The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) recently announced it will be working with Angola and Brazil to help boost agricultural and veterinary research in order to help strengthen food
security.
According to the organisation - under a new South-South Cooperation
agreement - Angolan researchers will receive technical assistance and
short-term training from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), which played a key role in Brazil’s successful domestic
program to reduce hunger.
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Farmer-owned British grain processor Yaregrain recently announced that its latest 6,000-tonne tranche of storage has been sold ahead of the January 31 deadline.
The company secured a 40pc grant of more than £761,000 towards the latest £1.9m investment in advanced grain processing equipment in July last year and had to raise £450,000 in funding by the end of this month.
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Scientists at Rothamsted Research - a British agricultural institution - have submitted an
application to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
for permission to carry out a GM field trial in
2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
The purpose of the proposed trial is to evaluate the performance of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids
(LC-PUFAs) in the seeds of Camelina plants.
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| Map showing the locations of Angola (green) and Brazil (orange) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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