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Wheat Ears Anthesis

Food Crisis in 2050?

Posted on September 30th, 2011 by Jaroslav Dolezel

A realistic scenario, if the production of major crops does not increase significantly. Estimated 9 billion people will need 70% more food than today. In June 2011, The G20 Agriculture Ministers agreed on an “Action plan on food price volatility and agriculture”. As a first step of the G20 Action, an International Research Initiative for [...]

On our Scoop It between September 21st and September 30th

Posted on September 30th, 2011 by annbot

These are links from our Scoop It page between September 21st and September 30th: How to Grow a Beautiful But Deadly Garden From hemlock through castor bean to nightshade and monkshood … while “most of the plants you’d find in a garden are harmless beauties, not all are so innocent and a few can even [...]