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India's Forgotten Farmers

Topics: Agriculture
Countries: India
Previously filed under: Agriculture
Despite India's economic progress, rural villages, where farming plays a large role, have been largely ignored.

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Purging Malawi's Peanuts of Deadly Aflatoxin

Countries: Malawi
Previously filed under: Africa, Agriculture
A toxic fungus growing on groundnuts is making trade difficult for some Sub-Saharan African countries and causing severe health problems for local communities.

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Like Wages for Chocolate

Previously filed under: Africa, Agriculture
Failing to pay living wages to African farmers growing cocoa runs the risk of turning them against the West.

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Field 'Schools' Help Farmers Become Sustainable

Previously filed under: Asia, Agriculture
According to the World Health Organization, field schools will help farmers reduce health and environmental risks in their agricultural practices.

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A New Vision of Plant Health Services for World's Poor

Previously filed under: Africa, Agriculture
Plant clinics should replace narrow pesticide control measures to ensure that poor farmers can have healthy plants.

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India Cannot Afford Rural Failure

Topics: Agriculture
Countries: India
Previously filed under: Asia, Agriculture
The crisis of India's farmers has the potential to derail the country's exceptional economic growth.

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Rice Farming in Namibia Gathers Steam

Previously filed under: Africa, Agriculture
According to Dr. Luke Kanyomeka, Head of Crop Science at the University of Namibia, recent agricultural experimentation may soon result in small-scale local rice production.

From the Archives

Heartland Farmers Visit West Africa

Previously filed under: Trade
Farmers from America's Heartland travel to Africa to explore the impact of agricultural subsidies.

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Farming Future - A New World, But Not So Brave

Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Trade
What would farming in the North look like if subsidies were cut?

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GMO - Which Way for Africa?

Previously filed under: Africa, Agriculture
Africa confronts the costs and benefits of GMOs.

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Why the French Love Their Farmers

Topics: Agriculture
Countries: France
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Agriculture
The greatest beneficiary of EU farm policy is reluctant to reform.

Breaking News

Zimbabwe: Irony of Rich Farmers Without Cash

All Africa - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 13:16
ZIMBABWE'S tobacco farmers are having cash problems. They have so much money in their pockets, but cannot buy what they need because it is in the form of cheques.

Ghana: Fisheries Act Forbids Foreign Vessels From Fishing

All Africa - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 12:22
The Ministry of Fisheries has denied allegations by a group, called the Joint Action Against Pair Trawling (JAAPT) that foreign vessels have invaded Ghana's fishing industry and all vessels plying the coastal areas of the country are engaged in pair trawling activities. It says the allegations are simply untrue.

Surplus Rice in Japan 'Could End Rice Crisis'

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 19:44
Selling excess rice held in Japan and imported from the United States would incite a rapid drop in the global price of rice but requires immediate action from Tokyo and Washington, write former editor of The Rice Trader, Tom Slayton, and policy analyst, Peter Timmer.

Half in Ten

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 19:44
Four prominent American social justice groups are launching a campaign to halve poverty in the United States in 10 years.

Myanmar Farmers May Miss Harvest

New York Times - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 21:34
The timing of Cyclone Nargis, which disrupted farmers as they were preparing to plant, could not have been worse.

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