je.st
news
Tag: selfsufficiency
China to Maintain Self-sufficiency in Food Production
2014-04-21 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CHINA - Despite an expected increase in the country's food imports, China will maintain self-sufficiency in its main food crops, including wheat and rice, in the coming decade, said an agricultural report released on Sunday.
Tags: china
food
production
maintain
Climate Change Clouds Philippines Dream of Rice Self-Sufficiency
2014-01-13 04:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WSJ: Climate change will complicate the Philippines efforts to become self-sufficient in rice, the countrys economic planning secretary said Monday. Arsenio Balisacan said preliminary data showed that 74% of the estimated damage from natural disasters in the country last year came in the farm sector, primarily affecting rice. The natural disasters include extreme weather caused by global warming, he said. We expect these extreme events and unpredictable phenomena to become the new normal, Mr. Balisican...
Tags: change
dream
philippines
climate
Govt needs 25 additional sugar mills to achieve self-sufficiency: Minister
2013-10-21 09:01:44| Sugar Industry News
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government needs 25 additional sugar mills to achieve its self-sufficiency in sugar production, Agriculture Minister Suswono said.
Tags: additional
achieve
minister
sugar
Odebrecht-Run Biocom Seeks Angola Sugar Self-Sufficiency
2013-07-25 08:45:36| Sugar Industry News
Angola, Africas second-largest crude oil producer, is targeting sugar self-sufficiency as Brazils Odebrecht SA starts harvesting from a plantation the size of Manhattan, Brooklyn and The Bronx combined next year.
Tags: sugar
seeks
angola
biocom
France: Brittany villages blazing a trail in energy self-sufficiency
2013-05-05 11:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Jacky Aignel, the leader of Saint Gouéno council in Brittany, looks at the cranes hoisting blades to the top of a wind-mast: "We've been waiting so long for this," he sighs. The wind turbine is finally nearing completion, the result of a lengthy struggle by this small locality in Côtes d'Armor. The Enercon E53, with a rated capacity of 850kW and the first of a series of seven, is no ordinary beast. It is the result of a clever financial package that allows local residents to invest in the scheme...
Tags: france
energy
trail
blazing