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Breaking News Mon, 6 Feb 2012
The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy
Agriculture   Democracy   Emergency   Food   Photos   Wikipedia: Agriculture  
 Al Jazeera 
The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy
| The seed is the first link in the food chain - and seed sovereignty is the foundation of food sovereignty. If farmers do not have their own seeds or access to open pollinated varieties that the... (photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska)
Local residents move to higher ground as the Brisbane river burst its banks to cause widespread flooding in Brisbane, Australia, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Queensland has been in the grip of its worst flooding for more than two weeks, after tropical downpours across a vast area of the state covered an area the size of France and Germany combined. Residents in low-lying regions of the state capital of Brisbane were urged to sandbag their homes and later told to move to higher ground.
Australia   Coal   Floods   Photos   Wikipedia: Floods in Australia  
 The Guardian 
Australian floods force thousands from their homes
* One dead in flooding, thousands evacuated * Coal industry largely unaffected by floods * Flooding causes damage to agriculture, property By Rebekah Kebede PERTH, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Thousands of Austr... (photo: AP / Tertius Pickard)
Raw Milk - Dairy - Drinks  The Guardian 
Latest illnesses point to raw milk's popularity
| MARY CLARE JALONICK | Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from p... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Consumers   Health   Outbreak   Photos   Wikipedia: Raw milk  
File - In this photo of Thursday, Jan.12, 2012, Aliye Amnor a victim of ethnic violence in Jonglei, state, South Sudan, waits in line at the World Food Program distribution center in Pibor to receive emergency food rations.  STL Today 
UN says cattle raiding behind South Sudan massacre
| A U.N. staff member was shot during a clash that broke out as officials met to discuss a weekend cattle raid massacre that left 78 people dead, including many women and children, U.N. officials said... (photo: AP / Michael Onyiego)
Africa   Photos   Sudan   UN   Wikipedia: South Sudan  
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Indian specialty coffee finding more takers in Europe and Japan The Times Of India
Indian specialty coffee finding more takers in Europe and Japan
KOCHI: With Indian specialty coffee becoming popular overseas, Coffee Board is keen on cashing in on it. Specialty varieties like monsooned Malabar coffee and robusta kaa... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Agriculture   Coffee   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Coffee production in India  
Agriculture - Mango tree plantation Maharashtra, India The Times Of India
Indian Agriculture Research Institute developes mango hybrids, promise 3-4 times higher yield
Indian Agriculture Research Institute has developed four hybrid mango varieties which promise a yield three-four times higher than the existing varieties. This is likely ... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Agriculture   India   Mango   Photos   Wikipedia: Indian Agricultural Research Institute  
Blueberry PhysOrg
Blueberry wine has more antioxidants than many grape-based wines: study
| Researchers with UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences measured antioxidant content in a Florida-produced blueberry wine and compared it to published re... (photo: Creative Commons / Flickr upload bot)
Agricultural   Food   Photos   Wikipedia/Blueberry   Wine  
'Potato king' dumps 90,000 bagfuls, more to go in 2012 The Times Of India
'Potato king' dumps 90,000 bagfuls, more to go in 2012
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet QUADIAN WALI (JALANDHAR): It's a problem of plenty which has hit potato farmers across the country and even the biggest of them hasn't been abl... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Farmer   India   Photos   Potato   Wikipedia: Agriculture in India  
Quarterly food prices decline, but remain volatile Joy Online
Quarterly food prices decline, but remain volatile
Global food prices declined 8 percent between September and December of 2011 due to increasing supplies and uncertainty about the global economy, but still remain volatil... (photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska)
Economy   Food   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: Economics  
Agriculture farm-land-India. The Telegraph India
Online agri tips for farmers SUDHIR KUMAR MISHRA Ranchi, Jan. 30: Farmers of the state ...
