K.V. Thomas, a member of the Indian National Congress and union minister for the food, consumer affairs and public distribution system has announced plans to open a harbour station in Willingdon, Island, Kerala, India. The hub will transport food grains across the Kerala region of India.
At present, trains bring in food grains from other states to Kerala. Two
ships can carry as much food grains as 40 goods trains.
Thomas suggested that grain could be shipped
from ports in the South East to the West, where it could then be taken by trains to places across Kerala.
The University of Eldoret, Western Kenya recently debuted two new varieties of disease-resistant wheat to the nation's farmers during a two day agricultural fair.
The International Atom Energy Agency (IAEA)'s technical cooperation department and the FAO/IAEA programme of nuclear techniques in food and agriculture, supported the development of the new wheat, managing an international cooperation project to develop a variety of wheat that is resistant to wheat stem rust.
Wheat stem rust, a type of fungus, was prominent Uganda in 1999, quickly spreading to neighbouring Kenya.
The ever-present subject of genetically modified food has sparked a controversial debate between two of China's most powerful governing institutions.
Recently, a major-general in the People’s Liberation Army suggested that Beijing’s GM policy
allowed more trade in genetically modified grains, suggesting that GMOs are a Western strategy designed to compromise China’s food security.
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| Grain (Photo credit: Kamil Porembiński) |
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