| 04/12/08 | Nabard sanctions Rs 186.31 cr to Punjab, Haryana (Indian Express) |  |
Publié le 04/12/08 02:36:37
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has sanctioned Rs. 186.31 crore... Source : Indian Express (subscribe) Explore : Haryana |
| 04/12/08 | Dutch minister criticizes Japanese dolphin hunt (People Daily) | |
Publié le 04/12/08 01:52:50
Dutch Agriculture Minister Gerda Verburg has written to the Japanese ambassador to the Netherlands to protest the cruel annual slaughter of dolphins off the southern coast of Japan, Dutch paper De Volkskrant reported Wednesday. Such practice is unethical and should be halted, the minister said in the letter. The letter was sent at the request of the Dutch parliament, the report said. Japan... Source : People Daily (subscribe) |
| 04/12/08 | Malawi wins Awards for Food Security (AfricanLoft) | |
Publié le 04/12/08 00:04:34
In what can be considered a rare feat from an African head of state, President Bingu Wa Mutharika has received two international awards for his remarkable display of leadership in securing Malawi?s food security. The first - the Food and Agriculture Organization?s Agricola Medal - came on November, awarded in honor of Mutharika ?substantial contribution [...] Source : AfricanLoft (subscribe) Explore : Malawi |
| 04/12/08 | U.S.$2.5 Million Gadd Project Launched (All Africa) | |
Publié le 04/12/08 00:00:57
... US $2.5 million program, which was officially launched by Mr. Ernest Debrah, Minister of Food and Agriculture, Ghana, would assist over 2,200 agro-dealers whose activities would then foster an increase in productivity, and incomes of over 850,000 rural smallholder farmers.The agro-dealer shops would be brought closer to the farmers - making seeds and fertilisers more available and... Source : All Africa (subscribe) Explore : Ghana |
| 03/12/08 | Training in organic farming (Hindu) | |
Publié le 03/12/08 23:36:34
NAGAPATTINAM: About 600 farmers were taught organic farming strategies for sustainable agriculture through training programmes under the ?Participatory Disaster proofing of Tsunami affected target villages? project, Bharati ... Source : Hindu (subscribe) Explore : Tamil Nadu, Tsunami |
| 03/12/08 | District administration fails to steer agriculture (Hindu) | |
Publié le 03/12/08 23:36:33
ErodeDistrict administration fails to steer agriculture Karthik Madhavan Paddy output this year expected to be significantly lower than last year?s ?File photo Golden old days: Farmers in the past have harvested bumper yields thanks to system of rice intensification method of cultivation. However, the district?s paddy output is set to take a hit this year because of the administration?s... Source : Hindu (subscribe) Explore : Tamil Nadu |
| 03/12/08 | Gold, other precious metals prices fall (San Fransisco Chronicle) | |
Publié le 03/12/08 23:35:28
Gold and other precious metals prices fell Wednesday as investors again flocked to safer investments like cash and Treasurys in response to more bleak economic data. Oil prices fell, while agriculture futures traded mixed. "I'm afraid we've seen further... Source : San Fransisco Chronicle (subscribe) Explore : Business, HSBC |
| 03/12/08 | As economic crisis worsens, hunger stalks the land (PWW Daily Online) | |
Publié le 03/12/08 23:28:26
A report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reveals that hunger skyrocketed across America in 2007 after the nation plunged into its current deep recession in the first month of that year. An additional 2 million recipients have been added to Food Stamp rolls between January and August of this year, proof that the hunger crisis has deepened dramatically during the recession. Source : PWW Daily Online (subscribe) Explore : Department of Agriculture, Government |
| 03/12/08 | So, Stephanie at USDA or What? (S.D. Watch) | |
Publié le 03/12/08 22:55:39
President-elect Obama keeps making his cabinet picks-- some media outlets say it's almost done --yet no word on Secretary of Agriculture. So, I know Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin is a little busy right now being very pregnant and all, but does anyone know if she is in or out as the USDA Secretary pick? I'm also hearing Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius is being considered. What perhaps... Source : S.D. Watch (subscribe) Explore : South Dakota, Stephanie Herseth |
| 03/12/08 | Economic downturn and USDA food assistance (Fresh Talk) | |
Publié le 03/12/08 22:18:00
Automakers may need a bailout package,but economic hard times are also hitting the food pantry. Sen. Tom Harkin has scheduled a hearing on the issue. This just slid across the inbox: Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry, today announced a Committee hearing entitled: Assessment of USDA Food Assistance and Child Nutrition Programs in the... Source : Fresh Talk (subscribe) Explore : Nutrition |
| 03/12/08 | Harvard?s Endowment Loses $8 Billion in 4 Months (John At CIFT) | |
Publié le 03/12/08 21:52:52
