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Finding The Real Potential Of No-Till Farming For Sequestering Carbon Washington DC (SPX) May 14, 2008 
The potential of no-tillage (NT) soils for increasing the soil organic carbon (SOC) pool must be critically and objectively assessed. Most of the previous studies about SOC accrual in NT soils have primarily focused on the surface layer ( 20-cm soil depth), and not for the whole soil profile. The lack of adequate data on the SOC profile is a hindrance to conclusively ascertain the effects of NT ... read more |
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Setback for Sarkozy as parliament throws out GM bill
Paris (AFP) May 13, 2008French President Nicolas Sarkozy's government suffered a setback on Tuesday as lawmakers unexpectedly threw out a controversial bill on genetically-modified (GM) crops. Although Sarkozy's ruling right holds an absolute majority in the National Assembly, one third of his UMP party rebelled and joined left-wing lawmakers to vote out the text on technical grounds, by a whisker-thin 136 votes to ... more Keeping Yields, Profits And Water Quality High 
Washington DC (SPX) May 13, 2008One of the key questions facing agriculturalists in the 21st century is how to produce adequate amounts of food and farm income while protecting environmental quality. Diversified, low-external-input (LEI) farming systems offer one possible approach for maintaining adequate productivity and profitability while reducing pollution by agrichemicals and still improving water quality. LEI syste ... more Chinese firm to grow rice in Tanzania: company 
Beijing (AFP) May 9, 2008A Chinese seed company is planning to grow rice in Tanzania as China seeks new ways to cope with soaring global grain prices and shrinking domestic farmland, the company and state media said Friday. The Chongqing Seed Corp has enclosed an area of 300 hectares (740 acres) in the central African country and will start growing rice there from next year, the China Daily reported. The company ... more Surging food prices bite across Asia 
Sydney (AFP) May 11, 2008From the rice paddies of Asia to the wheat fields of Australia, the soaring price of food is breaking the budgets of the poor and raising the spectres of hunger and unrest, experts warn. A billion people in Asia are seriously affected by the surging costs of daily staples such as rice and bread, the director general of the Asian Development Bank, Rajat Nag, has said. "This includes rough ... more China aims to keep grain output above 500 mln tonnes in 2008: report 
Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2008China has vowed to keep grain output above 500 million tonnes in 2008 as the world's largest producer and consumer of rice struggles to cope with rising global grain prices, state media said Thursday. "We will strive to stabilise full-year grain output at more than 500 million tonnes," said Agriculture Minister Sun Zhengcai, according to the China Securities Journal. In 2007, China prod ... more |
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Hong Kong (AFP) May 4, 2008Rationing, subsidies, price-fixing cartels, export curbs -- you name it, governments across the world are trying it out as they seek to shield their populations from the soaring price of rice. Wary of the political risk of millions of hungry people on their doorstep, some governments -- notably in Asia -- are adopting new policies, or shifting their old ones, to ease the supply crunch. ... more Drought forces more than 10,000 Australian farmers off land: report 
Sydney (AFP) May 2, 2008Drought has forced more than 10,000 Australian farming families off the land in recent years, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported Friday. The number of farming families dropped by 10 percent between 2001 and 2006, the national broadcaster reported, citing figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The timeframe coincides with a severe drought in Australia, commonly ... more Analysis: New crops alter food, fuel fight 
Chicago (UPI) May 2, 2008 As oil prices rise and food-based ethanol appears increasingly unsustainable, companies are scrambling to find new energy crops for the next generation of biofuels. The development of feedstocks to replace corn is crucial for wide-scale biofuels production, said Steve Koonin, chief scientist for BP, a global petroleum company. "If you used all the corn in the world and converted ... more Analysis: Foreign firms oppose corn 
Chicago (UPI) May 1, 2008 Concern over ethanol's contribution to increasing food prices, among other things, has shifted biofuels research away from corn and into new alternatives, both in the United States and abroad. Countries are looking toward cellulosic sources, or non-food crops, to replace current fuel feedstocks, such as corn and soybeans. Different areas of the world are researching different types of ... more Golden Wheat Greens Kenya's Drylands 
Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2008Hot and barren, Kenya's dry lands have long been unfit for agriculture, at best merely a grazing area for wild animals and livestock. Today, the landscape is more picturesque and productive, lined with golden stalks of wheat yielding precious grain for Kenya's farms and families. The wheat is a new variety, one that is high yielding and resistant to drought. As a result, small farming ... more |
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 30, 2008WITH the April Westpac-NFF Commodity Index recording global commodity prices 25% above this time last year, and Australian farmers gearing up for a bumper winter season, new fears have surfaced about a lack of labour to meet the expected surge in production. "Grain and cotton markets continued their climb as governments around the world attempt to curb food inflation by restricting exports ... more ICT Serving Food Crisis Prevention: 14 Million To Be Protected In Niger 
Pau, Niger (SPX) Apr 30, 2008At this moment in time where food is becoming scarce and the poorest can hardly feed, telecommunications now have an essential role to play. Access to information on the situation in the remotest areas and to communication means are vital to make sure resources are best used. Involved in Niger since summer 2005 and the terrible food crisis which affected more than 3 million, TSF created a ... more China looks abroad amid global grain shortage: report 
Beijing (AFP) April 29, 2008China is looking at farms in places like Russia and South America as it seeks new ways to feed the world's largest population amid a global grain supply shortage, state media said Tuesday. Chinese companies exploring overseas agricultural resources that are in short supply will help balance domestic demand and supply, the Beijing Morning Post reported, citing the agriculture ministry. ... more Crop Management Strategies Key To Healthy Gulf And Planet 
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Apr 28, 2008Improved management of crops and perennials could go a long way toward alleviating the problem of hypoxia, which claims thousands of fish, shrimp and shellfish in the Gulf of Mexico each spring. An assessment by a team led by Virginia Dale of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Environmental Sciences Division concludes that low oxygen levels in water, or hypoxia, causes problems throughout the ecosy ... more Senegal's Wade says India to fully supply rice needs
Dakar (AFP) April 24, 2008Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade Thursday said India would furnish the west African nation, where there have been protests against rising food prices, with its full supply of rice needs for the next six years. Despite India restricting exports to premium long grain basmati rice on April 1, Wade said on national television that he had got New Delhi's assurance of a supply of 600,000 tonnes ... more
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