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Suecia rechaza 80 mil botellas de vino org�nico por presencia de CELCO en el Valle de Itata

05/31/2006 Una importante negociaci�n de 80 mil botellas de vino org�nico de Itata Wines con Suecia fue rechazada hace algunos d�as a causa de la p�rdida de imagen internacional del Valle de Itata por la instalaci�n del Complejo Forestal Industrial Nueva Aldea de Celulosa Arauco (Celco).

India bans vulture-killing veterinary drug

05/31/2006 India has finally imposed a ban on cattle drug diclofenac that had almost caused the extinction of vultures in the country in under two decades. While harmless to cattle, the drug causes fatal kidney and liver damage to vultures that feed on animal carcasses.

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Related: [India] [Animals] [Conservation]

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22 de mayo, D�a Mundial de la Diversidad Biol�gica

05/22/2006 La p�rdida de la diversidad gen�tica, de especies y de ecosistemas es uno de los mayores peligros para el futuro de la humanidad. Otra de las amenazas m�s insidiosas es el desarrollo de los cultivos transg�nicos...

Image: Biodiversity, Costa Rica © Rosa Arias-Yague

Kerala to get monsoon on time

05/16/2006 The Indian Meteorological department has said that the south Indian state of Kerala will get the monsoon on time. Timely arival of rains is important for Indian farmers as large parts of the country are irrigated by the seasonal rains and unpredictable monsoon can wreak havoc on the small and marginal farmer.

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From: Kerala Online
Related: [India] [Poverty]

India's grain import policy to harm country

05/12/2006 The Indian government started importing wheat early this year despite the fact that stocks were over the buffer level and procurement was to begin in April. An investigation by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) finds that the US is involved in the import of wheat into India - a policy that could spell disaster for the country.

Sowing trouble: India's 'second green revolution'

05/12/2006 Suman Sahai argues that India's new agricultural biotechnology deal with the United States will take power away from farmers and endanger a rich genetic heritage.

Cuidado con transg�nicos

05/10/2006 El asamble�sta estatal de Nueva York F�lix Ortiz, est� presentando un proyecto de ley (A8344) para el etiquetado obligatorio de semillas gen�ticamente alteradas, tambi�n conocidas como transg�nicas.

Image: � Greenpeace - Mais Transgenico

Reducing Rural Poverty in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities for Microenterprises and Public Employment Schemes

05/09/2006

poverty reduction study

Case studies from Bangladesh, India and the Philippines provide lessons for rural poverty reduction.

40,000 farm deaths in Punjab since 1997: study

05/08/2006 After thousands of farm deaths, most of which are unaccounted for in official data, the Punjab government appears to have finally woken up to the extent of the agricultural crisis in the state and is formulating measures to alleviate rural distress

Farmers� suicides on the rise in Maharastra

05/05/2006

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Related: [India] [Poverty] [Debt] [MDGs]

Suicides by Farmers

05/04/2006 As the central government prepares to put together a package to address the phenomenon of suicides among farmers, EPW special issue examines the incidence of suicides, the proximate causes and the deep-rooted problems in agriculture.

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Related: [India] [Land] [Poverty] [Debt] [MDGs]

AICA y la embajada de Alemania apoyando a las mujeres productoras de pi�a en Ticuantepe, Nicaragua

05/03/2006 La Asociaci�n para la Investigaci�n, Capacitaci�n y el Desarrollo Humano (AICA), elabor� con la participaci�n de mujeres de la comunidad Palestina, del Municipio de Ticuantepe, un proyecto piloto para producir mermelada de pi�a con calidad.