Donald Trump became US president for the second time on January 20th. The 47th President will likely change the direction […]
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Food Security in a Pandemic
COVID-19 continues to take its toll on many areas of life and the global economy. As well damage to peoples […]
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US Presidential Election
The election of Donald Trump as the 45th US President sent shock-waves through financial markets – the Mexican peso, along […]
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Brexit and Farming
The UK will hold a referendum on its membership of the EU on the 23rd June. If the UK votes […]
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Scottish Agriculture and the TTIP
If the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks between the US and the EU come to a successful conclusion then […]
On Tuesday 6th October in Atlanta representatives of 12 countries signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, a free trade deal […]
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EU Aims to Compromise on GM Crops
The European Union is to apply the principle of “subsidiarity” and allow individual member states a greater say on the […]
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Small not always beautiful
A chapter in the latest IFPRI Food Policy Report 2014-2105, highlights the importance of family farms. There are a 570 million […]