Boca Raton :: FL :: USA
| about 1 month ago
The Wildcats will face fourth-seeded Wellington, which beat fifth-seeded Palm Beach Gardens 21-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-23 behind Bethany Nea's 14 kills...Seema Patel had 35 assists and four service points and Jen Vasquez added 17 kills and five blocks to...
Tags: seed
Islamabad :: Pakistan
| about 1 month ago
The federal committee on agriculture (FCA) on Tuesday set some ambitious targets for the Rabi season, including the fixation of 25 million tons target for the next wheat crop against last years production of 23.3 million tons. According to figures presented...
Tags: seed, crop, farmers
Manila :: Philippines
| about 1 month ago
PhilippinesGovernment has been sustaining the quality of farm literacy with "non-conventional" farm schools spreading out in the provinces to help agricultural communities deal with a worsening world economy. The Department of Agriculture presented its...
Tags: farmers, produce, seed, agriculture
Washington :: DC :: USA
| 2 months ago
The Agriculture Department on Friday reduced its forecast for this year's corn and soybean harvests due to drier weather, potentially leading to higher commodity prices...The soybean crop is projected to be slightly lower, at 2.93 billion bushels, down...
Tags: farmers, seed, soybean harvests, billion bushels, USDA, Agriculture Department, soybean crop
Rāwalpindi :: Pakistan
| 2 months ago
Small farmers in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and their representatives have voiced concern over the proposed Seed and Plant Breeders Rights Act 2008 saying the said law is the stark example of multinational companies (MNCs) endeavor...
Tags: Pakistan, NWFP, farmers, seed, plant, MNCs
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia
| 3 months ago
Ethiopia faces a new food crisis Between a drought and the rise in global food prices, starvation threatens many in the Horn of Africa nation. The government says the emergency is occurring even as agriculture flourishes...Four-foot cornstalks sprout...
Tags: plant, seed, Ethiopian
Juneau :: AK :: USA
| 4 months ago
Sen. John Cowdery, who is under indictment for federal bribery charges, has resigned as chairman of the Legislative Council...Digg this Seed Newsvine Send link via AIM Font size : A A A Cowdery, R-Anchorage, notified Senate President Lyda Green, R-Wasilla,...
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Wasilla :: AK :: USA
| 4 months ago
Digg this Seed Newsvine Send link via AIM Font size : A A A Resume, Cover Letter and Applications workshop, 9 a.m.-noon, Mat-Su Job Center, 877 Commercial Drive, Wasilla. (352-2500) Palmer Chamber of Commerce, 12:05 p.m., Palmer Moose Lodge, South Cobb...
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Rome :: Italy
| 4 months ago
A UN food agency is appealing for USD 33.5 million to help fishermen and small farmers hurt by the cyclone in Myanmar. The Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organisation said that 75 per cent of farmers in the country's main food-producing region lack sufficient...
Tags: farmers, seed, plant, Myanmar, small farmers, food agency, sufficient seed, main food, based food, region lack, lack sufficient, producing region, help small
Canberra :: Australia
| 4 months ago
July 2008 The federal government will provide $50 million to boost agriculture in developing countries, which have been suffering from recent food price hikes. Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith said the funding was necessary to boost ailing world...
Tags: plant, farmers, seed, Stephen Smith, developing countries, food price, The World Bank, food supplies, bank trust