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Romania sees opportunity in China's new taste for meatBucharest (AFP) Dec 01, 2013 Hit by declining demand on the local market and in parts of Europe, Romanian farmers say China's growing meat needs may help them out of the hole. Chinese officials earlier this week signed two agreements to import 500,000 cattle and three million pigs from Romania over the next few years. On a visit to Bucharest, Premier Li Keqiang said China also wanted to import sheep and possibly other food produce. "We can buy all you can deliver," Li said after talks with Romanian counterpart Victor P ... read more |
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 NASA iPad app highlights the face of a changing Earth Late treatment for many Philippine typhoon victims: WHO Hong Kong to quarantine 17 people over bird flu case African and Asian states vow to crack down on illegal ivory trade China puts anti-corruption activists on trial: lawyers NATO calls for dialogue in Ukraine | .. |
 Coca trade in spotlight as Colombia peace talks resume The Colombian government and leftist FARC rebels resumed peace talks Thursday amid differences over coca cultivation, blamed by political leaders for drug-linked violence and killings. ... more | .. |
 Typhoon-hit Philippine farmers risk 'double tragedy': FAO Farmers hit by Super Typhoon Haiyan face a "double tragedy" without urgent aid to clear land and irrigation channels and plant their crops, the Food and Agriculture Organization warned Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Increasing cropping frequency offers opportunity to boost food supply Harvesting existing cropland more frequently could substantially increase global food production without clearing more land for agriculture, according to a new study from the Institute on the Enviro ... more | .. |
 Delaying Resistance to Bt Corn in Western Corn Rootworm Corn that contains proteins that protect it from insect damage has been grown in the U.S. since the mid-1990s. Known as Bt corn, because the proteins are derived from a bacterium called Bacillus thu ... more |
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 The mushrooms, my friend, are blowing in the wind... Plants use a variety of methods to spread their seeds, including gravity, forceful ejection, and wind, water, and animal dispersion. But what of the mushrooms, whose spores also need to be strewn fa ... more | .. |
 Shadehouses with photoselective nets featured in study of growing conditions Shade nets are widely used in ornamental crop production systems to protect crops from radiation, wind, hail, and birds. According to a 2011 study from the United States Department of Agriculture, 4 ... more | .. |
 Researchers test effects of LEDs on leaf lettuce In the life cycle of plants, most developmental processes are dependent on light. Significant biological processes such as germination, shade avoidance, circadian rhythms, and flower induction are a ... more | .. |
 Impacts of plant invasions become less robust over time Among the most impressive ecological findings of the past 25 years is the ability of invasive plants to radically change ecosystem function. Yet few if any studies have examined whether ecosystem im ... more |
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 High tunnel, open-field production systems compared for lettuce, tomato In the mild coastal climate of western Washington, agricultural growers are learning more about the advantages of growing popular fresh-market vegetables in high tunnel production systems. High tunn ... more | .. |
 New bale unroller design deemed effective John Wilhoit and Timothy Coolong from the University of Kentucky have introduced a new technology that can make the application of organic mulches more efficient. The research team from the Universi ... more | .. |
 Identifying the ecological effects of releasing genetically engineered insects University of Minnesota researchers have developed a new approach for identifying potential environmental effects of deliberate releases of genetically engineered (GE) insects. The researchers ... more | .. |
 Romania moves to allow EU citizens to buy farmland Romania's government opened the way for European Union citizens to acquire farmland from next year, by approving the proposal on Thursday. ... more |
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 Farmers' blockade of Paris ends after fireman killed Irate French farmers ended a Paris road blockade that left one dead on Thursday with the promise of a ministerial meeting over a disputed subsidy, but with no guarantee of a change in policy. ... more | .. |
 Coconut farmers face ruin after Philippine typhoon The super typhoon that slammed through the central Philippines laid waste to a vast region of coconut farmland, eradicating in one fell swoop the livelihoods of tens of thousands of smallholders. ... more | .. |
 Chinese farms torture angora rabbits for fur: PETA Animal rights group PETA urged shoppers Wednesday to boycott products made from angora rabbit fur, after it released footage of fur being plucked from the skins of live rabbits on Chinese farms. ... more | .. |
 China's farmers await revolution in land reform China's promise to allow 600 million farmers to trade land could enable vast numbers to find a better life, but Lu Jinliang's experience shows the challenges of implementing reform, including entrenched local government interests. ... more |
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 X-37B Marks One Year On Orbit Astronomers detect water in atmosphere of distant exoplanets China space launch debris wrecks villagers' homes: report Comet ISON is confirmed dead after brush with Sun The Bright Vortex Off Saturn Way NASA Taps Student Teams to Simulate Human Exploration of Other Worlds | .. |
 UEA research reveals how farmers could mitigate nitrous oxide emissions Farmers may be able to help reduce emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) by incorporating copper into crop fertilisation processes - according to new research from the University of Ea ... more | .. |
 Researchers warn against high emissions from oil palm expansion in Brazil Expanding millions of hectares of Brazilian land to produce palm oil for food or for renewable, clean-burning biodiesel could result in extremely high emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) unless strict ... more | .. |
Typhoon wiped out third of Philippines' rice crop: UN Typhoon Haiyan wiped out one-third of the Philippines' rice-growing areas, the UN food agency said Tuesday, calling for "urgent assistance" to farmers who need to sow new seeds. ... more | .. |
 Chinese buyer snaps up vintage wine at French auction A Chinese woman won the bidding for a coveted barrel of Burgundy wine at a Christie's-run charity auction in France on Sunday, paying 131,000 euros ($177,000) for her cask. ... more |
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 Angry French farmers to 'blockade' Paris Irate French farmers are threatening to bring Paris to a halt on Thursday by blocking arterial roads to the capital in the latest protest over tax hikes. ... more | .. |
 Uruguay to bar foreigners buying land Uruguay will bar foreign companies and individuals from buying land in the country under new legislation before the country's Legislature. ... more | .. |
 South Korea's growing 'kimchi deficit' It's kimchi-making season in South Korea, with households across the country preparing and laying down stocks of the ubiquitous spicy side-dish for the coming winter. ... more | .. |
 NGO asks EU to not buy Paraguay beef over indigenous concerns An NGO asked the European Union Tuesday to not buy Paraguay beef in retaliation for cattle ranching in an indigenous area there. ... more |
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