Monday, December 19, 2011

Google Alert - agriculture


News10 new results for agriculture
 
Big fish evade agriculture income tax despite earning millions in KP
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18: The land-holding elite of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa never miss an opportunity to grab a seat of power, but at the same time they feel no shame on sitting on acres of agricultural land and earning millions from the harvest and yet paying ...
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Agriculture should come first
City Journal.in
If the highest offices of decision making in the country, are to prioritise matters based on the sway it has over the people, then the sector of agriculture should have ranked first, as it is one where about 60% of the population are involved in one ...
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Cattle import reduction not retaliation: Ministry
Jakarta Post
The Agriculture Ministry says the plan is a direct result of the country's ability to achieve its self-sufficiency target three years ahead of schedule. The ministry said domestic cattle growers had managed to produce 14.7 million head of livestock ...
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Maharashtra plans to use MGNREGS labour for agriculture: Ajit Pawar
The Hindu
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar revealed on Sunday that the State was in talks about utilising the labour under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for agriculture, to bridge ...
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Chinese agri-lessons for Indian policymakers
Hindu Business Line
China has a liberal agriculture import policy whereas India's agri-import policies are restrictive. India's fragmented land holding has led to low mechanisation. China faces different challenges. China's collective land-ownership system is a major ...
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Hindu Business Line
Agency stakes Shs33b for agriculture research
Daily Monitor
By Ismail Musa Ladu (email the author) Challenges, especially of financial nature, should not stand in the way of scientists involved in agricultural research, following a Shs33.4 billion ($14.4million) to boost innovation and new discoveries in ...
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Daily Monitor
Schuyler/Seneca Town Talk: Willard Center garden marks a decade of mini ...
Ithaca Journal
With the closing down of this year's growing season, officials at the Willard Garden Project say their 11 seasons have resulted in the raising of l,577494 pounds of produce such as tomatoes, potatoes, squash, beans, corn and other crops. ...
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Agricultural area plan could be drafted
Coast Reporter
Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) staff and directors are exploring the possibility of drafting an agricultural area plan (AAP) that could play a role in protecting coastal farm land and perhaps even increasing production. ...
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UPDATED Ground beef recall does not include any Kroger store in Michigan ...
Oakland Press
By MONICA DRAKE - Beef lovers beware — Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. has recalled 40948 pounds of ground beef chuck after a sample was found to contain E. coli, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. ...
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Pak auctioning seized Indian boats: Minister
Indian Express
State Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Dilip Sanghani said the Pakistani authorities have started auctioning over 500 Indian boats seized by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA). "Through fishermen, I have come to know that Pakistani ...
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Indian Express

Blogs2 new results for agriculture
 
Mobile Urban Agriculture Blooms in Berlin's Prinzessinnengarten ...
By Ana Lisa Alperovich
Located in Berlin, Prinzessinnengarten is a social, ecological and also mobile vegetable garden dedicated to engage people and exchange knowledge, while promoting sustainable living.
INHABITAT
ONE | Rewarding Ghanaian farmers for their good work in agriculture
By Guest Blogger
Agriculture Griot Ofosu Asamoah talks about National Farmers Day, Ghana's national holiday which commemorates the agriculture sector, an important part of the country's economy. Ignatius Agbo national best farmer receiving his awards ...
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Web5 new results for agriculture
 
EU-India trade deal could wreck agriculture, retail
The proposed EU-India Free Trade Agreement will flood Indian markets with imported agricultural goods and snatch away the livelihoods of small farmers and ...
southasia.oneworld.net/.../eu-india-trade-deal-to-violate-right-t...
Nepal and Others Mull Monsanto's Role in Advancing Agriculture ...
Nepal and Others Mull Monsanto's Role in Advancing Agriculture. Here's a quick update on efforts to expand access to higher-yielding hybrid seed in Nepal. ...
www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/.../nepal-and-others-mull-...
Cheap agriculture land for sale in Thoothukkudi - Chennai: Land ...
Cheap agriculture land for sale in Thoothukkudi in Chennai. Find Cheap agriculture land for sale in Thoothukkudi from a wide range of Land - Plot For Sale only ...
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Roever Institute of Agriculture College Perambalur phone number ...
Roever Institute of Agriculture Perambalur is a part of Thanthai Roever group of Institutions. It is managed by St. John Sangam Trust and is affiliated to Affiliated ...
www.indiastudychannel.com/.../54065-Roever-Institute-Agric...
AP Agriculture Recruitment 2012 Jobs Vacancies | ConnectIndia
Jobs In India: Andhra Pradesh Agriculture department AP Agriculture recruitment notification for December 2011. Writtent test & Interview will be conducted as a ...
www.connectindia.co.in/ap-agriculture-recruitment/

