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		<title>Future Harvests &#8211; A preview of my upcoming book</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My book, Future Harvests, is expected to be published before mid-August. Here is a preview to give you a flavor of the content. For a full view, please click on the thumbnails.                     Here is a sample containing the table of contents and the preface of the book: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&blog=7821215&post=1045&subd=futurefood&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is the food company grab the next step beyond the land grab?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In parallel with land tenure deals in developing countries, I foresee a new trend to develop strongly in the years to come. In order to increase food security, countries in Asia and in the Arab world will invest more aggressively in food and agriculture companies. In China, the search for acquisitions is gaining momentum. A [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&blog=7821215&post=1032&subd=futurefood&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>China corn imports forecast to rise 9-fold by 2015</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting article found on World-Grain.com. The article is based on a study carried out by Japan&#8217;s Marubeni Economic Research. The need for more meat and animal feed will drive the increase.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&blog=7821215&post=1029&subd=futurefood&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are “land grabs” a necessary evil?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 21:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The large land deals between African and Arab countries or Asian countries, mostly China, have drawn quite some attention. I mentioned them in an earlier post on this blog (The great unseen land grab). The discussion has taken an increasing political flavour, but very few people seem to look at the causes of the problem. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&blog=7821215&post=984&subd=futurefood&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond the book</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2010/05/10/beyond-the-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 21:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the publishing company is working out the final details before the release of the book, time has come for me to spend some time again on the blog part. During the making of the book, I have been asked about my opinions on a number of subjects. Listing opinions was not the theme [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&blog=7821215&post=982&subd=futurefood&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Future Harvests – The book is coming soon!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The editing of my book &#8220;Future Harvests &#8211; The next agricultural revolution&#8221; is about completed. All that is left to do is developing the cover and start the publishing. I have already received orders, even before the book is out. That is quite a good sign. And a great surprise for me. If you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&blog=7821215&post=954&subd=futurefood&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What should come first: Morals or Science?</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2010/03/07/what-should-come-first-morals-or-science/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the debate about agriculture and production systems, critics and lobbyists of all sides claim both morals and science in their attempts to gain support of the public opinion. What do you think more important: morals or science?  <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&blog=7821215&post=935&subd=futurefood&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The next agricultural revolution</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2010/02/19/the-next-agricultural-revolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Excerpt from my upcoming book) The next agricultural revolution to feed nine billion people will be different from the previous one. After World War II, agriculture advanced thanks to chemistry and petroleum. This time, biology and renewable energies will lead us to progress. It will not be just a revolution in science and technology. It [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&blog=7821215&post=901&subd=futurefood&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The fun of writing this book</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last few months, I have been working quite a bit on writing this book about the future of agriculture. I must say that compiling in one book a wide range of topics that, without any doubt, will be part of the future of our food production has been an exhilarating experience. From demographics in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&blog=7821215&post=875&subd=futurefood&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>German agriculture Minister says &#8220;Eat less meat!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2010/01/07/german-agriculture-minister-says-eat-less-meat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ilse Aigner made that statement during the &#8220;Green Week&#8221; held in Berlin early January, one of the largest shows about food and agriculture in the world. This is quite remarkable to hear a Minister of Agriculture making such a statement, based on the recommendation of the German Nutrition Society that indicates that 300 to 600 grams (that is about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&blog=7821215&post=860&subd=futurefood&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nanotechnology: the next controversial subject?</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2009/11/27/nanotechnology-the-next-controversial-subject/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Food safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nanotechnology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nanotechnology is the technology of building structures from atoms, molecules or molecular clusters to make materials and devices that have new properties. It is a new field in agriculture and food production, but it offers a wide variety of applications that can help overcome a number of problems we are facing today. They can help [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&blog=7821215&post=799&subd=futurefood&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who will be the farmers of the future?</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2009/11/11/who-will-be-the-farmers-of-the-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics & Policies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farmers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry Future]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While most of the discussions about the future of agriculture and food tend to focus about how to feed 9 billion people, and about whether it should be organic or industrial, one question seems to be left aside, though it is a very important one: who will be the farmers. If the forecast of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&blog=7821215&post=767&subd=futurefood&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When satellites assist farmers for higher yields</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2009/11/06/when-satellites-assist-farmers-for-higher-yields/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Production Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soil]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Satellites are the modern way of agricultural land assessment. Not only is it accurate, but it proves to be much more cost efficient than former techniques such as soil analysis. By measuring the electro-magnetic radiation reflected from the ground, a whole region can be scanned at once, and farmers can have a review for their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&blog=7821215&post=755&subd=futurefood&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Avesthagen-Limagrain deal in Atash Seeds Ltd: solution-driven and market-driven</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2009/10/31/avesthagen-limagrain-deal-in-atash-seeds-ltd-solution-driven-and-market-driven/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grains]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seeds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On October 29 2009, Avesthagen from India and Limagrain from France signed a cooperation deal. As such, nothing exceptional, except that it brings a leading seed selection company together with an agro biotech company. This deal is about developing and selling genetically modified seeds that answer critical agricultural challenges such as the need for higher [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&blog=7821215&post=748&subd=futurefood&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The vertical farm</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2009/10/26/the-vertical-farm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aquaculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hydroponics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a think-out-of-the-box article about the &#8220;vertical farm&#8221;. It is an interesting vision of a replacement of agricultural land, by indoor robot-tended hydroponic agriculture. They also envision the possibility of raising farm animals and developing aquaculture in the water used to grow the plants; and the fish waste would be used as fertilizer. All of this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&blog=7821215&post=739&subd=futurefood&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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