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A Failed Food System in India Prompts an Intense Review
New Delhi :: India | 12 months ago
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Just 180 miles to the south, in a slum on the outskirts of New Delhi, Leela Devi struggled to feed her family of four on meager portions of flatbread and potatoes, which she said were all she could afford on her disability pension and the irregular
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In India, hunger in the midst of abundance
New Delhi :: India | 12 months ago
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In this north Indian village, workers recently dismantled stacks of burned and mildewed rice while flies swarmed nearby over spoiled wheat. Locals said that the rice crop had been sitting along the side of a highway for several years and was now
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G20 and the issue of fossil-fuel subsidies
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 12 months ago
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The summit will build on past commitments of the Cannes Declaration inked last year, when the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to rationalizing and phasing out over the medium term inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful
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Bill to Expand Crop Insurance Poses Risks
New York City :: NY :: USA | 12 months ago
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The combination could put the government on the hook for billions of dollars if the newly farmed land does not yield enough crops and especially if crop prices fall. Crop insurance has existed for decades, with the government now spending about $7
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Growing funds for farms
Washington :: DC :: USA | 12 months ago
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It's time, once again, for Congress to plow through a renewal of the nation's agricultural policy...The legislative monstrosity known as the farm bill is costing you, me and every American a lot of money. It encompasses a variety of bloated
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Farm bill on the move in Senate
Washington :: DC :: USA | 12 months ago
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Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow said Monday that she has the 60 votes to move ahead on the new farm bill this week and remains very optimistic about getting across the Senate floor by the end of this month. Yes, that's not in
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Letter from India: The High Price India Pays to Maintain the Status Quo
New Delhi :: India | 12 months ago
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They are often too good to make complete sense: digital divide, Swinging '60s. But it is hard to resist their contagion, and it is not surprising that the most popular diagnosis in India of the nation's alarming economic plunge is policy paralysis
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List of farm subsidy recipients available
Frederick :: MD :: USA | 1 year ago
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A story about these subsidies appeared in Monday's edition of The Frederick News-Post. The Environmental Working Group provided a list of subsidy recipients, which can be found at www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/county_subsidies_12.htm.
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More “bad-food” taxes by do-gooders will clog our economic arteries beyond repair
Toronto :: Canada | 1 year ago
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Nanny Staters promise the sun, moon and stars to get new taxes on the books, but deliver little else...Proponents of an American Nanny State have a plan to improve your health: tax sugar and junk food so you will eat less of it. Subsidies for
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Farmers once again block roads
Zagreb :: Croatia | 1 year ago
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Farmers, dissatisfied with the subsidies system, have continued to block traffic on certain major roads. (Beta, file) New negotiations are expected to be held on Saturday. Protest Organizing Committee member Miroslav Ivkovi says that the farmers
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