Pakistan struggling to achieve food security

Pakistan struggling to achieve food security, says a United Nations report   The prices of staple grains like wheat and rice have been stable but are “significantly higher” ISLAMABAD: Despite the efforts of the Pakistani government and international organisations, inflation, declining income, natural disasters and stagnating domestic productivity are hampering attempts to achieve food security for the country’s 180 million...

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Scientists torn over Kenya's recent GM food ban

Scientists torn over Kenya's recent GM food ban   Scientists fear that Kenya's recent banning of the import of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) may be a significant blow to progress on biotechnology research and development in the country.A cabinet meeting chaired by Kenya's president, Mwai Kibaki, this month (8 November), directed the public health minister to ban GMO imports until the country is able to certify that they have...

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The Future of Agriculture May Be Up

The Future of Agriculture May Be Up The seeds of an agricultural revolution are taking root in cities around the world—a movement that boosters say will change the way that urbanites get their produce and solve some of the world's biggest environmental problems along the way.It's called vertical farming, and it's based on one simple principle: Instead of trucking food from farms into cities, grow it as close to home as possible—in urban greenhouses...

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