09/06/23 Global wheat prices following the Ukraine dam breach, genetic modification, Dartmoor farm in London
How have global wheat prices been affected by the news of the breached dam on Ukraine鈥檚 Dneipro river - and why does it matter?
The breaching of a major dam on the Dneipro river in southern Ukraine is unfolding as a human, environmental and economic tragedy for thousands of people who live downstream. But there are global implications too. Ukraine is one of the world鈥檚 biggest wheat producers and exporters.
We鈥檝e been looking into gene editing this week. The Royal Society is currently working on a paper looking at what changes can be made to plants by both gene editing and genetic modification. They say gene editing alone has limitations.
More than a thousand London school children have been to a Dartmoor farm this week, without even leaving the city boundaries.
Shallowford Farm, which normally hosts young people for residential farming experiences on Dartmoor, has created a 鈥榩op up鈥� farm.
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