Hard data needed to help agriculture with climate change (Queensland Country Life)

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Posted on : 16-06-2008 | By : ichatmedia

Good, basic data is the key to helping agriculture deal with climate change, but the sector is on the front foot and has many experts thinking seriously about the issues and the research needed to meet the challenges.

Nordic Investment Bank To Fin Finnish Wastewater Treatments (Nasdaq)

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Posted on : 16-06-2008 | By : ichatmedia

STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) said Monday it has developed offerings together with Finnish local banks aimed at households and agriculture in order to finance improvements in the treatment of wastewater and other diffuse emissions.

Philippines FPI President Has "Win-Win Solution" On Palm Oil (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News)

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Posted on : 16-06-2008 | By : ichatmedia

To bring down the cost of edible oil in the Philippines by P10 to P15 per kilo, local coconut oil refiners, in coordination with the Office of the President and the Department of Agriculture (DA), will start importing cheaper palm olein for distribution in the wet markets and GMA Rolling Stores.

Malaysia: Japanese Leader Urges World Governments To Boost Farm Produce To Ease Food Crisis (Sin Chew Jit Poh)

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Posted on : 16-06-2008 | By : ichatmedia

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Monday (16 June) urged world governments to step up agriculture production to ease the global crisis over rising food prices.

Japanese leader urges world governments to boost farm produce to ease food crisis (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)

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Posted on : 16-06-2008 | By : ichatmedia

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Monday urged world governments to step up agriculture production to ease the global crisis over rising food prices.

Secret ingredient for gold medal: rice (Houston Chronicle)

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Posted on : 16-06-2008 | By : ichatmedia

Japanese marathoner Mizuki Noguchi credits her victory to a rigorous training regimen, single-minded dedication and a staple that has less to do with track and field and more to do with agriculture: rice.

Should Government Aircraft Spray Chemicals on Residential Areas? (Wired News)

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Posted on : 16-06-2008 | By : ichatmedia

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is attempting to chemically eradicate light brown apple moths from 12 counties in the San Francisco Bay Area. Wired Science considers aerial spraying of unfamiliar chemicals over residential areas.

La Chambre d’agriculture veut s’allier aux industriels (La Tribune)

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Posted on : 16-06-2008 | By : ichatmedia

Le Forum des chefs d’entreprise (FCE) et la Chambre d’agriculture vont signer aujourd’hui un accord de coopération, le premier du genre.

Agriculture Minister Guarantees Aid To Coffee Growers (AngolaPress)

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Posted on : 16-06-2008 | By : ichatmedia

Uige, 06/15 – The Agriculture and Rural Development minister, Afonso Pedro Canga, guaranteed in Mucaba Municipality, some 60 kilometres north-east of Uige City, the support of the government to coffee planters of the region, in order to improve the cultivation and harvest of this product.

Agriculture protests causing slowdown in Córdoba metal sector – Argentina (Business News Americas)

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Posted on : 16-06-2008 | By : ichatmedia

A number of metalworking companies in Argentina’s Córdoba province have been forced to temporarily stop operations due to the ongoing conflict between the government and the country’s agriculture sector, a metallurgical industry executive told BNamericas.