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Japan's rice farmers mull TPP futureTokyo (AFP) Nov 27, 2011 Osamu Tamaki is one of the few rice farmers in Japan who see an Asia-Pacific free trade deal as a window of opportunity rather than the death knell for a highly cosseted industry. "The TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) will give us a great opportunity to go out into the world," said the 32-year-old, who has already exported rice to Taiwan and is now looking to markets in Hong Kong and the United States. "The TPP may damage domestic farmers, including me," said Tamaki, who harvests rice in Niigata, ... read more |
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 Climate set to worsen food crises: Oxfam Storms and droughts that have unleashed dangerous surges in food prices could be a "grim foretaste" of what lies ahead when climate change bites more deeply, Oxfam said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Plan for crucial Australian rivers draws anger Farmers Monday slammed the government's draft plan to rescue a crucial river system supplying Australia's food bowl, saying it will destroy communities and put pressure on food prices. ... more | .. |
 China govt under fire over new food bacteria rule China's state-run media and web users criticised the government Friday after it ruled that small amounts of a potentially lethal bacterium were permissible in frozen food. ... more | .. |
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 Water doesn't have to freeze until minus 55 Fahrenheit We drink water, bathe in it and we are made mostly of water, yet the common substance poses major mysteries. Now, University of Utah chemists may have solved one enigma by showing how cold water can ... more | .. |
  First-class views of the world below Images of some of our planet's most beautiful features can be seen from the comfort of your Air France aircraft thanks to satellites. Clouds can't obstruct these views: the crystal waters of t ... more | .. |
 Indra Enhances Imaging Of Spatial Mission For The Study Of Water On Earth Indra has finished the upgrade of the SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) data processing system installed at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) located in Villafranca del Castillo (Madr ... more | .. |
 SSTL appoints Luis Gomes Director of EO and Science Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has appointed Luis Gomes Business Unit Director of Earth Observation (EO) and Science. He is now responsible for the strategic direction at SSTL in these m ... more |
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  S. America, EU seek 'balanced' trade pact European and Latin American negotiators say they are edging toward accord on what they say will be a balanced free trade pact that can keep them out of political trouble and reassure EU farmers fearful of competitive South American exports. ... more | .. |
 New Projection Shows Global Food Demand Doubling by 2050 Global food demand could double by 2050, according to a new projection reported this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The analysis also shows that the worl ... more | .. |
 New projection shows global food demand doubling by 2050 Global food demand could double by 2050, according to a new projection by David Tilman, Regents Professor of Ecology in the University of Minnesota's College of Biological Sciences, and colleagues, ... more | .. |
 Vermicompost beneficial for organically grown tomatoes Marketable yields of organic horticultural crops frequently fall below those of conventional crops; this and other factors restrict widespread adoption of organic production. Researchers recen ... more |
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 Introducing L-PEACH: Tool for understanding peach tree development In peach trees, as in other plants, the energy used to create carbohydrates that support growth and development comes from solar radiation through the process of photosynthesis. Peach tree productiv ... more | .. |
 Global commission charts pathway for achieving food security in face of climate change In the lead up to UN global climate talks in Durban, South Africa later this month, an independent global commission of eminent scientists released a set of concrete recommendations to policy makers ... more | .. |
  China eases lending restrictions for small banks China's central bank said Thursday it has eased lending restrictions on more than 20 small banks nationwide, as it seeks to channel more funds to cash-strapped private firms and the farming sector. ... more | .. |
 Study Details Links Between Climate, Groundwater Availability Everyone knows that climate affects our water supply, but new research from North Carolina State University gives scientists and water-resource managers an unprecedented level of detail on how clima ... more |
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NATO and EU scramble to boost drone defences to counter Russia
Tomahawk missiles main topic for Zelensky-Trump meet: Ukraine official
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 Rivers may aid climate control in cities Speaking at the URSULA (Urban River Corridors and Sustainable Living Agendas) Conference, in Sheffield, Dr Abigail Hathway, of the University of Sheffield, will demonstrate how rivers can cool their ... more | .. |
 Harm not those strangers that pollinate In an irony of nature, invasive species can become essential to the very ecosystems threatened by their presence, according to a recent discovery that could change how scientists and governments app ... more | .. |
 Nigeria plans to relaunch satelite in December The Nigerian Communications Satellite-1Replacement (NigComSat-1R) would be launched on Dec. 19, according to a top official with the Nigerian Communications Satellite. The company's Managing Directo ... more | .. |
 China to look to Africa for food: study China will increasingly look to Africa over the next decade as the world's most populous nation seeks to ensure it has sufficient food supplies, according to a study published Wednesday. ... more |
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 FBI, DHS dismiss report of water plant hack US investigators have dismissed a report that computer hackers were behind the failure of a water pump at a plant in the midwestern US state of Illinois. ... more | .. |
 Thaksin visits S. Korea to tour river project Former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra is visiting South Korea to tour a $19 billion river upgrade project which he believes could have averted Thailand's flood disaster, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Companies not buying enough 'green' palm oil: WWF Major retailers and manufacturers are not doing enough to honour commitments to use sustainable palm oil to help protect virgin rainforests from destruction, WWF said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Genome sequence sheds new light on how plants evolved nitrogen-fixing symbioses The genome of Medicago, a close relative of alfalfa and a long-established model for the study of legume biology, has been sequenced by an international team of scientists, capturing around 94 per c ... more |
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Conditions right Thursday night for Northern Lights in 15 states
What Upcoming Sci-Fi Movies Will Take Us to New Worlds?
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 Satellite images help species conservation Organisms living on small islands are particularly threatened by extinction. However, data are often lacking to objectively assess these threats. A team of German and British researchers used ... more | .. |
 Student Cloud Observations Help Validate NASA Satellites In between recess, geography class and eating the lunch their moms packed, NASA scientists have found the time to help validate Earth-observing satellites. These scientists are the younger var ... more | .. |
 Using Satellites to Help the Earth Sustain Seven Billion People With seven billion people now living on Earth, the expanding demand for resources is exerting unprecedented pressure on global resources, especially forests, water and food. NASA and the U.S. Geolog ... more | .. |
 New FASTSAT discoveries paint detailed view of region near Earth Space around Earth is anything but a barren vacuum. The area seethes with electric and magnetic fields that change constantly. Charged particles flow through, moving energy around, creating electric ... more |
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 Landsat 5 Mission in Jeopardy The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has stopped acquiring images from the 27-year-old Landsat 5 Earth observation satellite due to a rapidly degrading electronic component. Landsat 5 was launche ... more | .. |
 China sends two satellites into space China on Sunday morning put two satellites into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province. The satellites, Chuangxin 1-03 and Shiyan Satellite 4 were l ... more | .. |
  Cosmic voyager has a layover in St. Louis Last January, two amateur meteorite hunters dropped by Randy Korotev's office at Washington University in St. Louis to show him their latest purchase, a 17-kilogram pallasite meteorite found in 2006 ... more | .. |
 Asian thirst for wine feeds new investment market Asia's thirst for rare and fine wine is moving beyond the dining table as the industry seeks to tickle the region's capital markets as well as its taste buds. ... more |
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