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Chinese Food Economy Benefits Small, Poor Farmers
Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 11, 2009One of the most significant changes in China's agricultural economy over the past fifteen years has been the rise of horticulture. During this same time period, modern supply chains have also emerged. A new study in the Review of Agricultural Economics reveals that the recent changes in China's food economy have contributed to an improvement in poverty reduction and betterment of small farmers. ... more Carbon Rich Soil Could Increase Mercury Levels 
Gainesville FL (SPX) Jan 11, 2009Mercury pollution has already spurred public health officials to advise eating less fish, but it could become a more pressing concern in a warmer world. So suggests a paper that appears in a recent issue of the journal Oecologia. Sue Natali, a postdoctoral associate in botany at the University of Florida and the paper's lead author, compared mercury levels in soils under trees growing in a ... more World Bank urges China to raise water prices to counter crisis 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2009The World Bank urged China Monday to raise water prices to encourage people to use less water and to promote efficiency in a bid to prevent a "severe water scarcity crisis." "To provide appropriate incentives for the adoption of water saving technologies and behaviours, water prices need to be allowed to rise to reflect its full scarcity value," the bank said in a report published Monday. ... more Myanmar rat infestation causing food crisis: NGO 
Yangon (AFP) Jan 12, 2009Tens of thousands of people in remote northwestern Myanmar faced a food crisis after their farmlands were destroyed by a rat infestation, a non-governmental organisation said Monday. The infestation erupted two years ago in Chin state, which borders Bangladesh and India, and some residents were now receiving rice handouts, said Joseph Win Hlaing Oo, director of the Country Agency for Rural ... more China steps up food inspections ahead of Spring Festival 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2009China announced Monday it was stepping up food inspections ahead of the Spring Festival holiday in a bid to prevent safety scares following the nation's tainted milk scandal. "Every locality... must increase supervision and inspection of markets important for the holiday, and important food companies and restaurants," Mao Qun'an, a spokesman for the Health Ministry, told reporters. ... more |
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Shillong (PTI) Jan 08, 2009Farmers of Northeast can now interact with top scientists of the country and seek solutions to their problems related to farming, market, health and weather dynamics from their nearest Village Resource Centres (VRC). The Shillong-based North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC) in association with Bangalore-based Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has set up 34 VRCs across the ... more Mexico City launches emergency water plan 
Mexico City (AFP) Jan 7, 2009Mexico City authorities launched a five-month emergency plan to ration water in response to a record drop in water supplies, the national water commission said Wednesday. "We're in an emergency situation. The reservoirs which supply Mexico City are at a historic low, at 62 percent capacity when they should be at 85 percent at this time of year," said Jorge Efren Villalon, director general ... more Ladybugs a sign of healthy olive trees 
Granada, Spain (UPI) Jan 7, 2009Spanish researchers say ladybugs in olive orchards are a good indicator of the groves' health and sustainability. The University of Granada found that ladybugs are a useful way of distinguishing organic, conventional and integrated farming systems. The university said a two-year study of three large Spanish olive groves showed the "richness and abundance" of ladybugs was higher ... more Half the planet could be hit by food crisis by 2100: study 
Washington (AFP) Jan 8, 2009Half of the world's population could face food shortages by the end of this century due to climate change, a new study warned Thursday. According to researchers, there is a 90 percent probability that by 2100 the minimum temperatures in the tropics and sub-tropical regions will be higher than the maximums so far recorded in those areas. The affect on crop-growing in those regions would b ... more China has arrested 60 over tainted milk scandal: police 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2009China said Friday it had arrested a total of 60 people in the tainted milk scandal that led to the deaths of at least six children and sickened nearly 300,000 others. Police had arrested them for "producing or selling toxic and harmful food products," China's Ministry of Public Security said on its website, as it summarised actions taken since the scandal erupted in September last year. ... more |
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Sydney (AFP) Jan 4, 2009Saving the planet by eating kangaroos and wild camels may seem like pie in the sky, but the offbeat menu comes with a scientific stamp of approval in Australia. The aim in both cases is to reduce damage to the environment, but the reasoning behind the push to put the animals on the menu is sharply different. In the case of kangaroos, environmentalists say the national animal should beco ... more Organic Plant Waste Proves Effective Weed Control For Citrus Trees 
Giza, Egypt (SPX) Jan 05, 2009Interest in organic crop production is increasing around the world. Organics are healthy for consumers while adding environmental benefits and decreasing the amount of synthetic herbicides in foods, soil, and water. While organics gain popularity with consumers, organic farmers are faced with new production challenges, especially managing and reducing invasive weeds. Synthetic mulches, man ... more New Use For Human Hair 
Verona MS (SPX) Jan 05, 2009Agricultural crop production relies on composted waste materials and byproducts, such as animal manure, municipal solid waste composts, and sewage sludge, as a necessary nutrient source. Studies have shown that human hair, a readily available waste generated from barbershops and hair salons, combined with additional compost, is an additional nutrient source for crops. Although human hair h ... more Honeybees Also Serve As Plant Bodyguards 
Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Jan 04, 2009Honeybees are important to plants for reasons that go beyond pollination, according to a new study published in the December 23rd issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. The insects' buzz also defends plants against the caterpillars that would otherwise munch on them undisturbed. The researchers, led by Jurgen Tautz of Biozentrum Universitat Wurzburg, Germany, earlier found tha ... more Grazing Animals Help Spread Plant Disease 
Corvallis, OR (SPX) Jan 04, 2009Researchers have discovered that grazing animals such as deer and rabbits are actually helping to spread plant disease - quadrupling its prevalence in some cases - and encouraging an invasion of annual grasses that threaten more than 20 million acres of native grasslands in California. The findings run contrary to what had been predicted by other theories, which had suggested that "consume ... more
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