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Rice Farming

                   

Rice Scandal Halts Japanese Deals

wsj.com
Sep 21, 2008 7 related
        

TOKYO -- A scandal over imported rice tainted with mold and pesticide has triggered an outcry in Japan, forcing a cabinet minister to resign Friday, halting the country's foreign rice purchases and raising fresh questions...

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Mustapa: Rice bowl plan yet to succeed

nst.com.my
Sep 21, 2008 94 related
        

BACHOK: The objective to make Kelantan into the country's second rice bowl has yet to succeed due to lack of commitment, Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed said yesterday. He said agencies...

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Profits sink for farms in storm's path

chron.com
Sep 21, 2008 1 related
        

Wind heavily damages corn and rice crops By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press JOHN DUNHAM MESSENGER-INQUIRER Laborer Marco Juan Gomez collects apples off the ground Monday at Reid's Orchard in Owensboro, Ky. LOUISVILLE,...

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vietnamnews.net: Prawn farming vietnamnews.net

Alex Renton on the growing demand for tiger prawns and Vietnam

vietnamnews.net
Sep 20, 2008 1 related
        

Nice prawns, shame about the chemical cocktail No longer a luxury item, king prawns have become a staple on our supermarket fish counters - but at what price? Alex Renton reports from Vietnam where improverished producers...

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Agricultural Development Offers Protection Against Natural Disaster

medicalnewstoday.com
Sep 20, 2008
        

Improved agricultural productivity can help developing countries reduce their reliance on international emergency food relief following natural disasters. This is one of the conclusions of a team of International Rice...

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System of Rice Intensification area likely to double in Kangeyam

hindu.com
Sep 20, 2008
        

Cultivation area under this method may rise to nearly 800 acres this year Photo: Special Arrangement High productivity: Fields brought under the System of Rice Intensification method of cultivation in Kangeyam region have...

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Kashmir's rice production likely to increase

hindu.com
Sep 20, 2008
        

Srinagar (PTI): The Kashmir valley is all set to achieve a target rice production of five lakh tonnes during this kharif, an official spokesman said on Saturday. Rice production in the valley, which was 4.95 lakh tonnes...

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msn.com: Haiti could face famine after floods msn.com

Famine in Haiti feared after floods

msn.com
Sep 19, 2008 11 related
        

Crops wiped out; U.N. raised less than 2 percent of its goal after storms A man shovels mud in Gonaives, Haiti, on Thursday. Four recent powerful storms have wiped out most of Haiti's food crops and damaged irrigation...

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Global expo on rice processing technology gets under way

hindu.com
Sep 19, 2008
        

State Government favourable to millers, says Minister Millers thanked for their support to delta farmers VIJAYAWADA: Rice millers are getting sandwiched between the farmer, who wants more for his produce and the Government...

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BANGLADESH: Arsenic in food chain raises health concerns

irinnews.org
Sep 19, 2008 1 related
        

DHAKA, 19 September 2008 (IRIN) - A high concentration of arsenic in the water and soil is infiltrating Bangladesh's food chain, raising serious health concerns for millions of residents, specialists warn. The acceptable...

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