How economic reforms are changing N. Korea’s farming industry

New regulations in the North Korean government have led to immediate 30% increase in output.

Monsanto invests nearly $1 billion on Big Data Weather Analytics startup

Why is the world’s biggest seed company, Monsanto, investing nearly $1 billion on a Big Data Weather Analytics startup?

Toxic nanoparticles might be entering human food supply via packaging: Study

Over the last few years, the use of nanomaterials for water treatment, food packaging, pesticides, cosmetics, and other industries has increased. There’s growing concern that nanomaterials, found in packaging and pesticides, could get into food and pose a health risk.

Google’s Cultured Beef: World’s first $332,000 lab-grown #burger to change the global diet

Sergey Brin, co-founder and CEO of Google, bankrolled a Dutch scientist who is now offering the world’s first cultivated beef made of stem cells "to promote animal welfare", "feed the world" and help "save" the environment.

VP Arreaza: China interested in developing agriculture in Venezuela’s 30M hectares of land

Venezuelan Vice-president Jorge Arreaza said that cooperation between China and Venezuela, which has been especially strong and beneficial in energy and technology, could be extended to include agriculture and land exploitation, an area of special interest for Beijing.

Madagascar gets hit by “Uncontrolled locust plague”, threatening food security

In Madagascar, "a largely uncontrolled locust plague" is in development, which by September is expected to infest two-thirds of the large island. If not checked, the locusts will finish off the entire crops of more than half of the population.

Paraguayans Fight Back Against Illegal Coup: Campaign ‘Operation Monsanto’ Begins

August 21, 2012 (TSR) - A campaign called Operation Monsanto began in Paraguay against firms linked to the U.S. multinational company of the same name, which monopolizes the supply...