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Russia, China spur worldwide demand for wine: study
Paris (AFP) Jan 13, 2009With consumers in Russia and China developing a taste for wine, worldwide demand is expected to climb until 2012 despite the economic downturn, a French study said Tuesday. "We believe that the effects of the economic crisis will be limited" in the wine sector, said Robert Beynat, director of Vinexpo, one of the world's biggest wine fairs held annually in Bordeaux. Russia and China are e ... more Adding High Doses Of Sludge To Neutralise Soil Acidity Not Advisable 
Basque, Spain (SPX) Jan 14, 2009A University of the Basque Country PhD thesis has analysed the application of waste sludge from EDAR (Estacion Depuradora de Aguas Residuales - Waste Water Purification Plant) to acid soils which have limited capacity for neutralising the acidity. Sludge obtained from water purification plants can be reused, as fertiliser for soils, for example or to reduce their acidity. The main aim of ... more CSIRO Sells Wool Scour To Australian Business 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jan 14, 2009CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering in Geelong, Victoria, has finalised a contract for the sale of its small-scale wool scouring line to an Australian company. The purchaser is carpet manufacturer, Velieris Pty Ltd of Thomastown, Victoria. The scour is likely to be decommissioned and delivered to Velieris in early 2009. CSIRO will con ... more Mapping In A One Meter Sea Level Rise 
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Jan 11, 2009New research indicates that the ocean could rise in the next 100 years to a meter higher than the current sea level - which is three times higher than predictions from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC. The groundbreaking new results from an international collaboration between researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, England and Finland ar ... more 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 |
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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 China says 296,000 children fell ill from tainted milk 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2009China said Monday that a total of 296,000 children had fallen ill from consuming dairy products tainted with the industrial chemical melamine, up 2,000 from the previous official count. The health ministry also told reporters at a briefing that a total of 52,898 babies had been treated in hospital for kidney problems caused by the toxic ingredient. Of these, 52,582 had been discharged. ... more Turning Lunar Dust Into Gold 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2009On Hawai'i's Mauna Kea volcano, which rises over 13,000 feet above sea level, there is a mid-level base facility where scientists can pretend they are on the moon. Hawai'i's volcanic terrain, soil and remote environment provide an ideal environment for testing instruments and equipment that someday may be used by astronauts at a lunar base. Recently, a team of scientists working for the Pa ... more Japan researchers unveil robot suit for farmers 
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 9, 2009Japanese researchers on Friday unveiled a robot suit designed to help reduce the heavy burden of harvesting as the nation's farm industry faces an ageing, shrinking workforce. Researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology demonstrated a prototype wearable assistance machine equipped with eight motors and 16 sensors. The 25-kilogramme (55-pound) device is designed to assis ... more DMCii and DynAgra Help Farmers Control Costs And Boost Yields 
Guildford UK (SPX) Jan 12, 2009Canadian precision agriculture supplier and consultancy DynAgra has completed its first precision agriculture campaign using DMCii satellite imagery to provide sophisticated agronomic tools to its customers. DynAgra tasked DMCii with acquiring multi-spectral imagery of agricultural plots in the province of Alberta. DMCii provided the imagery in an accurately orthorectified format that coul ... more |
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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 World's first 'drought-tolerant' corn ready by 2010: Monsanto 
Washington (AFP) Jan 7, 2009Agribusiness giant Monsanto announced Wednesday a significant step towards creating the world's first drought-tolerant corn, a development it says will "reset the bar" in farming productivity. The genetically modified corn has moved to the final stage of development and could be available on the commercial market as early as 2010, the company said in a statement. "Drought-tolerant corn ... more Malaysia uses satellite to fight illegal logging: report 
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Dec 28, 2008Malaysia is zooming in on forests with a satellite in order to fight illegal logging which its government says is harming the major timber exporting country, a report said Sunday. Darus Ahmad, deputy director-general with the Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency, said the "eye in the sky" programme was put in place in October. "There is always criticisms that our forests are diminishing," he ... more Vidalia Farmers Develop Alternative To Hand-Transplanting Onions 
Statesboro GA (SPX) Jan 05, 2009Growers in southeastern Georgia have the perfect combination of climate and soil to produce some of the world's best onions: the famous Vidalia sweet onions. Prized for their mild taste and sweetness, Vidalia onions are shipped throughout North America for use in recipes and relishes. Onion producers in the Vidalia region have traditionally used transplants to produce dry bulb onions. Tran ... more
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