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The beginning of this development dates from mid 1990s when scientist Raquel Chan’s team identified a gene (HB4) that confers sunflower seed with drought tolerance. In 2003, Bioceres reached an agreement with Conicet (the governmental Science and Technology Commission) to develop this finding commercially. In 2007, HB4 was transferred to other crops like soybean, maize and wheat, and now only one formal step is missing to release this technology to Argentinean farmers. 
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La Chine, en plein essor, deviendra la première économie mondiale, tandis que l’Inde se hissera au 3e rang
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Commissioner Phil Hogan shares his remarks on World Food Day 2018 at the Civil Dialogue Group Discussion - Global Food Security, Sustainable Development and Relations with Africa on 16th October 2018, where he charts global efforts to fight hunger and feed the planet in a sustainable way.
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Having the wrong level of insurance coverage can have a big impact on your bottom line over the long term—you could be overpaying on premiums year after year, or under-compensating for risk, leaving your operation exposed in difficult years. Through the launch of our insurance agency, we’re offering farmers better advice and options when it comes to their risk management.
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Millions of smallholder farmers in South and Southeast Asia are missing out on new, resilient seeds that could improve their yields in the face of climate change, according to an index published on Monday.
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