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China Extends Tax Breaks for Farmers to Boost Agriculture
2014-12-05 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CHINA - China is to extend tax breaks to farmers to encourage banks and insurers to support agriculture.
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Farmers face water restrictions as El Nino develops
2014-12-03 04:03:12| Food - Topix.net
New Zealand farmers are facing summer water restrictions in some regions as an El Nino weather pattern develops, hitting dairy farmers already feeling the effects of plunging milk prices. An El Nino pattern that leads to dry conditions on the east coast of the North and South Islands may be imminent, according to the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research.
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Not Enough Water For Farmers And Frackers
2014-12-03 02:33:25| oilandgasonline Home Page
A new research report by MSCI Inc. says that in the coming years, there will be a clash between industry and agriculture over water resources.
Climate smart villages help women farmers in Nepal
2014-12-02 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: Seven years ago, Tanka Maya Magar, who lives on the outskirts of Belbari, a town in Morang district in eastern Nepal, suddenly had to do something she had never done before. Her husband had moved to Qatar to earn money and so it was now up to her to run their family farm, a job traditionally done by men. Since then, she has ploughed the fields for hours at a time. And at harvesting time, she spends weeks cutting, threshing and cleaning the crops by hand. She has learnt to handle the water pumps...
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America's Farmers Grow Ag Leaders launches in Tennessee; Scholarships available
2014-11-30 13:16:35| Chemicals - Topix.net
St. Louis, MO - America's Farmers Grow Ag Leaders is now launching in 40 states, with more than $500,000 worth of scholarships available. Sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, the program provides $1,500 college scholarships to students pursuing a degree related to agriculture.
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