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TalkingFields Guides European Farmers From SpaceParis, France (ESA) Oct 19, 2010 Farmers traditionally keep a close eye on their fields, but a new ESA-led project seeks to build on their vigilance with monitoring from space. The TalkingFields initiative is now showing how to combine satellite observation with satellite navigation to benefit European farmers. Sustainable food production and food security are critical challenges. TalkingFields will help by using precision farming methods to produce crops more efficiently. For instance, by optimising farmers' use of fertili ... read more |
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Canberra, Australi (SPX) Oct 13, 2010The delivery of sustainable water supplies in Australia will require water managers and engineers to factor in a range of predicted variations in climate and long-term demand for water resources, according to a CSIRO climate and water expert, Dr Francis Chiew. "With an expected decline in water availability in parts of Australia comes the need for more reliable quantification of historical ... more  
Jakarta (AFP) Oct 15, 2010Indonesia will be forced to import rice in bulk and reduce exports of other commodities after extreme weather harmed agriculture over the past few months, officials said Friday. Crop yields - especially rice - were harmed when the La Nina phenomenon significantly reduced the dry season period between April and September, said Indonesian Farmers Association secretary general Benny Pasaribu. ... more
United Nations, N.Y. (UPI) Oct 14, 2010 For the first time in history, human efforts will have wiped out an animal disease in the wild, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says. The infectious viral disease rinderpest will soon be officially eradicated in an ambitious worldwide effort, a U.N. release said Thursday. Smallpox is the only other disease successfully eradicated by human efforts, the FAO sai ... more |
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China think tank calls for higher inflation goal: reportShanghai (AFP) Oct 13, 2010 China should raise its 2010 inflation target to help ease pressure on Beijing let the yuan appreciate, a government think tank has said, according to state media Tuesday. Lifting the target to four percent from three percent would improve farmers' incomes and alleviate excessive liquidity, the Shanghai Securities News reported, citing the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The hike would also help create a more suitable environment to push ahead with reforms on pricing of resources, the institu ... read more |
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