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Pork Producers Encourage Public Opposition to Manitoba Hog Moratorium

13.05.2008 22:23    farmscape.com
Farmscape for May 13, 2008 (Episode 2845) The public is being urged to become involved in the debate over the Manitoba government's plans to impose permanent moratoriums on further hog industry development in much of the province. To raise public


Namibia: Localised Food Production Answer to Rising Prices

13.05.2008 18:16    allafrica.com
Localised food systems - in the emergent food price crisis - would allow people to grow nutrition, income and economies starting at the household level to regional level. But people have to take ownership of such projects, New Era reports.

Sierra Leone: Koroma's Harvest Time Still Dicey

13.05.2008 18:16    allafrica.com
When the dividends of democracy would reach ordinary Sierra Leoneans, as President Ernest Bai Koroma's dispensation progresses, has been a topical issue for quite some time.

Sierra Leone: Israel to Boost Agriculture, Tourism

13.05.2008 18:16    allafrica.com
National coordinator of Sierra Leone Israel Friendship Society (SLIFS) has reaffirmed Israel's commitment to boost the country's agriculture, technical/vocational education, infrastructure, tourism and mining.

Sierra Leone: Rice Shortage Prevents Police Training

13.05.2008 18:16    allafrica.com
Applicants for the Sierra Leone Police Force have alleged that lack of food and other resources are the reasons behind the delay in the commencement of training for recruits.

Sierra Leone: Price of Rice to Reduce Soon

13.05.2008 18:16    allafrica.com
General Manager Fulladu East Agric project Friday said his organization has successfully embarked on a large scale of mechanised boliland rice cultivation at Tormabum in the Bonthe district; a development that the high cost of rice will soon reduce.

Nigeria: Traditional Ruler Hails Government On Fertiliser

13.05.2008 13:28    allafrica.com
A traditional ruler in Zangon-Kataf local government area of Kaduna State, Dr Harrison Bungon, has commended the state government for curbing the activities of middlemen in the distribution of fertiliser. Bungon, the "Agwatyap", made the commendation yesterday at his palace

Nigeria: High Food Prices Here to Stay, IMF Warns

13.05.2008 13:28    allafrica.com
Global food prices will remain high in the near future, giving room for only temporary relief, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Nigeria: FG Targets 100m Metric Tonnes of Cassava Yearly

13.05.2008 13:28    allafrica.com
The Federal Govern-ment yesterday said it is targetting increasing the cassava production from its present 49 million to 100 million metric tonnes annually.

Zambia: Women's Access to Land, Vital in Poverty Fight

13.05.2008 13:28    allafrica.com
HUNGER and poverty are, in general, consequences of inadequate and restricted access to land and other resources.

Tanzania: Experts Discuss Investments in Agriculture

13.05.2008 13:28    allafrica.com
Experts from six African countries are discussing ways of attracting investments in agriculture.

South Africa: Temporary Assistance For Persons in Dire Material Need

13.05.2008 13:28    allafrica.com
South Africans who are living below the bread line and struggling to make a life for their families are to benefit from a new government initiative, writes Gabi Khumalo.

Namibia: NAU Leaders Visit New Lands Minister

13.05.2008 13:28    allafrica.com
LEADERS of the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) under its president Raimar von Hase, the chairman of the Livestock Producers' Organisation Ryno van der Merwe and NAU Executive Manager Sakkie Coetzee visited the new Lands Minister, Alfeus Naruseb, last week.

Namibia: Oshifa Gardening Project Reaps Fruits

13.05.2008 13:28    allafrica.com
ABOUT 240 community members of Oshifo village near Ruacana are soon to harvest mahangu from three hectares planted with the support of electricity utility NamPower.

Sudan: Watermelons, Conflict and Climate Change

13.05.2008 13:28    allafrica.com
Several hundred kilometres from the simmering conflicts between pastoralists and farmers [over natural resources] in Sudan's Darfur region, the two communities in the village of Gereigikh in North Kordofan State have learnt to cool the tension with watermelons.

Namibia: Draught Animal Power to Replace Tractors

13.05.2008 13:28    allafrica.com
ABOUT 11 farmers from the Kunene Region were trained in the intricacies of draught-animal power to teach others on the usage of animals to cultivate their fields.

Manitoba Pork Producers Encoyrage Public Opposition to Hog Industry Moratorium

13.05.2008 12:39    farmscape.com
Farmscape for May 13, 2008 (Episode 2845) The public is being urged to become involved in the debate over the Manitoba government's plans to impose permanent moratoriums on further hog industry development in much of the province. To raise public

It's Not Too Late to Be Counted in the 2007 Agriculture Census

13.05.2008 12:37    nass.usda.gov
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today reminded America's farmers and ranchers that they should still plan to respond to the 2007 Census of Agriculture either by Internet or postal mail.

Thomas Equipment Names Sciocco as Regional Business Manager, Italy, for Thomas Skid Steer Loaders

13.05.2008 12:05    prweb.com
Tarcisio Sciocco joined Thomas Equipment as Regional Business Manager for Italy, where he plans to build the Thomas http://www.thomasloaders.com [skid steer] business in construction, mining, agriculture and other industries, announced Gilbert Bedard, Vice President of Global Sales. (PRWeb May 13,
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Aura Cacia Trip Blog Offers Education and Prizes

13.05.2008 12:05    prweb.com
Aromatherapy Experts Explore Production of Exotic Rose Essential Oil (PRWeb May 13, 2008) Read the full story at
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