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Food: The global farm
With its plentiful sun, water and land, Brazil is quickly surpassing other countries in food production and exports. But can it continue to make agricultural gains without destroying the Amazon? Jeff Tollefson reports from Brazil.
Food Banks In Need Of Community Support
With USDA funds being cut across the board, community food bank donations are becoming more important than ever.
Study shows Nova Scotians eat less local food than they did a decade ago
HALIFAX - A new study indicates that Nova Scotians are eating less locally produced food than they were about a decade ago. The study says that in 1997 an estimated 17 per cent of the money people spent on food went to farmers in the province.
Food: The growing problem
Nature analyses the trends and the challenges of feeding 9 billion by 2050.
AstraZeneca 2Q profit up 22 pct
AstraZeneca PLC doubled its share buyback program on Thursday after posting strong second quarter results and revealing that a key new drug its blood thinner Brilinta has been given a thumbs up by an advisory committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Local food intake declines: Study
Those blueberries on your ice cream are more likely to come from the United States or Chile than the Annapolis Valley, according to a report released yesterday. The Ecology Action Centre and the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture released a study last night showing in 2008, Nova Scotians were eating less local food than a decade prior. Marla MacLeod, co-author of the report, said on average ...
Food: Inside the hothouses of industry
Feeding the world is going to require the scientific and financial muscle of agricultural biotechnology companies. Natasha Gilbert asks whether they're up to the task.
Children seeing fewer 'high fat' food adverts, says UK watchdog
UK Media watchdog Ofcom has found that children are exposed to less high fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) products through TV advertising since 2005 and it sees no need to tighten the current regulations.
Sanofi-Aventis Q2 net up 61 percent
Drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA said net profit rose 61 percent to euro1.7 billion ($2.2 billion) in the second quarter, thanks to lower restructuring costs, but warned that earnings may fall for the full year.
Food grains rot in FCI godowns across India
Heaps of food grains are rotting in Food Corporation of India godowns across the country due to apathetic attitude of the authorities concerned, reveals a right to information query.
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