OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 8 -- The Canadian Journal of Plant Science, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features plant production and management, horticulture and pest management, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2022 edition: Articles: * Ivyleaf morningglory (Ipomoea hederacea Jacq.) competition is not intensified by drought in silage corn in central New York State, USA * Abscisic acid application regulates vascular integrity and calcium allocation within ap  more

DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 5 -- Concern Worldwide, a humanitarian organization dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world's poorest countries, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2022: * * * Flood-torn Pakistan faces a monumental hunger crisis and a stark winter with crops destroyed and millions of people still destitute after flooding left much of the country under water, Concern Worldwide has warned. * * * The Irish humanitarian organisation is continuing to help Pakistan  more

ROME, Italy, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2022: The gauge for world food commodity prices declined for the sixth month in a row in September, with sharp drops in the quotations for vegetable oils more than offsetting higher cereal prices, according to a new report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The FAO Food Price Index averaged 136.3 points in September, down 1  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is in Africa this week, pledging to ramp up grain exports to the continent despite the ongoing war with Russia. The conflict has severely disrupted the flow of Ukrainian and Russian grain and fertilizer to African countries that heavily rely on them, sending food prices skyrocketing throughout the continent and jolting the already delicate food supply situation there. However,  more

VALENCIA, California, Oct. 6 -- The Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy, a journal from American Scientific Publishers that says it covers fundamental and applied research related to bioderived, biobased materials and bioenergy, posted research articles on the following topics in its August 2022 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Matured Compost as an Exogenous Microbial Agent Promotes the Composting of Mushroom Residue * Non-Target Metabolomics Revealed the Differences Between Sinopodoph  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Nebraska Field Office issued the following news release: Winter wheat production is estimated at 26.2 million bushels, down 36% from last year, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The area harvested for grain totaled 820,000 acres, down 2% from 2021. Planted acreage totaled 980,000, up 7% from a year earlier. The yield is 32.0 bushels per acre, down 17 bus  more

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 6 -- OPEC Fund for International Development issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2022: The OPEC Fund for International Development is providing a US$100 million loan to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for an Emergency Food Security Project, which will increase the country's food security and help mitigating the impact of rising commodity prices. The Emergency Food Security Project will support Jordan's medium-term investments to enhance food security as well as t  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 4 (TNSrpt) -- The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2022: * * * The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) annual Trade and Development Report 2022 projects global growth of 2.5% in 2022 slowing to 2.2% in 2023 and outlines actions to avert crisis and support developing countries * * * Monetary and fiscal policy moves in advanced economies risk pushing the world towards global recessi  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 6 -- The World Trade Organization issued the following news release: World trade is expected to lose momentum in the second half of 2022 and remain subdued in 2023 as multiple shocks weigh on the global economy. WTO economists now predict global merchandise trade volumes will grow by 3.5% in 2022-slightly better than the 3.0% forecast in April. For 2023, however, they foresee a 1.0% increase-down sharply from the previous estimate of 3.4%. World trade is expected to l  more