RP Bids To Regain Spot Among Top Coffee Exporters
Feb 15, 2010 Agriculture, Crop Protection
After watching its neighbors become global coffee heavyweights, the Philippines is taking tentative steps toward regaining its status as a formidable grower of the bean. However, that era is a long way back for the Philippines, among the top five coffee exporters in the world in the 1880s after Span
GM Food Unsafe? No Evidence Yet: Chinese Experts
Feb 6, 2010 Agriculture, Crop Protection, Technologies
Chinese food and agricultural experts said no evidence has proved genetically-modified crops are unsafe for people and the environment. Huang Dafang, director of Biotechnology Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said Friday that the genetically-modified crops are o
The GM Tomato That Stays Fresh For SIX WEEKS – But Would You Want To Eat It?
Feb 4, 2010 Agriculture, Crop Protection, Fruits & Vegetables
Tomatoes could stay fresh for an extra month thanks to a genetic breakthrough The curse of the soggy tomato could soon be a thing of the past … or so scientists say. They have created a fruit which is said to stay fresh for 45 days – three times longer than the conventional version. But
Orange Juice Prices To Rise By A Third As Crisis Hits Crop
Jan 3, 2010 Crop Protection, Fruits & Vegetables
The price of orange juice is set to rise by up to a third after cold weather and disease hit citrus groves in Florida. The American state is one of the world’s main producers – and the problems it has experienced have already led to the price of concentrated juice doubling in a year. Supermarket
Pest Attack Worries Farmers
Dec 30, 2009 Crop Protection, Environment
Paddy farmers of the district are worried as diseases caused by pest attack pose threat to their hope for good yield this season. Though there were reports of paddy affected by diseases such as brown plant hopper, sheath blight and stem borer, it is stated that leaf rollers has caused considerable d
GM Crops May Ease Drain On Soil – Researchers
Oct 30, 2009 Agriculture, Crop Protection, Ecology
The world needs genetically modified crops both to increase food yields and minimize the environmental impact of farming, Britain’s top science academy said on Wednesday. The Royal Society said in a report the world faced a “grand challenge” to feed another 2.3 billion people by 20
Agriculture Technology Should Be Affordable To Small Farmers
Oct 5, 2009 Agriculture, Crop Protection, Technologies
The technology for agriculture sector should be sustainable and affordable to small farmers too, Secretary of the Union Ministry of Agriculture, T. Nandakumar, said here on Friday. Inaugurating Agri Intex, the annual agriculture exhibition organised by the Coimbatore District Small Industries Associ
Flood Resistant High-Yield Rice Developed
Aug 20, 2009 Agriculture, Crop Protection
A team of Japanese scientists has discovered genes that enable rice to survive high water, providing hope for better rice production in lowland areas that are affected by flooding. The team, primarily from the University of Nagoya, reported their findings in Thursday’s issue of Nature, the sci
Grape Grower Gets Nothing For His Crop
Jul 20, 2009 Crop Protection
A wine grape grower in northern Victoria says it’s immoral that he’s not being paid for this year’s crop. Dougal Leslie sold his wine grapes to Neqtar Wines, who went intro recievership a month ago. He says he’s owed $50,000, and unless he gets it he’s leaving farming.
