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Bahraini government steps in to stabilise prices

menafn.com     Aug 16, 2008   1 related          

The current level of supply of essential eatables and mutton is enough to meet the growing demand during the holy month of Ramadhan. The government's timely interference to keep the demand-supply food chain in a balance has...                    

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Judge denies class-action for genetically engineered rice suit

semissourian.com     Aug 15, 2008   3 related          

ST. LOUIS — A federal judge ruled Thursday that hundreds of farmers will not be able to consolidate their lawsuits against Bayer CropScience AG over the accidental release of experimental genetically engineered rice into the...                    

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Cotton, rice are Murray water hogs: data (AAP)

yahoo.com     Aug 15, 2008   4 related          

Cotton and rice are using more than their fair share of the Murray-Darling Basin's scarce water resources, new data shows. A snapshot of the basin released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, found cotton is the thirstiest...                    

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The State of Dairy-Free Cheese

popsci.com     Aug 15, 2008          

Dear EarthTalk: My body doesn't tolerate cheese well. Are there dairy-free cheeses that will be easier on my constitution and better for the environment, too? -- Steve Sullivan, Seattle, WA With some 30 to 50 million Americans...                    

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Ventria's $4 Million Pharma Rice Grant

pameladrew.newsvine.com     Aug 15, 2008          

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:54 AM EDT Welcome to the Brave New World, not only are drugs being grown in the food crops, taxpayers are helping to fund fields of foods that produce drugs. Looks like we the...                    

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UPDATE 2-Philippine Q2 farm output up; high costs dim outlook

finanznachrichten.de     Aug 15, 2008   5 related          

MANILA, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Philippine annual farm output growth picked up to 5.4 percent in the second quarter but the sector's contribution to economic growth is seen limited as higher input costs are set to shrink harvests in...                    

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Big boost for padi farmers

thestar.com.my     Aug 15, 2008   1 related          

MUDA Agriculture Development Authority (Mada) will receive an additional RM602mil in allocation to improve its padi production under the Ninth Malaysia Plan mid-term review. Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk...                    

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Mutant plants can boost yields, resistance: IAEA conference

terradaily.com     Aug 14, 2008   11 related          

At the symposium, IAEA Deputy Director General Werner Burkart cited some of the technique's success stories. In Kenya, a modified variety of wheat could withstand droughts; and in Vietnam a new strain of rice thrived in the...                    

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Playing chicken with trade

foodprocessing.com     Aug 14, 2008          

By James Rice and Matthew Waller FoodProcessing.com Tyson executive defends imports of Chinese poultry. So, at best, it’s puzzling that Congress is currently considering a measure that would jeopardize a booming American export...                    

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China Organic Agriculture Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results (Business Wire)

yahoo.com     Aug 14, 2008   154 related          

Thursday August 14, 8:59 am ET LOS ANGELES & JILIN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--China Organic Agriculture, Inc. (OTCBB: CNOA - News ), a growth-driven agricultural products company, today announced its operating results for the...                    

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