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Satellite to keep eye on Ecuadoran turtle
Quito, Ecuador (UPI) Jan 13, 2009 Scientists will use space technology to help them monitor a rare hawksbill turtle as it lives out its life along the coast of Ecuador, the government says. The satellite will help the scientists track the member of the critically endangered species as they study its behavior, the Ecuadoran president's press office said. The turtle, which is fitted with a tracking device, had been ... more Indonesia to allow trawling despite overfishing fears 
Jakarta (AFP) Jan 15, 2009Indonesia will allow trawling in selected areas for the first time in 30 years despite concerns about overfishing, an official said Thursday. Trawling, in which boats tow long nets that scoop up everything in their path, would be permitted this year off four areas of Borneo island's east Kalimantan province, maritime ministry official Bambang Sutejo said. He dismissed concerns about over ... more Climate Change And Food Supplies 
Seattle WA (SPX) Jan 14, 2009Rapidly warming climate is likely to seriously alter crop yields in the tropics and subtropics by the end of this century and, without adaptation, will leave half the world's population facing serious food shortages, new research shows. To compound matters, the population of this equatorial belt - from about 35 degrees north latitude to 35 degrees south latitude - is among the poorest on ... more 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 |
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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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Athens (AFP) Jan 9, 2009The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Friday slammed Athens over plans for a second bluefin tuna-fattening farm the group fears will exacerbate over-fishing of the species in the Mediterranean. Greece's authorisation of an additional bluefin tuna fattening farm "shows the indifference of the country towards the protection of this species," a WWF representative in Greece told AFP. There is alr ... more Indian Farmers To Consult Scientists Via Satellite 
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
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