Energie en Milieu

Llegada de El Niño es amenaza y oportunidad para agricultores
oktober 29, 2015
Llegada de El Niño es amenaza y oportunidad para agricultores
El devastador episodio de El Niño tendrá efectos significativos en los cultivos de papa de todo el mundo. Por eso los investigadores del CIP están utilizando estrategias para ayudar a contrarrestar las pérdidas y maximizar los rendimientos.
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Marleny Aranda Saldaña (middle) with graduate students Yujia Zhao (left) and Carla Sofia Valdivieso Ramirez. Saldaña and her research team developed a (potato-) starch-based plastic film that has antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.
oktober 28, 2015
Researchers turn potato processing waste into eco-friendly plastic films
Researchers of the University of Alberta offer a green alternative to petroleum-based plastics used in food packaging by turning potato byproducts into eco-friendly plastic films
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Private households are responsible for 15 percent of the total loss in the potato supply chain. (Photo: Christian Willersinn / Agroscope / ETH Zürich)
oktober 23, 2015
Potato waste from farm to fork quantified in Swiss study
On the way from field to fork, more than half of the potato harvest is lost. This is according to a new study conducted by researchers from Agroscope and ETH Zürich.
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Created in April 2015, the International Food Waste Coalition (IFWC) is a not-for-profit association, constellation of food organizations joining forces to reduce food waste throughout the food services value chain in the world, starting with Europe.
oktober 21, 2015
Joint farm-to-fork initiative against food waste in foodservice sector
With a value chain wide approach, McCain, PepsiCo, SCA, Sodexo, Ardo, Unilever Food Solutions and WWF have joined forces to fight against food waste in the food services sector starting in Europe.
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McDonald's is one of 81 American Companies joining in the “American Business Act on Climate” pledge
oktober 19, 2015
McDonald's: Working Together to Address Climate Change
Today, McDonald's Corporation was one of 81 American Companies joining in the “American Business Act on Climate” pledge.
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81 Companies with more than 9 million employees in all 50 US states are making at least $160 billion in new low-carbon investments.
oktober 19, 2015
White House Announces Commitments to the American Business Act on Climate Pledge
Today, the White House will announce new commitments from companies from across the American economy who are joining the American Business Act on Climate Pledge.
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Experto peruano: la papa crece a demasiada altura por cambio climático
oktober 09, 2015
Experto peruano: la papa crece a demasiada altura por cambio climático
La papa ha llegado a crecer en el Perú a una altura récord de 4,500 metros debido al cambio climático, afirma en conferencia de la FAO el investigador peruano Alejandro Argumedo.
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Conagra Foods issues 2015 Citizenship report: What matters Where
september 24, 2015
Conagra Foods publishes 2015 citizenship (CSR) report
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) today announced it has issued its 2015 Citizenship Report. The report tracks progress on the company's three-pronged Citizenship platform: Good Food, Stronger Communities and Better Planet.
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Potato waste left to rot in a parking lot in India (Courtesy: MIT) Normally, you will NOT find potato waste like this. It is a very bad idea, since such a pile will spreads potato diseases! Potato waste is more commonly plowed under, used as animal feed,
september 22, 2015
United States sets Food Waste Reduction Goals
In the United States, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Stan Meiburg have announced the first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50% reduction by 2030.
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More new trucks meeting Euro 6 emission standards - an engine that reduces NOx emission by 97 percent - are on their way to Avebe
september 16, 2015
Avebe Starch Potatoes get a cleaner ride
Fifty percent of the trucks used for the transport of potatoes to Avebe now meet the Euro 6 emission standards.
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The mixed pine forests of central Minnesota are rapidly being replaced with agricultural fields to grow crops such as potato as PotlatchCorp is divesting its commercial forest lands.
september 14, 2015
R.D. Offutt scales back expansion plans in Minnesota
Potato grower R.D. Offutt has agreed to scale back its expansion plans in Minnesota in a deal with regulators to protect sensitive groundwater and pine forests in central Minnesota.
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Researchers involved in the DuRPh project
september 10, 2015
Resistance genes of wild potato relatives offer help in combat against Phytophthora
Research shows that crops with stacks of two or more resistance genes from closely related species, introduced into the crop via for instance genetic engineering, combined with the simultaneous introduction of resistance management, can ensure the long-term resistance of these plants to economically significant and aggressive diseases.
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