https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9 This is the latest news from Grower News. en PHP RSS Feed Generator Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, has confirmed the dates for the upcoming annual Europatat Congress, that will take place in Brussels (Belgium) on 3-4 May 2018, at the beautiful Amigo Hotel, located at two steps of the world-famous Brussels ‘Grand Place’. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5506 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5506 CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Efforts to bolster Indian cities against climate change and make them greener must include citizens who are being hit hard by rising temperatures and frequent urban flooding, said officials. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5494 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5494 ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - They may look small scale, but rooftop farms, vertical gardens and allotments could prove crucial in fighting hunger in urban areas, researchers have said. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5476 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5476 Global food prices declined in December, led by sharp decreases for vegetable oils and dairy products, according to the latest FAO Food Price Index. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5470 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5470 LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Honey bees are attracted to a fungicide used in agriculture with ‘unsettling implications’ for global food production, a scientist said on Tuesday. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5464 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5464 The European Potato Trade Association (Europatat) has announced the appointment of Berta Redondo Benito as its new Communication & Policy Advisor. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5461 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5461 NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For Bhaskar Kumar it is a struggle to name green leafy vegetables found in India for his homework as his staple diet is rice and salt with vegetables served only on festive occasions. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5450 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5450 ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After René Castro-Salazar attended the first UN-led climate talks in Berlin in 1985 as Costa Rica's environment and energy minister, he tried to talk about agriculture and climate change – but few wanted to join the conversation. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5445 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5445 The team at GrowerNEWS would like to wish our readers, news sources and colleagues a happy and prosperous 2018. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5444 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5444 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) issued national programme guidance that gives Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) state operators new flexibility to make their operations more efficient while improving customer service. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5432 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5432 France and FAO renewed the blueprint for their collaboration, putting climate change, sustainable agriculture, the eradication of hunger, rural development and efficient use of natural resources at the center of their joint strategic actions in coming years. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5426 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5426 ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ferns that taste like asparagus when sautéed in olive oil and salt. Leaves with the flavour of garlic. A black, spicy sauce derived from bitter manioc root to go with paiche, a giant Amazonian fish. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5424 Wed, 20 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5424 ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Imagine being able to trace the exact origins of your cup of tea: where and how it was made, whether organic soil was used and if the workers were treated fairly. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5405 Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5405 LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A war on waste food in France, where supermarkets are banned from throwing away unsold food and restaurants must provide doggy bags when asked, has helped it secure the top spot in a ranking of countries by their food sustainability. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5394 Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5394 Global food prices declined marginally in November, as lower dairy prices offset a sharp increase in sugar and vegetable oil quotations, according to the latest FAO Food Price Index. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5372 Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5372 Last month, Freshfel, alongside Copa-Cogeca and MEP Hilde Vautmans, distributed seasonal European apples and pears outside the European Parliament in Brussels as part of the social media campaign, #FruitVeg4You. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5364 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5364 Marking World Soil Day, FAO has launched the most comprehensive global map to date showing the amount of carbon stocks in the soil. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5363 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5363 The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is making available for public comment a petition from Texas A&M University (Texas A&M) seeking deregulation of a cotton variety genetically engineered (GE) to produce low-levels of gossypol in its seed compared to other conventional cotton varieties. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5360 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5360 JOHANNESBURG (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The soaring Chamber of Mines building in central Johannesburg, a hub for South Africa's mining industry, is a symbol of a bygone era when pioneers began flocking there in the late 19th Century to dig for gold. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5359 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5359 There is an urgent need to step up collective efforts to fight fast-spreading, cross-border animal and plant pests and diseases that could threaten global food security. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5355 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5355 ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Too many leftovers from dinner? Vegetables forgotten in the fridge or cans gathering dust at the back of a cupboard? Instead of tossing them out, why not share them with friends and neighbours and care for the planet at the same time? https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5352 Mon, 04 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5352 Cactus pear should be considered as a valuable asset, especially for food and livestock feed in dryland areas. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5344 Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5344 Five traditional farming systems in China, Korea and Spain and have been designated by FAO as ‘Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems’. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5332 Wed, 29 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5332 TEPIC, Mexico (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Italian winemaker Camillo Magoni is using reclaimed water at La Morita treatment plant in the Mexican border city of Tijuana to cultivate 800 lush vines in its grounds, producing red wine he quips could retail for $200 a bottle. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5331 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5331 Agriculture is poised for another major transformation as gains from the Green Revolution come up against natural resource limits, according to FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva. "The future of agriculture is not input-intensive, but knowledge-intensive. This is the new paradigm," he said. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5329 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5329 New research co-authored by a University of Canterbury scientist, and academics from around the world, suggests that plant respiration is a larger source of carbon emissions than previously thought, and warns that as the world warms this may reduce the ability of Earth’s land surface to absorb emissions due to fossil fuel burning. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5323 Mon, 27 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5323 A new FAO online data tool is expected to improve the understanding of Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding flows in food and agriculture-related sectors, including thematic areas as diverse as the environment, education and women’s equality. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5316 Fri, 24 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5316 LONDON (Reuters) - Waste coffee grounds will be used to help fuel some of London’s buses, said Royal Dutch Shell and clean technology company, bio-bean. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5313 Thu, 23 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5313 The recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) has recognised the importance of agriculture for the implementation of the Paris Agreement. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5288 Mon, 20 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5288 On 14 November 2017, the EUFRUIT consortium met in Brussels for its yearly General Assembly. EUFRUIT is a multi-layered, thematic network under the Horizon 2020 programme (Project ID: 696337) that aims to bridge the gap between research outcomes and uptake of those results by the sector itself. https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5283 Fri, 17 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.growernews.co.nz/news_article.htm?cat=9&news_id=5283