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It's not clear whether the world's worst drought in over a century provided impetus for the agriculture ministers of the BRICS nations to gather in Brasilia in March and launch a manifesto designed to make the group a key player in the global food security regime. But they did. Now the world is waiting.
From a moral and business ethics perspective the effort makes sense and can add value to the BRICS brand.
But success depends on China, India and Brazil, who are impacted by drought and ...
... strong feelings about no-till, direct planting, whatever you want to call it. They either like it or they don’t.“
Dr. Landers has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to agriculture worldwide, notably for direct planting (no-till).
In an effort to promote change the UN Food and Agriculture Organization launched EastAgri, an information exchange for companies who seek to improve their agribusiness and agriculture investment portfolios. But that does little to mitigate the influence of agribusiness on the global food ...