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Experts recommend the inclusion of rainwater-collection systems in citiesBarcelona, Spain (SPX) Nov 01, 2011 Plain, sloping roofs can collect up to 50% more rainwater than flat roofs with gravel. This water is also of higher quality. These are the conclusions of a study conducted by researchers from Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB, Spain) which suggests the incorporation of systems to collect rainwater in urban planning. The water collected can be used to water streets and gardens, wash floors or vehicles and fill cisterns. Ramon Farreny, co-author of different projects developed by the UAB ... read more |
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  Cattle parasite vaccine offers hope to world's poorest farmers A new approach to vaccinating cattle could help farmers worldwide, research suggests. Scientists have developed a technique using a harmless parasite - which lives in cows but has no effect on their ... more | .. |
 Fog harvesting gives water to South African village When plumes of fog gather above the rocky mountains encircling a remote South African village, children look at them with excitement, knowing they will have clean drinking water at school. ... more | .. |
 Uruguay livestock numbers hit historic low Uruguay, noted for lucrative meat exports and enjoying overall economic growth, is sending alarm signals over its depleting livestock numbers. ... more | .. |
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Farming debates said not helping Africa A debate on farming practices to boost yields is slowing adoption of approaches that could solve Africa's food security situation, scientists have been told. ... more | .. |
Cuba eases curbs to boost food output Cuba is easing communist rules and nudging its agriculture toward a market economy model as part of a stepped-up government effort to boost food production. ... more | .. |
 US watchdog slams Iraq sewage plant efforts A watchdog's report released Sunday slammed US efforts to build a sewage treatment plant in the insurgent bastion of Fallujah, Iraq, saying the project was years delayed and millions of dollars over-budget. ... more | .. |
Hong Kong's Giordano joins Aussie wool campaign Hong Kong clothing chain Giordano on Friday became the latest brand to join a campaign against Australian wool over allegations of cruelty to sheep, in a bid welcomed by activists. ... more |
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  Banana trees in coffee fields to combat climate change In a remote corner of eastern Rwanda, farmer Louis Ntiricakeza hacked at the trunk of one of his banana trees with a small, rusty machete. ... more | .. |
 Magnetic tongue ready to help produce tastier processed foods The "electronic nose," which detects odors, has a companion among emerging futuristic "e-sensing" devices intended to replace abilities that once were strictly human-and-animal-only. It is a " ... more | .. |
 Desalination part of solution for China? As China grapples with ever-increasing water shortages, desalination is viewed by the government as part of the solution. ... more | .. |
 Food Chemical Regulations Rely Heavily on Industry Self-Policing and Lack Transparency Safety decisions concerning one-third of the more than 10,000 substances that may be added to human food were made by food manufacturers and a trade association without review by the U.S. Food and D ... more |
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 The healthy diners saving Nepal's vultures Nepal's vultures - decimated by medicine fed to the livestock they call dinner - are making a comeback thanks to their own chain of healthy-eating restaurants. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong foodie festival raises wine hub profile The Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival opens Thursday with organisers and exhibitors hoping to cash in on the explosive growth in demand from wealthy mainland Chinese for the finer things in life. ... more | .. |
 Pastoralists in drought-stricken Kenya receive insurance payouts for massive livestock losses In the midst of a drought-induced food crisis affecting millions in the Horn of Africa, an innovative insurance program for poor livestock keepers is making its first payouts, providing compensation ... more | .. |
 Plants feel the force "Picture yourself hiking through the woods or walking across a lawn," says Elizabeth Haswell, PhD, assistant professor of biology in Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. "Now ask ... more |
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Trump says to meet Putin in Budapest after 'great' call
'Wonder weapon'? Five things about US Tomahawks coveted by Ukraine
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 Stem Rust-resistant Wheat Landraces Identified U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have identified a number of stem rust-resistant wheat varieties and are retesting them to verify their resistance. Stem rust occurs worldwide w ... more | .. |
 Ancient cooking pots reveal gradual transition to agriculture Humans may have undergone a gradual rather than an abrupt transition from fishing, hunting and gathering to farming, according to a new study of ancient pottery. Researchers at the University of Yor ... more | .. |
 China links up with Gates to fund aid projects China and the foundation run by philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday struck a deal to work together on new health and agricultural innovations for poor countries around the world. ... more | .. |
 Breakthrough in the production of flood-tolerant crops This week thousands of families lost their homes and crops as flood waters swept across Central America. In Thailand huge tracts of farmland were submerged as the country faced its worst flooding in ... more |
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 How plants sense low oxygen levels to survive flooding As countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam and parts of the United States and United Kingdom have fallen victim to catastrophic flooding in recent years, tolerance of crops to partial or com ... more | .. |
 Topsy-turvy wine weather makes grape sorters shine A topsy-turvy growing season, which zigzagged from drought to hail to heat wave, produced a distressingly mixed crop in Bordeaux this year - but gave optical grape sorters a chance to shine. ... more | .. |
 Eighth Brazilian farmer since May killed in Amazon An agricultural leader protesting illegal deforestation was shot to death in northern Brazil, the eighth environmentalist farmer to be killed since May in the Amazon, activists said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Begins GeoEye-2 Satellite Integration Lockheed Martin has announced that it will begin integration of GeoEye's next-generation, high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite, known as GeoEye-2, with the planned delivery of its integrated prop ... more |
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 China the culprit of potential water wars? Scarcity of water in Asia could become a thorny issue for the region and trigger major conflicts, an expert says. ... more | .. |
 Putting light-harvesters on the spot How the light-harvesting complexes required for photosynthesis get to their site of action in the plant cell is reported by RUB biologists in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The team led ... more | .. |
 Mongol herder killed in China land dispute: rights group A Chinese truck driver has killed an ethnic Mongol herder who was trying to protect his grazing land, a rights group said, five months after a similar incident sparked protests in Inner Mongolia. ... more | .. |
 Better use of Global Geospatial Information for Solving Development Challenges Representatives from 90 United Nations Member States and more than 50 international and civil society organizations and private sector entities will gather in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 23 to 27 ... more |
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 New bacteria toxins against resistant insect pests Toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria (Bt toxins) are used in organic and conventional farming to manage pest insects. Sprayed as pesticides or produced in genetically modified plants, Bt toxi ... more | .. |
  Biden denounces Somali guerrillas over famine US Vice President Joe Biden on Monday sharply criticized the Islamist Shebab rebels over Somalia's famine, saying that the group has hindered efforts to bring food to the hungry. ... more | .. |
 Study Reveals Diversity of Life in Soils Microscopic animals that live in soils are as diverse in the tropical forests of Costa Rica as they are in the arid grasslands of Kenya, or the tundra and boreal forests of Alaska and Sweden. That c ... more | .. |
 Chinese wine students are boon for Bordeaux One of France's oldest oenology schools, La Tour Blanche, is fighting falling enrolment through a tie-up with a Beijing wine school, the latest in a string of Bordeaux institutes to look East for their future. ... more |
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