Agricultural Production Figures

                   

Struggling to stay ahead

ahram.org.eg     Apr 27, 2008   1 related          

Will Egypt be able to survive world food shortages? Mona El-Fiqi tries to find an answer ... Will Egypt be able to survive world food shortages? Since Egypt imports 50 per cent of its food, prices on local markets spiked in the past few months. The state also started to...                    

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Dont politicise price rise: PM tells parties

expressindia.com     Apr 26, 2008   14 related          

Anxious to stave off growing criticism against the UPA on spiralling prices that is getting shriller by the day, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said his government was taking all necessary steps and political parties could do the least by not indulging in scare mongering.                    

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Gambia: Bio Fuel Production Impacts On Trade And Agriculture

allafrica.com     Apr 25, 2008   1 related          

The global adoption of bio fuel as an "Energy security strategy" is fast becoming the main factor affecting agricultural production and international trade, said Buba Khan, the Food Rights manager at Action Aid, The Gambia. ... Mr. Khan made this statement during an...                    

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Gov't Determined to Boost Agro-Pastoral Production

allafrica.com     Apr 25, 2008   1 related          

Following is a press release issued at the end of the cabinet meeting of 24 April 2008. ... "Chief Ephraim INONI, Prime Minister, Head of Government, this Thursday, 24 April 2004, as from 11 am chaired an important Cabinet Meeting in the Prime Minister's Office devoted...                    

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Rice Prices

globalguerrillas.typepad.com     Apr 25, 2008          

Rice is one of the more energy intensive crops. Note the five-fold price increase over the last five years. NOTE: Typical behavior across agricultural production is to squeeze efficiencies out until about $75 a barrel. After that point, the efficiency...                    

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Overcoming barriers in developing agricultural biotechnology in Africa

eldis.org     Apr 25, 2008          

This book provides an overview of the potential benefits of agricultural biotechnology in Africa in the context of continuous poor agricultural production ... ... Authors: N. Clark; J. Mugabe; J. Smith Publisher: African Centre for Technology Studies , 2008 This book...                    

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