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CAAS-Bayer Cooperation Strategy on Crop Research

isaaa.org     11 hrs ago          

On July 7, 2008, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and Bayer Group co-hosted a conference with the theme on crop research cooperation in Beijing, China.Dr. Joachim Schneider, head of BioScience at Bayer,...                

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(Update) Palace belies FSGO claim of 'bad governance'

abs-cbnnews.com     11 hrs ago   2 related          

Three days before President Arroyo's State of the Nation Address in Congress, former Cabinet members and senior officials said Friday that it's not just high world oil and food prices that are behind the current socio-economic...                

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Spotlight on agriculture at Collectors’ meeting

hindu.com     3 hrs ago          

Around 3.5 lakh hectares to be covered under rice intensification system State to spend Rs.1,250 crore during 2008-09 for crop husbandry Coimbatore: Collectors of 15 districts across Tamil Nadu will meet here on Saturday to...                

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Ethanol – Not the Fat Man At The Buffet Anymore!

wordpress.com     7 hrs ago   52 related          

The Fuel vs. Food Debate has finally reached its demise. In the past the biofuel Ethanol was made from sugar, corn, soybeans, rice, or wheat; our precious food staples! But now Los Angeles County has approved a ground breaking...                

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Cyclone-hit fisheries hurt Myanmar

msn.com     yesterday   21 related          

Thousands of fishermen were killed and their ponds destroyed A fisherman uses a net on two poles to catch fish along an irrigation canal in the rice field Friday, July 18, 2008 in a village near Yangon City, Myanmar. No matter...                

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THAILAND: The challenge of reintroducing buffaloes

alertnet.org     14 hrs ago   3 related          

Source: IRIN King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand has for years said buffaloes were integral to a sustainable agricultural policy and since 2000, Thai NGOs, with the UN Development Programme's (UNDP) Global Environment Facility...                

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Snake in paddy field good for food chain

xinhuanet.com     14 hrs ago   2 related          

BEIJING, July 25 -- I am growing rice again this year on a plot of mountain land that I lease. I weeded the paddy the other day during a break in the tsuyu rainy season. As I bent down and looked closely, I could see all sorts...                

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Rice output expected to be over 6m tonnes

thenews.com.pk     yesterday   2 related          

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s rice output should rise at least 10 per cent to over 6 million tonnes in the 2008/09 fiscal year on a larger planted area, officials and growers said on Thursday, and exports could top 4 million tonnes. A...                

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Yap: P21 billion needed for fertilizer

abs-cbnnews.com     13 hrs ago          

By PURPLE S. ROMERO abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak Secretary Arthur Yap said the agriculture department seeks a P21 billion-fertilizer fund for the dry season as price shocks could threaten the country’s rice self-sufficiency. In a...                

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Rains return on time in cotton, oilseed areas

expressindia.com     yesterday   2 related          

Posted online: Friday , July 25, 2008 at 02:14 hrs Updated On: Friday , July 25, 2008 at 02:14 hrs India’s monsoon has revived in the biggest cotton, oilseeds and rice-growing areas, spurring sowing of crops which was delayed...                

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