NEW YORK, July 19 -- Action Against Hunger issued the following news release: Action Against Hunger is deeply concerned that Russia's refusal to extend its participation in the Black Sea Grain Agreement will have grave implications for some of the world's hungriest communities. The humanitarian organization condemns the politicization of the grain deal, which has allowed more than 33 million tons of grain to be exported since the agreement was initially signed by Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and t  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following opening statement on July 19, 2023, by Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero at the Agricultural Advisory Committee meeting: * * * I recently heard a quote at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing that's a great reminder to all of us in this room: "The typical person may occasionally need a doctor, or an attorney once in a lifetime, but the same person, three times, a day, every single day, needs a farmer."[1  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 20 (TNSrpt) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * EDF and FBN report found that 83% of farmers who completed program requirements successfully met climate and water quality goals, while maintaining yields * * * One year after launching one of the first farm financing programs in the United States that rewards environmental stewardship, Environmental Defense Fund and Farmers Business Network today announced that 83% of participating  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a journal that says it deals with chemistry and biochemistry of agriculture and food from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its July 19, 2023 edition: Reviews: * Sustainable Nonfarm Approaches to Achieve Zero Hunger and Its Unveiled Reality * Pursuing Green and Efficient Agriculture from Molecular Assembly: A Review of Solid-State Forms on Agrochemicals * Walnut Protein  more

BEIJING, China, July 19 -- Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, a peer-reviewed journal from the Botanical Society of China, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2023 edition: Brief Communications: * GSK3 regulates VRN1 to control flowering time in wheat * CRISPR/Cas9-mediated editing of GmTAP1 confers enhanced resistance to Phytophthora sojae in soybean New Resources: * Genomic convergence underlying high-altitude adaptation in alpine plants Abiotic Stress Re  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNStalk) -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement on July 17, 2023: * * * Following news that Russia has pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative ahead of its expiration today, Mercy Corps urges all parties to the deal to immediately negotiate its renewal, as millions of lives hang in the balance. Failure to do so will have devastating effects on food insecure countries in Africa, parts of the Middle East, and Asia as these regions heavily rely on imported gra  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 19 (TNStalk) -- Michigan State University issued the following Q&A on July 18, 2023, with David Ortega, food economist and associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Food and Resource Economics at the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources: * * * David Ortega, food economist and associate professor, in the Department of Agricultural Food and Resource Economics at Michigan State University's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, discusses Ru  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 19 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on July 18, 2023: * * * Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following Russia's termination of the Black Sea grain deal. "Russia's termination of the Black Sea grain deal with Ukraine will lead to humanitarian catastrophe. By terminating this deal, Putin is effectively plunging millions around the world into famine and starvation. "Ukraine accounts for 10% of the world wheat mar  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, July 18 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: Failure to renew the Black Sea Grain Initiative means millions more children around the world will face devastating hunger, Save the Children said today. Signed in July 2022, the deal opened up export routes from Ukraine that had frozen when war escalated in February that  more

KYIV, Ukraine, July 20 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on July 19, 2023, by Administrator Samantha Power at a press conference: * * * ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: Hi everybody. Thank you all for coming out this evening. Let me first just thank Ambassador [Bridget] Brink for her incredible leadership of the U.S. team here in Ukraine, and all of the work that her team put into what has been a very action packed several days. As she mention  more

ODESA, Ukraine, July 19 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on July 18, 2023, by Administrator Samantha Power at a press conference: * * * ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: Good afternoon, everyone. We are standing here in the port of Odesa. Before Russia's full-scale invasion last February, this is where ships flowed. Every day there was a huge bustle as food went from here to feed the world. For much of the past year, thanks to the Black Sea G  more

KYIV, Ukraine, July 21 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following transcript of an interview on July 19, 2023, by Administrator Samantha Power with Olena Removska from Ukraine's Suspilne: * * * OLENA REMOVSKA: Administrator Power, pleasure to have you here at Ukraine's Public Broadcaster. Thank you very much for your time. ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: I am a big fan of Ukraine's Public Broadcaster and everything you are doing for people of your country.   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks to the press on July 17, 2023, by Administrator Samantha Power at the Diia Business Center: * * * ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: Good morning, everybody. I am most honored to be here with Mayor [Anatolii] Fedoruk, and with - where did he go - my friend, Mykhailo Fedorov, the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine. Mayor Fedoruk visited Washington not long ago, and he said to me, "you have to co  more

KYIV, Ukraine, July 18 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks to the press on July 17, 2023, by Administrator Samantha Power at the State Emergency Service of Ukraine headquarters: * * * ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: Good afternoon everybody. It is great to be back in Ukraine. Before I reflect on the incredible partnership that we have with SESU and our humanitarian efforts here in Ukraine, I want to start by expressing grave dismay with the Rus  more

NEW YORK, July 21 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following transcript of an interview on July 19, 2023, by Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman with Al Jazeera's Mahmoud Mourad on Black Sea Grain Initiative: * * * MAHMOUD MOURAD (via translation): With us from New York is Ms. Isobel Coleman, Deputy Administrator for U.S. Agency for International Development. Welcome Ms. Coleman. Do you think Russia's decision to end its participation in the Grain Deal brin  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on July 17, 2023, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon. Hello. Welcome back. Q: Nice suit, John. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: What -- nobody likes my outfit? (Laughter.) Q: You look fantastic! MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I'm not quite understanding this. It's okay. There might be issues if people sta  more