Interested in and advocating for a fact based, equitable, climate resilient food system. Views are personal.
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Arpita Bhattacharjya retweeted
The average 1910 home was <1000 sq ft, water-borne disease caused ~10% of US deaths, most Americans couldn't afford steak (they ate boiling beef, salt pork, sausages, mutton, organ meat, etc), a big % of food was non-local and transported by trains, pkg'd food was exploding...
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We need food security not fear mongering that keeps healthy food sources out of the reach of most people.
Exciting news!
Great news from plant biotechnology!
Gene-edited bananas that don’t go brown could hit UK supermarkets
Scientific breakthrough could reduce food waste and make it easier to add the fruit to prepackaged food
theguardian.com/science/2026…
Arpita Bhattacharjya retweeted
This is enemy-of-my-enemy agriculture.
Pollan & Berry are the counterpoint to pesticides, monocultures, and of course Monsanto - and who the hell wants to be on their side?
But the tools of industrial ag can be used poorly or well. Used well, they feed the world.
Arpita Bhattacharjya retweeted
Thriller lovers rejoice! The New York Times recently polled nearly 300 crime novelists, editors, booksellers, librarians, and other book lovers to compile its list of the Best Thrillers of the 21st Century. If you love spine-tingling whodunnits and psychological horrors, consider these picks required reading! penguinrandomhouse.com/the-r…
so those collusion theories were true after all....
For years, economists dismissed #collusion as crankery and blamed bird flu for high #egg prices. Then the feds found evidence that could prove the cranks right, and almost nobody noticed.
Story from @Marcia_Brown9
politico.com/news/magazine/2…
Some comments saying that might be ok as the earth is over populated, lets reflect: if that is the argument for not using crop protection, it will impact the poorest and most vulnerable through a lower supply of food, not those with access and resources. Some lives dont count?
Arpita Bhattacharjya retweeted
This week, @irri deposited 1,890 seed samples in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, 410 for the first time. New deposits include rice from Madagascar, Costa Rica and Nepal.
IRRI’s collections now reach 99.59% safety duplication level, helping protect rice diversity for the future.
They are concerned that bread be "as natural as possible" but seem to not care about spina bifida. We are drowning in ignorance.
Folic acid is having a moment.
A moment where people are protesting the fact that it's added to flour - a decision that has reduced fetal neural tube defects dramatically.
It's nuts. Here's @cjsnowdon on why.
thecritic.co.uk/why-we-forti…
Arpita Bhattacharjya retweeted
Ethiopia and Malawi have consistently met the 10% target for public spending on agriculture. What would help more countries follow? Dr Hamady Diop of the @_AfricanUnion outlines the blended finance approaches that could: bit.ly/3YfxpKT
Arpita Bhattacharjya retweeted
🍅🧬 A gene-edited tomato just made a major leap: from the lab to a human clinical trial.
Researchers at @JohnInnesCentre developed vitamin D–biofortified tomatoes, now being tested in 200 people with low vitamin D levels in the UK.
Gene editing moving from the field to the plate — and potentially into public health.
jic.ac.uk/advances/sunshine-…
#biotech #tomatoes #VitaminD #superfood
Arpita Bhattacharjya retweeted
New research from Rothamsted and ApresLabs points to a breakthrough in oilseed rape management. A natural olive‑derived compound, SYN‑A, is showing remarkable power in restoring pyrethroid efficacy against cabbage stem flea beetle.
Find out more here: ow.ly/gqLl50ZQ56k
Arpita Bhattacharjya retweeted
Grape news! 🍇
Scientists in South Africa have successfully used #CRISPR #GeneEditing to develop a variety of grapevines that are less susceptible to downy mildew, and better at conserving water during drought. seedworld.com/europe/2026/04…
Arpita Bhattacharjya retweeted
The number of countries that grow GM crops continues to increase. #ISAAA
Arpita Bhattacharjya retweeted
This shows that for every $1 spent on buying GM seed, they gain an extra $4.90 in return. Farmers in developing countries gain more than those in developed countries, $5.08 vs $4.76. Excellent evidence that GM crops benefit small landholders in developing countries. #ISAAA
Arpita Bhattacharjya retweeted
Nearly 700 rural hospitals are already at risk of closing, even before Medicaid cuts take effect. When a rural hospital closes, the impact reaches everyone in the community, regardless of insurance. Residents may have to travel 20+ miles farther for care.
ms.now/opinion/trump-medicai…
Exciting! phys.org/news/2026-09-crispr…
EU Reaffirms Stance That Glyphosate is Not Carcinogenic After Considering New Data food-safety.com/articles/118…
