AM
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Indian wheat prices jumped to a record high, despite a ban on exports, amid strong demand and dwindling supply from a crop damaged by heatwave.
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August 22, 2022 5:32 AM
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The worst drought in 500 years hits Europe, blistering heat bakes more than 43% of US states, 22 million people in the Horn of Africa slip into the risk of starvation, while low rainfall in rice powerhouses China and India clouds the yield of the food staple. Amid the Russia-Ukraine war, the climate emergencies threaten food supply to Bangladesh, according to manufacturers.
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August 22, 2022 4:23 AM
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August 22, 2022 4:20 AM
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August 22, 2022 4:17 AM
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This year, Egypt is ground zero for two of the world’s biggest crises—food and climate. Egypt is the world’s largest importer of wheat, including from Ukraine. Russian aggression there has worsened the already rising risk of humanitarian catastrophes. Grain prices are now around 17 percent higher than during the Arab Spring in 2011, when food inflation and street protests in Egypt toppled the 30-year dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak.
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August 22, 2022 4:16 AM
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Cairo halted tenders after the steep rise in prices that followed the outbreak of war in Europe, but since June it has locked in new large quantities that also show which countries are filling the gap left by Ukraine.
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August 22, 2022 4:16 AM
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Country dealing with issues for fifth time in eight years.
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August 22, 2022 3:15 AM
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The unsustainability of the globalized food system is a relevant debate. Despite the vast amount of literature on sustainable food systems, there is little research explaining how food system innovations can scale impact and influence systemic change. Moreover, not much literature considers the territorial context in which innovations take place, as a key factor in fostering transition. In this paper, we attempt to understand how territorial factors, such as actors and networks, influence sustainable food system transition. To achieve this goal, we built and applied an original methodology that was able to map the specific territorial context and dynamics. Considering a case study of 12 urban food system innovations in Montpellier (France), we reconstructed the relational context, in order to demonstrate the key role of embedded territorial dynamics in fostering sustainable transition. The application of our methodology produced about seven territorial conditions, which are defined by the differences between innovations, power relations and dynamics, the role of politics and the so-called “spaces of governance”. Each of these conditions plays a critical role in the transition to a sustainable food system.
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August 22, 2022 3:15 AM
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Farmers have blocked major roads and food distribution centers across the Netherlands in protest against a new environmental policy that would reduce livestock numbers by nearly a third. With manure, garbage and fires now lining Dutch highways, the issue has highlighted the delicate balance that Europe is forced to maintain, with both food security and […]
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August 22, 2022 3:15 AM
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Lebanon is the country worst hit by the food inflation crisis, as the country grapples with slow economic growth and soaring global commodity prices, which have been driven up by the war in Ukraine, the World Bank said in its latest report on global food insecurity.
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August 22, 2022 9:57 AM
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Fears continue to grow over a potential global food security crisis as European farmers struggle to save their crops from extreme weather events.
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August 22, 2022 9:49 AM
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Argentina has become the first country to approve the growth and consumption of genetically modified wheat, the country's agriculture ministry announced. The ministry's scientific commission said in a statement released in Buenos Aires that it had approved a drought-resistant variety of wheat in the world's fourth-largest exporter of the crop.
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August 22, 2022 9:44 AM
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Brazilian farmers are optimistic about their 2022 winter wheat production. According to the consulting firm Safras & Mercado, the 2022 Brazilian wheat acreage is expected to be 3.18 million hectares (7.85 million acres), which would represent an increase of 16.6% compared to 2021. If verified, it would be the largest wheat acreage since 1990. Brazilian wheat production in 2022 could be record large surpassing 10 million tons. In the state of Rio Grande do Sul, the wheat was 90% planted as of late last week compared to 97% last year and 95% average. The planting is slow in some areas due to excessive moisture, but all the wheat is expected to be planted by the end of July. The wheat in the state is generally in vegetative development Wheat acreage in Rio Grande do Sul could increase 32% to 1.52 million hectares (3.75 million acres) according to Safras & Mercado. If verified, it would be the largest wheat acreage in the state since 1979. Farmers in Parana have planted all their wheat and the crop is rated 5% average and 95% good. The wheat is 2% germinating, 71% in vegetative development, 23% flowering, and 4% filling grain. Safras & Mercado is estimating the wheat acreage in Parana at 1.15 million hectares (2.84 million acres), which is down 5% compared to last year. At the start of the growing season, the wheat acreage in Parana was projected to be 1.65 million hectares (4.07 million acres), but the early harvest of a disappointing soybean crop allowed farmers to plant their safrinha corn earlier than normal.
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August 22, 2022 6:30 AM
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La guerre en Ukraine lancée par la Russie de Vladimir Poutine suscite au Moyen-Orient des attitudes complexes voire équivoques. Le papier décrypte le positionnement et le jeu d’équilibre des pays de cette région.
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August 22, 2022 4:33 AM
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رفع رئيس مصلحة الأبحاث العلمية الزراعية ميشال أفرام منذ أيام إلى وزير الزراعة عباس الحاج حسن اقتراحاً يتعلّق بزراعة القمح الطريّ والقاسي بين البقاع وعكار ومرجعيون والنبطية يمكن تنفيذه خلال السنوات الثلاث المقبلة، ما يتيح إنتاج نحو 250 ألف طن من القمح بحلول عام 2025
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August 22, 2022 4:22 AM
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La région MENA concentre 30 % des achats mondiaux de blé. La rareté de l’eau et de la terre, la croissance démographique et le changement climatique expliquent la dépendance accrue aux céréales importées.
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August 22, 2022 4:17 AM
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Supplies appear adequate for Western Hemisphere.
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August 22, 2022 4:16 AM
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BEIRUT: Angry citizens on Wednesday stormed bakeries and pastry shops in Lebanon as the country’s food crisis deepened. Long queues formed outside many stores with residents waiting impatiently in searing heat for subsidized bundles of bread. As stocks and tempers ran short, many people opted to buy other bakery products, some priced at 40,000 Lebanese pounds ($1.5) for 10 thin loaves.
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August 22, 2022 4:16 AM
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La région MENA concentre 30 % des achats mondiaux de blé. La rareté
de l’eau et de la terre, la croissance démographique et le changement
climatique expliquent la dépendance accrue aux céréales importées.
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August 22, 2022 4:16 AM
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Le nord de l'Italie, qui assure 40 % de la production agricole, est dévasté. Deux tiers de certaines récoltes de fruits et légumes ont déjà brûlé et celles de blé chutent d'un tiers. La moitié des entreprises agricoles sont menacées.
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August 22, 2022 3:15 AM
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Sizzling heat waves are sweeping through Europe and China this week, raising concerns about crop failures and inflation. Vicious heat waves are sweeping parts of the globe this week, along with the dangers that come with blazing-hot temperatures: wildfires, dehydration, and even death. The hot weather could also push prices up for food, making inflation even worse.
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August 22, 2022 3:15 AM
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As we consider the future of world food security, active global cooperation will be necessary to prevent widespread hunger and starvation.
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