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Obama Plan Shifts Aid From Bunge to Africa Farmers

2013-04-12 01:43:08| Agriculture - Topix.net

The Afghanistan Women's Business Council , a non-governmental organization, allows female members to harvest and market the fruit and vegetables grown at Badam Bagh, in Kabul, which is a USAID-supported demonstration and research farm.

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Climate study of Mekong Basin projects crop shifts

2013-04-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bangkok Post: A climate-change study on the Lower Mekong Basin says Laos' and Vietnam's central highlands can anticipate declines in production of robusta coffee and forecasts the cash crop will become more suitable for northeastern Thailand. "For robusta coffee, we found overall the central highlands will have reduced suitability," said Jeremy Carew-Reid, the main author of Climate Change and Impact Study for the Lower Mekong Basin. "But other areas will open up, such as northeastern Thailand, northern...

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Kraft DB plan shifts to 80% fixed income in LDI move

2013-04-01 09:19:54| Food - Topix.net

Kraft Foods Group Inc., Northfield, Ill., is adopting a liability-driven investing strategy, moving to an 80% fixed-income allocation for its $5.46 billion in U.S. defined benefit assets.

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Global Study of Monsoons Finds Ocean Variations Have Driven Recent Shifts

2013-03-22 15:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: The seasonal rains called monsoons matter enormously to human affairs, from the Indian subcontinent to the American Southwest. Getting a better understanding of the forces that will shape these features of the climate system in coming decades is a big research priority, but also a very tough challenge given the many factors in play. A group of people hold onto a rope to help them cross a street as a monsoon hits Bombay, India.Associated Press A group of people hold onto a rope to help them cross...

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