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Ukraine Grain Strain: Almost 25 Million Tonnes Blocked From Export

May 8, 2022

Ukraine Grain Strain: Almost 25 Million Tonnes Blocked From Export A massive backlog of grain shipments is piling up in Ukraine to the tune of nearly 25 million tonnes due to ‘infrastructure challenges’ and blocked ports in the Black Sea, including Mariupol, Reuters reports, citing a UN food agency official.’ Ukraine was the fourth-largest exporter of maize (corn) […]

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Trade deals boosting climate change: the food factor

October 31, 2015

Trade deals boosting climate change: the food factor The climate talks in Paris in December this year are viewed as a last chance for the world’s governments to commit to binding targets that might halt our march towards catastrophe. But in the countdown to Paris, many of these same governments have signed or are pushing […]

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The Exxons of agriculture

October 1, 2015

The Exxons of agriculture  Credit: Pawel Kuczynski (http://www.pawelkuczynski.com).   Read the media release about this report here It goes without saying that oil and coal companies should not have a seat at the policy table for decisions on climate change. Their profits depend on business-as-usual and they’ll do everything in their power to undermine meaningful […]

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Back in time: Retracing the path to diversity

May 28, 2015

Back in time: Retracing the path to diversity Industrial bread production is based on speed, scale and uniformity. To supply this system, industrially grown grain is limited to a few, highly controlled varieties. But greater diversity would make grain crops more adaptable and therefore more sustainable in the long run. How are some plant breeders, […]

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Growing intolerance

February 3, 2015

Growing intolerance Bread has always been at the heart of human history – we’ve been baking it for the best part of 10,000 years. But over the past decade there has been an explosion of people reporting problems with eating it. How could wheat, a staple food that has sustained humanity for so long, have […]

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Ukraine Stiffs China for Billions It Owes

January 21, 2015

Ukraine Stiffs China for Billions It Owes China paid Ukraine $3B two years ago for grain still not delivered, now demands refund. Another $3.6B that’s owed to China, will probably also default. Eric Zuesse Russia’s RIA Novosti News Agency reported, on January 17th, that China is demanding refund of $1.5 billion in cash and of an […]

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