As the 114th Congress begins in earnest, there is rough sledding ahead this winter over the gulf between the governing philosophies of the President and the new Congress. Not to belabor the obvious, but early indications are that Republican victories…
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Tags: African Growth and Opportunity Act, Agriculture, Appropriations, Biotechnology, Congress, COOL, Country of Origin Labeling, Dietary Guidelines, Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Federal Budget, Feed the Future, Food, Food Safety, FSMA, GMO, GMO labeling, Michael J. Marshall, MTB, Nutrition, President Obama, Sustainability, Tax Reform, TPP, Trade, Trade Promotion Authority, TTIP, WTO
What now? The answer is quite a lot. It remains to be seen whether the change-over in the U.S. Senate, putting both chambers of Congress in the hands of Republicans, will do anything to alter the modus operandi of the Obama presidency — which…
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Tags: African Growth and Opportunity Act, Agriculture, Appropriations, Bob Dole, Child Nutrition, Congress, Dietary Guidelines, Election, EPA, Federal Budget, Feed the Future, Food Labeling, Food Safety, Forestry, Legacy, Legislation, Michael J. Marshall, Midterm, President Obama, Regulatory Oversight, Republican Congress
By Marshall L. Matz, as published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch According to Forbes Magazine, Mr. Strive Masiyiwa is the Bill Gates of Africa. The Econet Wireless Group headed by Masiyiwa and based in South Africa now operates in 17 countries, emp…
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Tags: Africa, African Agriculture, African Growth and Opportunity Act, African Union, AGRA, Agriculture, Feed the Future, Food, Food Security, Gates, Green Revolution, Kofi Annan, Marshall L. Matz, Smallholder, Strive Masiyiwa
