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October 2019

Agriculture PolicyBriefing
October 19, 2019

Charging Farmers for Outcomes, Not Just Inputs: One Facet of the Future of Farming

By vivian fernandes
Vivian Fernandes reports on Bayer’s Future of Farming Dialogue 2019 held in Germany in the…
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Agriculture PolicyBiodiversity
October 18, 2019

At a Sustainable Ag Demo Farm in Germany, a Farmer Says Crop Rotation Saves Him Herbicide and Money

By vivian fernandes
There is a perception in India that Western agriculture, like mining, is extractive in nature. It…
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Agriculture PolicyBiodiversity
October 18, 2019

Fearing Stricter Regulations Some German Farmers are Active on Social Media; Progressive Indian Farmers Must Take the Cue

By vivian fernandes
Vivian Fernandes meets three piggery farmers in Germany who are active on social media. They find EU…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture Policy
October 8, 2019

India Should Not Follow the EU in Extending GM Regulations to Gene Editing: Prof. C. S. Prakash

By vivian fernandes
C. S. Prakash is a professor of plant genetics, biotechnology and genomics at Tuskegee University…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBiodiversityBriefingGM CropsGM Endorsements
October 6, 2019

The International Rice Research Institute Gave Us the Green Revolution in Rice: What is it up to Now?

By vivian fernandes
I remember my grandmother, a widowed smallholder farmer sowing ‘Ayarate,’ a newly-introduced…
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Agriculture PolicyBiodiversityBriefingEnvironment
October 4, 2019

Scientists Must be Humble Enough to Tap Farmers' Insights Gleaned from Collective Experience: Professor of Agroecology Miguel Altieri

By vivian fernandes
Miguel Altieri is Professor of Agroecology at University of California – Berkeley in…
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Briefing
October 4, 2019

At Future of Farming Dialogue Bayer Drips 'Sustainability;' Commits to Reducing Impact on Nature and Emissions by 30 Percent

By vivian fernandes
At its Future of Farming Dialogue held over two days in Germany, Bayer impressed upon…
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