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Large Drug Haul Seized in Fruit Shipment
Customs officials in India got tipped off about drugs being smuggled in fruit containers from South Africa . Consequently , large amounts of cocaine and crystal methamphetamine were found in several containers carrying green apples and Valencias from South Africa . The busts were made several days apart at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Nava Sheva , Navi Mumbai last October . Just under 10 kilograms of cocaine and 200 kilograms of methamphetamine were hidden in boxes of South African Valencias during the first bust , which came after Indian customs received a tip-off that high-value drugs would be entering the country hidden amongst South African fruit . There was allegedly 50 kilograms of cocaine in the second bust . The total value of the drugs is put at $ 369,000 . The South Africa company that allegedly smuggled the drugs is not registered on the Fresh Produce Exporters list and the phone number given for the company is not in service .
— freshplaza . com
Earth ’ s Population Hits 8 Billion
Earth ’ s population reached the 8-billion milestone , but this upward trend may not continue for long . In November , the United Nations officially marked the day the global population reached eight billion people . In the UN ’ s World Population Prospects 2022 report , the international agency said it expects the population to reach somewhere near 8.5 billion by 2030 , 9.7 billion in 2050 , 10.4 billion in the 2080s and remain at that level until 2100 . With climate change bringing droughts , storms , and drastic temperature fluctuations , food scarcity is even more of a problem when it comes to feeding the world ’ s population . Between 1804 and 1927 , the global population grew from one billion to two billion . It took 33 years after that to reach three billion . Since then , it ’ s taken roughly 12.6 years to add another billion people . However , some countries like China are currently seeing the lowest birth rate in history , while India has recently dropped below replacement rate for its birth rate .
— cbc . ca
Hydroponic Systems Wins Big Award
Emprendedores magazine has chosen Hydroponic Systems as the winner of the 2022 Innovation in the agri-food sector award for its perseverance in developing new solutions that improve the results of agricultural producers , both in terms of quantities of fruits , vegetables , and flowers , as well as their quality . Hydroponic Systems develops systems for growing crops in substrate bags . Their ideas have provided farmers with equipment specifically designed to prevent root diseases by keeping them isolated and clean . These products , moreover , are already distributed in greenhouses around the world , from the U . S . to Saudi Arabia . These systems , which help to better control the growth and health of crops , can increase yields by up to five percent per plant , according to Mexican farmers and researchers a few months ago . In addition , a Japanese strawberry producer increased production by 12 percent using the substrate bags , which help keep roots dry and healthy .
— hydroponicsystems . eu
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