Crops in Space? Absolutely… especially if people are to travel for months and years to other worlds and systems. It would be impossible, for instance, to send along enough food and water for a team of space explorers on a mission to Mars. The reality is food and water production over a full life cycle [...]

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A secret World Bank report has revealed that bio fuel production has had a significant influence on the rising global prices of food. Global food prices have increased over 75 percent over the last two years and bio fuels are largely to blame according to the report.
This strongly contradicts the United States government’s claim that bio [...]

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As the leaders of the G8 nations gather this week in Northern Japan to discuss the issues of rising oil prices, greenhouse gases, world poverty, the current food crisis and what to do about Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe they might take a little time to consider alternatives to corn and wheat as bio fuel additives.

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Six new cases linked to salmonella tainted tomatoes were discovered today in New York City bringing the total of reported cases to 383 since the outbreak started on April 10.
There are now thirty states that have experienced salmonella outbreaks. New Hampshire and Pennsylvania reported their first cases this week.

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The latest scare of the salmonella infestation in our tomatoes has prompted renewed discussion about the food we choose to eat.
Mad Cow disease, e-coli sprouts, tainted spinach, suspicious chickens and more, have us all guessing about our family menu choices.

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The price of some basic foods has doubled in the last twelve months. The United Nations predicts in a recent report that food prices are likely to remain high for a decade.
The high cost of food has sparked food riots in Egypt, Senegal, Cameroon and Morocco. In Thailand some farmers have taken to sleeping in [...]

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