Full Coverage: Agriculture

10/31/2007 NEW YORK, Oct 31 (OneWorld) - Traditionally, it's the kids who receive sweets from the elders on Halloween, but that years-old ritual is getting a makeover this year in hundreds of communities across North America.

10/31/2007 PARIS, October 30 (IPS) - A new project to develop an integrated sugarcane facility in Kenya could be a boost for biofuels production in east Africa.

10/30/2007 The Jatropha scrub weed can weather droughts, stop soil erosion, transform barren lands into lush greenery, while providing self-sufficient energy for rural communities – all at the same time. While India has plans to make the plant its chief biofuel source, there is little knowledge on the environmental impact of its cultivation.

10/29/2007 Recognising the huge potential of agriculture sector in raising income levels for people living in absolute poverty, the World Bank calls for increased investment in agriculture. If that happens, it will benefit 75% of the world’s poor living in rural areas of developing countries.

10/29/2007 Agrarian tragedy is taking a new form in rural Vidarbha, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Spiraling medical costs and the lack of a basic health care system are making farmers mortgage their lands.

10/29/2007 Telur ikan terbang, yang merupakan makanan yang sangat berkelas di Jepang, Korea, dan Taiwan, sejak lama telah diekspor berton-ton dari Galesong, dengan omzet milyaran rupiah setiap tahun. Namun, timbul pertanyaan, dapatkah posisi tawar para nelayan menjadi lebih kuat di hadapan para pemodal?

10/29/2007 Greenpeace akan mendirikan Kamp Pembela Hutan atau Forest Defender Camp (FDC) di Riau. Pembuatan FDC ini merupakan bagian dari upaya internasional untuk menyelamatkan hutan menjelang diadakannya negosiasi iklim Protokol Kyoto di Bali bulan Desember 2007 mendatang.

10/26/2007 Nearly 80 percent of Bangladesh's people live in rural areas, with more than half comprising its poor. The latest World Bank Development Report says the country needs to increase its productivity in staple foods while also improve its rural services through better physical and social infrastructure.

10/24/2007 Drains stretching over dozens of miles were built to solve the problems of flooding along the Indus in the Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan, but have brought their own social and ecological problems. The World Bank claims to have spent 18 million dollars in 2004-2006 on improving living conditions in areas harmed by the National Drainage Project (NDP). They proposed further measures through 2016 to combat flooding and improve irrigation and drainage

10/23/2007 ‘Agriculture for development’ is the new mantra of the World Bank. The latest WB Development Report calls for greater investment in agriculture in developing countries, claiming its GDP growth is four times more effective in reducing poverty than GDP growth originating outside the sector.

10/22/2007 Paradigma berpikir tentang pertanian selama ini sedikit banyak telah menurunkan citra pertanian. Akibatnya, pertanian berjalan di tempat dan sulit melakukan perubahan yang mendasar. Karena itu, paradigma berpikir demikian harus diubah, bahwa menjadi petani tidak selalu identik dengan kemiskinan

10/22/2007 Untuk menetapkan sebuah area menjadi kawasan Taman Hutan Raya (Tahura), harus terlebih dulu dilakukan kajian ilmiah. Penetapan suatu kawasan sebagai Tahura akan berdampak positif bagi pelestarian keanekaragaman hayati kawasan hutan tersebut

10/11/2007

10/09/2007 Reuters Market Light (RML), a mobile phone-based service launched by Reuters, will connect India's 250 million farmers with buyers and traders and offer updated pricing information, news and weather updates. So far, 7,500 farmers have signed up for the service.

10/08/2007 Over 25,000 people are marching 350 kilometres from Gwalior to Delhi, the Indian capital, demanding their land rights. Janadesh 2007 is a non-violent and civil disobedience campaign that focuses on restoring people’s basic self-worth and dignity through issues about their livelihood resources.

10/04/2007 Ghanan elokuussa alkaneet rankkasateet ovat tuhonneet monen viljelijän sadot kokonaan. Sateet ovat koetelleet eritoten Pohjois- ja Koillis-Ghanaa, missä tuotetaan noin 40 prosenttia koko maassa syötävästä riisistä.

10/04/2007 Water activists from different parts of India gathered at Rajghat, New Delhi, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2. Marking the day as one of dedication to Gandhi's values, the activists protested against the concretization of the Yamuna flood plains - the largest water recharge zones of the capital.

10/04/2007 Monsanto, sebuah perusahaan transgenik terkemuka, ternyata memiliki reputasi yang buruk dalam bidang lingkungan hidup. Sejak tahun 1940-an, Monsanto telah memproduksi bahan-bahan yang membahayakan lingkungan hidup.

10/03/2007 Veden säästämisen lisäksi uudenlainen viljelytapa voi lisätä satoja jopa 30 prosenttia tavanomaisiin menetelmiin nähden, kertoo WWF:n keskiviikkona julkaisema tutkimus. Menetelmästä odotetaan helpotusta esimerkiksi Intian vesipulaan.

10/03/2007 Percobaan penanaman kapas transgenic di India menyulut sebuah perdebatan public. Seiring waktu berjalan, ditemukan kebohongan public yang dilakukan oleh Monsanto, perusahaan yang mensponsori uji coba tersebut