At the end of its fiscal 2008 year, Harvard said it had 11 percent of its holdings in private equity, 9 percent in timber and agriculture and a comparable amount in real estate. Each sector has been hard hit in the current environment, but it is difficult to quantify the decline on a daily or [...] Source : John At CIFT (subscribe) Explore : Investors, Private Equity |
| 03/12/08 | Mike Soper: organiser of the Oxford Farming Conference (Times Online) | |
Publié le 03/12/08 20:54:54
Mike Soper was a leading figure in the farming community. He was perhaps best known as the organising secretary of the Oxford Farming Conference for 28 years, but his extraordinary energy and enthusiasm led his career into every aspect of agriculture: scientific, practical, educational and administrative. Source : Times Online (subscribe) Explore : Hockey, Hockey Players |
| 03/12/08 | Coleman memorial symposium today (Hindu) | |
Publié le 03/12/08 20:53:00
... UAS, Bangalore Vice-Chancellor P.G. Chengappa said the Mycology and Entomology divisions in the Agriculture Department had been set up by Dr. Coleman in 1908. He was appointed the first mycologist and entomologist in the princely State of Mysore. He served in Mysore till 1934.Initiatives Dr. Coleman was the Director in Agriculture for 22 years during which he implemented several... Source : Hindu (subscribe) Explore : Andhra Pradesh, Bangalore |
| 03/12/08 | Farmers? demands (Hindu) | |
Publié le 03/12/08 20:52:59
KOLAR: Scores of farmers, led by Kolar Jilla Raitha Hitarakshana Samithi secretary Byalahalli Govinda Gowda, laid siege to the office of the Deputy Director of Agriculture Department here on Wednesday. They demanded extension of crop ... Source : Hindu (subscribe) Explore : Andhra Pradesh |
| 03/12/08 | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Increase in Support Prices for Skim Milk Powder and Butter on February 1, 2009 (Market Wire - Government: International) | |
Publié le 03/12/08 20:48:00
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) announced today increases in the support prices for butter and skim milk powder that will be effective February 1, 2009. The support price for skim milk powder will increase from $6.1125 to $6.1783 per kg. The support price for butter will increase from $7.0462 to $7.1024 per kg. Support prices are the prices at which the CDC buys... Source : Market Wire - Government: International (subscribe) Explore : Canada, Ontario, Ottawa |
| 03/12/08 | Rep. Salazar On Ag Secretary "Short List" (ColoradoPols.com - Front Page) | |
Publié le 03/12/08 20:11:02
Sure enough , as the Denver Post confirms: Colorado congressman John Salazar is on the "short list" to become Secretary of Agriculture under president-elect Barack Obama, sources have told the Denver Post. Salazar confirmed this morning that he "may" be on the short list. He issued the following statement today after being contacted by the Post: "I am humbled that I may be under... Source : ColoradoPols.com - Front Page (subscribe) Explore : Colorado |
| 03/12/08 | Agronomy: Five crop researchers who could change the world (British Journal of Pharmacology) | |
Publié le 03/12/08 19:01:18
The current crisis in worldwide food prices reinforces the need for more productive agriculture. Emma Marris meets five ambitious scientists determined to stop the world from going hungry. Source : British Journal of Pharmacology (subscribe) Explore : Biotechnology |
| 03/12/08 | Multitasking canola: A California miracle crop? (Physorg) | |
Publié le 03/12/08 18:30:56
(AP) -- A hardy but pedestrian plant is doing triple duty in California's agricultural heartland. Farmers, water managers and agriculture researchers are closely watching an experiment using canola plants to absorb the salt from soil and water. The seeds are then crushed to extract oil for blending into environmentally friendly biodiesel. Source : Physorg (subscribe) Explore : California, Sciences |
| 03/12/08 | Nuclear technology to beat world hunger? (ZD Net Blog) | |
Publié le 03/12/08 18:26:53
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is known for its inspections of nuclear facilities around the world. But it's quite surprising to learn that the IAEA is collaborating with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to apply nuclear science to food security. 'IAEA scientists use radiation to produce improved high-yielding plants that adapt to harsh... Source : ZD Net Blog (subscribe) Explore : IAEA, Technology, United Nations |
| 03/12/08 | Canola: California's Miracle Crop (ABC News) | |
Publié le 03/12/08 17:59:20
FONT SIZE A hardy but pedestrian plant is doing triple duty in California's agricultural heartland.Seed pods of a winter canola plant is silhouetted against the setting sun in Bob Schrock's field near Kiowa, Kan. June 6, 2006. A growing number of farmers in southern Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas are growing the crop as an alternative to wheat. (Charlie Riedel/AP Photo)Farmers, water managers and... Source : ABC News (subscribe) Explore : California, Sciences |
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