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Farmers want GrainCorp sale inquiry
2013-04-29 10:20:51| Agriculture - Topix.net
The NSW Farmers Association is calling for a federal inquiry into the sale of east coast grain handler GrainCorp to US giant Archer Daniels Midland .
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Supporting the Next Generation of Farmers
2013-04-26 17:47:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Office of Sen. Tom Harkin A group of Midwest congressional members introduced legislation Thursday to help recruit and support individuals interested in starting farming. Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Al Franken (D-MN) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Reps. Tim Walz (D-MN), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) and Collin Peterson (D-MN), ranking member of the Agriculture Committee, introduced the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, respectively. read more
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Small farmers hold the key to tackling climate change
2013-04-26 04:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlterNet: As a lifelong scientist I have attended climate change meetings for over 30 years. Our aim was to convince scientists and policymakers to take climate change seriously. The message was: 'Take action now, to leave a better world for your grandchildren.' In the past, many of my colleagues working in development were not convinced - poor and hungry people cannot afford to worry about climate change. Such was the conventional wisdom. The conference on "Hunger-Nutrition-Climate Justice' that I attended...
Farmers Receive Assistance from African Development Bank
2013-04-26 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ZAMBIA - The African Development Fund (ADF) is to give Zambia an advance loan for the livestock infrastructure support project (LISP) to improve household income of livestock farmers.
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P80 Million Granted to Support to Polillo Farmers, Fishermen
2013-04-26 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture is allotting an initial P80 million for various agricultural and fishery projects to further increase the productivity and incomes of small farmers and fisherfolk in five towns comprising the Polillo group of islands, in Quezon.
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