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25 Books Guiding Us Toward More Regenerative Food Systems

Food Tank

Drawing from decades of field research, he argues that the answer is in strategies that are based in colonial agricultural science. Readers will learn about the programs supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, field trials of hybrid Maize in Kenya, and the worlds largest biotechnology companies.

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Remembering Wally Falcon: A Visionary Leader in Food Security and Agricultural Economics

Food Tank

Falcon was a widely recognized and sought-after consultant to governments and food-related international organizations including the Agricultural Development Council, the International Rice Research Institute, and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.

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The U.S.-Mexico tortilla war

Food Environment and Reporting Network

It alleges that Mexico’s decree constitutes a trade violation that infringes on the superseding rights of US farmers and biotechnology companies. The closest analogues—wheat in the countries of Europe, rice across Asia—pale beside the cultural and dietary importance of maize in the land where it was first domesticated.

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