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Philippines: Typhoon impacts a million farmers
2013-11-12 13:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Over one million farmers in the Philippines have been impacted by Typhoon Haiyan according to the UN. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says that hundreds of thousands of hectares of rice have been destroyed. Coconut plantations which are a big earner of foreign currency were said to be "completely flattened". Fishing communities have also be severely affected with the storm destroying boats and gear. The FAO says they have arrived at the figure of farmers affected by looking...
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Mechanise industry, says farmers union
2013-11-12 07:28:28| Sugar Industry News
THE National Farmers Union says the sugar industry needs to be mechanised if canefarmers are to produce more.
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NZ Farmers Welcome Water Policy
2013-11-12 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
NEW ZEALAND – Water policy is going to be scientifically, culturally and economically informed for the first time, says Federated Farmers of New Zealand.
PM: Farmers, Livestock Breeders, Fishermen Must Be More Innovative
2013-11-12 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
MALAYSIA - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak wants farmers, livestock breeders and fishermen to be more innovative and progressive to boost income and their standard of living.
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Railcar shortage leaves farmers in lurch
2013-11-11 02:08:24| Railroads - Topix.net
Railway companies Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., which move the crop from the elevators to the ports, insist they are handling more grain than ever, and are supplying about 5,500 railcars a week.
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