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Money isn't the only retirement consideration

In fact, it might be the easy part. I responded that I don't want him to quit work, because he will spend his days sitting in our lobby, drinking our coffee, chatting me up. Some people feel the drop in their portfolios may...

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Growth Number

Sept 14, 2009 (LBO) - "Though services sector continues to be hurt by a slowdown in the export and import trade domestic agriculture growth other than tea has helped economic growth," statistics chief Suranjana Vidyaratne said....

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India says no rice imports for now

Sunday, November 22, 2009 NEW DELHI: India has scrapped tenders to import rice, saying it has enough stocks to manage despite a harvest shortfall following the worst monsoon in almost four decades. A top-level cabinet committee...

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Agriculture focus is not misplaced

Published: Sunday | November 22, 2009 Dr. Derrick Deslandes, Contributor Deslandes The following is an excerpt from a letter submitted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheires in response to Claude Clarke's Public Affairs...

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Bio-Fuel Growth Raises Concerns About Forests

Forests are a treasure trove of limbs and bark that can be made into alternative fuels and some worry the increasing trend of using that logging debris will make those materials too scarce, harming the woodlands.

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Spot rubber prices touch Rs 115 a kg

Kottayam, Nov. 21 Physical rubber prices finished firm on Saturday. The undercurrent appeared extremely bullish as the market continued to move on fresh buying and short covering from traders amidst low supply. It was also...

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Agriculture to be affected if erratic weather continues

UNB, Dhaka Erratic rainfall and deviation in temperature are going to bring critical changes in the country's rice farming pattern seriously affecting crop yields, according to experts. "Bangladesh is in the subtropical region....

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No Harvest Swoon: Soybeans Rise

Export Demand Buoys Prices, but Some Say Dollar Is Artificial Prop BY ANDREW JOHNSON JR. CHICAGO—Strong export demand and investor buying lifted soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade. CBOT January soybeans ended seven...

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J.M. Smucker Q2 profit nearly triples on Folgers acquisition, profit margins

PORTLAND, Ore. - J.M. Smucker Co. nearly tripled its profit in the second quarter as the addition of Folgers coffee gave a jolt to its lineup and lower commodity prices for coffee beans and other items fattened its profit...

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Ethiopian “Virgin Land’ For Sale - By Andrew Rice

According to the World Bank, as much as three-quarters of Ethiopia’s arable land is not under cultivation, and agronomists say that with substantial capital expenditure, much of it could become bountiful. Since the world food...

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