Google Alert - organic farming



News5 new results for organic farming
 
Organic farmers allege being pushed out of market by MNCs
Times of India
COIMBATORE: Promoters of organic farming and organic products in Western Tamil Nadu are accusing their "chemical counterparts" of pushing them out of the market and denying them a level playing ground. Manufacturers of products like Cumacin and ...
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Australian organic farming and finding the middle ground
Fresh Fruit Portal
The eco-friendly and nutritionally beneficial philosophy surrounding the organic industry has Australian consumers hooked with only 28% claiming they were unwilling to pay price premiums for organic produce, according to the Department of Agriculture, ...
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Ohio farmers use 'hoop houses' for winter growing
Deseret News
5, 2011 photo, Sarah Fillius, left, Hannah Weber, second from left, Perry DeBruhl, on ladder, and Nate Baldwin, all students and affiliated with the Michigan State University Student Organic Farms Program, all of Michigan work to put the finishing ...
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Deseret News
Negros Island pushes for organic products
Philippine Information Agency
In his speech during the recent opening of the 6th Negros Island Organic famers Festival, he said there are now about 3000 farmer-practitioners who are certified or in the process of converting to organic farming and with almost 50 partners coming from ...
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Star Business
Visayan Daily Star
Farmers are assured that shifting from conventional farming to organic farming will increase their production, Nacianceno Pacalioga Jr., Mayor of Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur, said yesterday. Pacalioga was in Bacolod City as one of the speakers of the 6 ...
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Web1 new result for organic farming
 
The Organic Farm Directory
Maravell produces his certified organic seeds without genetically modified organisms, and sells them through catalogues and other farmers. A series of petitions ...
www.organicfarmfood.org/blog/




Google Alert - agriculture technology


News7 new results for agriculture technology
 
SHIATS students take out candlelight procession
Times of India
ALLAHABAD: To commemorate the celebrations associated with Christmas, a candlelight procession was taken out at Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences (SHIATS) on Saturday. Attended by hundreds of students of SHIATS, ...
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Govt launches bilingual Krishi web portal
Daily Pioneer
Keeping in view the local need of the farmers, all the information related to agriculture technology, business and departmental schemes has been made available in Hindi language in one of the first government website of the country to facilitate the ...
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Testing times pay off for Macarthur students in HSC
Macarthur Chronicle Wollondilly
Leanne Galea, of Magdalene Catholic High School, achieved first place in food technology while Bradbury's Paige Hawkins, of Hurlstone Agricultural High School, ranked number one in senior science. Camden High School student Jack Bennett, who studied at ...
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Macarthur Chronicle Wollondilly
Rain Tech to End Drought & Famine in Africa?
Onislam.net
The technology could bring scalable rainfall depending on how much it's needed on the ground with the safety margins that can deliver agriculture. "We deliver rain that is fully adjustable and manageable according to the needs of the targeted area as ...
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Onislam.net
Jose Rizal as farm entrepreneur
Manila Bulletin
We would have avoided the lack of inclusive growth (to use today's parlance) and the technological dualism in which advanced technology was employed in the large plantations for export-oriented crops while the rest of the agricultural sector ...
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Rice output may decline by 6.7% by 2020: ICAR
Zee News
Rawat said the scientific information generated and the technologies developed through this project are being incorporated into the new scheme NICRA (National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture) to minimise the climate change impact on ...
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Zee News
PIDA to utilise modern digital tech to sensitise farmers
Business Recorder (blog)
It was informed to the meeting that a documentary has been prepared to be shown to the farmers to sensitise them about various methods of agriculture. PIDA was playing a great role in providing necessary support and assistance to the farming community ...
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Web5 new results for agriculture technology
 
Agriculture Technology Avenue: CAFOs of dairy cows
Online resource in the field of agricultural technology. Agricultural technology refers to the scientific knowledge and techniques related to agriculture. ...
www.farmsphere.net/2011/12/cafos-of-dairy-cows.html
Precision Agriculture Summit Set for Jamestown Jan. 16-17 — Ag ...
The summit is intended to be an opportunity for sharing precision agriculture research, technology and needs among farmers, industry, consultants and ...
www.ag.ndsu.edu/.../precision-agriculture-summit-set-for-jam...
Zhejiang Agricultural Science and Technology to accelerate the ...
Reporters recently learned from Zhejiang Province, the provincial government recently issued a < >, the province will significantly increase investment in ...
www.f-paper.com/?i1078748-Zhejiang-Agricultural...
The Research on Agricultural Technology Promotion System in ...
According to the present agricultural technology extension law definition, the agricultural technology promotion system is consist of the main body which ...
www.economics-papers.com/?p=79283
SOP: Agricultural & Biological Engineering
The idea for project struck to my mind after seeing a similar prototype at an agricultural technology exhibition. The automation allows Farmer to control his ...
www.essayforum.com/.../sop-agricultural-biological-engineeri...