Online agri tips for farmers | SUDHIR KUMAR MISHRA | Ranchi, Jan. 30: Farmers of the state can soon get information on agriculture and other necessary tips just at the cl... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Agriculture   India   Online   Photos   Wikipedia: Agriculture in India  
Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Huffington Post
Bill Gates: The Global Fund is "One of the Most Effective Ways We Invest Our Money"
| Bill Gates released his third annual letter this week. The letter is part a Year In Review of the human challenges the Gates Foundation works to address -- global healt... (photo: European Community / EC)
Fund   Letter   Money   Photos   Wikipedia/Bill Gates  
Brazils President Dilma Rousseff, left, looks at Venezuelas President Hugo Chavez during a ceremony upon her arrival to Miraflores presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. BBC News
Chavez threatens to nationalise Venezuela banks
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has threatened to nationalise banks that refuse to finance agricultural projects backed by his government. | Mr Chavez said some leading ... (photo: AP / Ariana Cubillos)
Banks   Government   Photos   Venezuela   Wikipedia: Economy of Venezuela  
Bird Flu Mad Cow Disease
- Bird flu on the rise as cold weather lingers in Vietnam
- Dead fowls test positive for bird flu
- Delay in culling birds
- Scientists debate new restrictions on bird flu research
 A Thai vendor carries chickens in a market in Bangkok´s Chinatown on Friday, January 13, 2006. A 59-year-old Thai man who bred and raised fighting cocks in northeastern Thailand contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus and has died, health officials said
Vietnam reports 2nd bird flu death in a month
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- BSE Sensex up; Piramal Healthcare rallies 7 pct
- BSE Sensex up 218 points in opening trade
- BSE Sensex up 154 points in opening trade
- WEEK IN REVIEW: Top news
A building in the Infosys Thiruvananthapuram in Technopark Phase 3.
IT index emerges top loser on BSE
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Farm Subsidy Farmers
- Conservative MPs seek cut in wind farm subsidies
- Welsh MP Alun Cairns urges cut in wind farm subsidy
- Full letter from MPs to David Cameron on wind power subsidie
- Wind farm subsidy cut urged by MPs
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- Farmers Want Parliament to Probe CDO Over Cotton Prices
- Cotton Prices - Farmers Want CDF Probed
- Small, medium farmers face uncertain future
- Farmers slam govt response to milk inquiry
Farmers collecting Cauliflowers at Bugam Centeral kashmir Srinagar on 10, June 2011.
How Farmers Can Save Money
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Market Organic Farming
- Oil down near $114; Greek debt, Iran in focus
- GLOBAL MARKETS-Euro, shares lower ahead of Greek high noon
- Bond yields flat, market awaits clarity on OMO
- Sweet deal for small-scale sugar cane growers
Singapore Airlines - National carrier of Singapore
World stock markets fall ahead of US jobs report
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- Top 3 Valentine ideas for your organic sweetie
- International Side Saddle Organization (ISSO) weekend March
- Super Bowl 2012: Organic Beers For The Big Game (PHOTOS)
- Wake Up With Leonardo DiCaprio’s Fair Trade Organic Coffee
Milk - Fresh Milk - Organic - Cowhead - Drink - Health
Consumers’ thirst for organic milk exceeds supply
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Livestock Crops and Soil
- Beef up safety at beaches: Lee Lam Thye
- Underfed chickens seized from poultry farms
- Sandalwood company to buy NT cattle station
- Chickens seized from Vic poultry farms
File - In this photo of Thursday, Jan.12, 2012, Aliye Amnor a victim of ethnic violence in Jonglei, state, South Sudan, waits in line at the World Food Program distribution center in Pibor to receive emergency food rations.
UN says cattle raiding behind South Sudan massacre
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- China eyes U.S. soy as drought shrivels LatAm crop
- Iran will attack any country used to strike its soil
- Iran warns to hit any country used to attack its soil
- Cotton crops in NSW ruined by flooding rains
Sunflowers and the nuclear power station.
We planted sunflowers in the soil of Israel and we still remember
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