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Advisory Group Members Named to Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research Board
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the creation of the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research (FFAR) and the 15 members who will sit on the FFAR board of directors.
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Russia Reality Check
US-Russia relations appear to be at an all-time low ever since the establishment of the Russian Federation in the fall of 1991.
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Closing The "Food Gap" Means Renewing the Global Commitment to Crop Breeding
The world is on a path to need almost 70 percent more crops in 2050 than those it produced in 2006.
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Big Ideas and Emerging Innovations
Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance sustainable and nutritious food security globally.
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From Reset to Regret: Views of Russia Fall to Levels Not Seen Since Cold War
The New York Times and other news outlets reported today on President Obama's remarks about the delays surrounding the international investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.
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Roger Thurow: Smallholder Farmers Are the Engine of Poverty Reduction
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A Falling Star in Chicago
Few politicians have seen their reputations dive so far and so fast as Richard M. Daley, the former mayor of Chicago and the symbol of what’s great and what’s grim about the city he ruled for 22 years.