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Agriculture is the world’s largest employer. Many of these people are among the hungry and poor, living on less than $2 per day. How can we help ensure they are able to feed their families?
Feeding a growing population is no easy task but farmers who have seen their rural communities in decline now look forward to a future of increasing investment and employment opportunities closer to the farm. Dig deep into the issues farmers face today.
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Farmers and Scientists: Working Together to Improve Lives and the Environment
With the population expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050, agriculture is faced with the challenge to increase
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Cotton Improving Lives of Farmers, Villages in India
Learn how biotech cotton has led to increased access to electricity, better drinking water, and more.
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Father and Son Farming Side by Side
Indiana farmers discuss how biotechnology has increased their yields and reduced their environmental impact.
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The Man Who Saved Billions
Dr. Norman Borlaug, father of the Green Revolution, helped strengthen technology in agriculture.
Videos
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Farmer Art Enns on Biotechnology
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Art Enns discusses how biotechnology is beneficial to his production of canola and soybeans.
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Farmer Fred Meister on Biotech Crops
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Farmer Fred Meister discusses the benefits of biotech crops, including reduced tillage and higher yields.
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Dr. Clive James on Improving Lives through Technology
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Dr. Clive James discusses the benefits that GMO crops have brought to 12 million farmers.
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A Tribute to Dr. Norman Borlaug
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How did Dr. Norman Borlaug earn the title of Father of the Green Revolution? Find out about the many impacts he made on society by watching this tribute video.
News
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Technology a ‘significant asset’
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Increasing Food Security in Dry Areas of the Middle East
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Heavy Rain Affects 22,000 Bolivian Families
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Lending a Helping Hand in Honduras
Documents
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Marshall Matz: Viewpoints: Time to Meet the Challenge of Ending Hunger
An op-ed from Marshall Matz on the urgent need to end world hunger.
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A New Day Dawning in Africa
An op-ed from Marshall Matz about the continuing need for a Green Revolution in Africa.
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Challenge: Feed 9 Billion People
Read this detailed brochure to learn more about Monsanto's Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program.
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Water Quality Outlook
A document from the UN World Water Day Organization discusses global water issues.
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Farmers and Scientists: Working Together to Improve Lives and the Environment
With the population expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050, agriculture is faced with the challenge to increase
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Cotton Improving Lives of Farmers, Villages in India
Learn how biotech cotton has led to increased access to electricity, better drinking water, and more.
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Drought-Tolerant Corn Helps Africa Farmers
Where droughts are common, genetically modified maize can help protect yield.
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U.S. Farmers Find Benefits in Innovation
How have biotech crops led to increased profits across the United States?
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A Worm Free World
A guest piece from Pamela Ronald, blogger at Tomorrow's Table.
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Radically Rethinking Agriculture
A post from guest contributor and author of the blog Tomorrow's Table, Pamela Ronald.
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Father and Son Farming Side by Side
Indiana farmers discuss how biotechnology has increased their yields and reduced their environmental impact.
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The Man Who Saved Billions
Dr. Norman Borlaug, father of the Green Revolution, helped strengthen technology in agriculture.
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Increasing Prosperity and Production in Brazil
See the results of a study exploring the economic benefits of genetically modified soybeans in Brazil.
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Farmer Art Enns on Biotechnology
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Art Enns discusses how biotechnology is beneficial to his production of canola and soybeans.
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GMOs are the Way of the Future
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Farmer Rob Newell calls GM crops the way of the future for progressive, productive farmers.
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Farmer Fred Meister on Biotech Crops
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Farmer Fred Meister discusses the benefits of biotech crops, including reduced tillage and higher yields.
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Dr. Clive James on Improving Lives through Technology
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Dr. Clive James discusses the benefits that GMO crops have brought to 12 million farmers.
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Water Quality Issues in Mexico City
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A video about the water quality issues and water shortages in Mexico City.
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Water Quality Issues in Luanda
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Watch this video to learn more about the water issues in Luanda.
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A Tribute to Dr. Norman Borlaug
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How did Dr. Norman Borlaug earn the title of Father of the Green Revolution? Find out about the many impacts he made on society by watching this tribute video.
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Seferino Cosme on Adopting GM Corn
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After 40 years of farming, Seferino Cosme describes the benefits his family has experienced since adopting GM corn, including greater income and an improvement in their livelihood.
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Burkinabe Farmers Desire Biotechnology for Cotton Fields
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Biotechnology helps farmers in Burkina Faso support their families by allowing them to plant seeds that produce more crops, allowing them to sell more at market. This in turn enables farmers to send their children to school and improve their villages.
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Avellaneda Discusses Advantages of GMO Crops
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Farmer Johnny Avellaneda talks about how farming technologies have helped him produce more crops while giving him more time to spend with his family versus in the field.
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UN calls for help to feed 10 million in Sahel region
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Implications of India’s proposed food security law
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FAO opens up database to help fight world hunger
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‘Niger Capable of Producing 50 Percent of Rice Consumed in Country’
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Climate change: Impact on agriculture and food supply
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Food And Agriculture Organization Taking Action To Support Rural Women Farmers
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Agriculture sector hungers for attention
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Robb Fraley: Monsanto is a champion of healthy eating
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Climate change, a burden to a poor farmer
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Namibia in on fighting deserts - by Staff Reporter
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Vitamin A-Rich Sweet Potatoes Spread Across Africa
USAID investments in agriculture and nutrition are helping bring vitamin-rich foods to Africa.
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Development Entrepreneur Becomes USAID Advisor
Dr. Gebisa Ejeta, 2009 World Food Prize laureate, is now a key advisor to USAID on food security.
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The Dawn of a New Era: Biotech Crops in India
A publication from the ISAAA on biotech crop development and adoption in India.
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A New Day Dawning in Africa
An op-ed from Marshall Matz about the continuing need for a Green Revolution in Africa.
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Developing a Biosafety Law: Lessons from the Kenyan Experience
A publication from the ISAAA on biotechnology and Africa.
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Water Quality Outlook
A document from the UN World Water Day Organization discusses global water issues.
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World Water Day 2010 Brochure
Take a look at the official World Water Day 2010 brochure, and read all about water quality. To learn more, visit the World Water Day site.
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