Recent Event Highlights: Food Notes - Providence Journal, The Organic Food Nutrition Wars - American Council on Science and Health, US: Paramount Farms offers California Pistachios to India - FreshPlaza, India: Now, relish farm-picked mangoes even in winter - FreshPlaza, Michigan fruit growers' bumper crop may be too much of a good thing - MLive.com, Spread of citrus psyllid worries Ventura County growers - Ventura County Star, and 16 more...
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Death on the wingThe AustralianThere are less and less wilderness areas in the true sense - whether it be through clearing for development or building roads for logging and farming - so ...and more »
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Food NotesProvidence JournalThe menu features fruit and vegetables from Schartner Farms, Exeter; breads from Village Hearth Bakery, Jamestown; and Rhody Fresh milk, and includes main ...
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The Organic Food Nutrition WarsAmerican Council on Science and HealthThe association was founded in 1946 by Lady Eve Balfour who had become a convert to organic farming. She started a thirty-year experiment at her farm at ...and more »
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US: Paramount Farms offers California Pistachios to IndiaFreshPlazaPackaged in modern black bags, Wonderful Pistachios will be available on shelves in the dry fruit section of major retailers including Spencer's, ...
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India: Now, relish farm-picked mangoes even in winterFreshPlazaMango lovers will now able to enjoy the fruit in winters as well. The plants have been flowering and fruits have been spotted at many mango farms across ...
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Citrus in perilSan Diego Union Tribune(Charlie Neuman / Union-Tribune) - Quarantine: San Diego County has restricted movement of fruit and host plants to stop the spread of the Asian psyllid. ...
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MLive.comMichigan fruit growers' bumper crop may be too much of a good thingMLive.comThat's farming." For cherry growers, the 2009 bounty was something of a surprise. What began as an above-average crop just kept growing with every rain in ...
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Farmers and fruit growers in Chhattisgarh state in central India are facing heavy losses from the lack of rainfall in the region. Lack of proper water supply system combined with lack of rainfall has led to a bad paddy crop. [Ramdeen, Farmer]: "We do farming but in our whole life we have not seen a drought as bad as this. Big cracks have appeared in our fields and our fields are parched as there is no rain." Data from the India Meteorological Department shows total rainfall in the country ...
Spread of citrus psyllid worries Ventura County growersVentura County StarExperts, however, fear the psyllid will spread the disease across Mexico to California or that an infected bug could “hitchhike” in a fruit shipment to ...and more »
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Los Angeles TimesPsyllids found at shipping depotLos Angeles TimesIt has destroyed citrus farming in much of Asia and parts of Brazil and threatens California's $1.6-billion citrus industry. The latest discovery is similar ...and more »
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RediffIndia's big agriculture challengeRediffUnlike anytime in the past, India's agriculture challenge has to be understood concurrently in many dimensions. The most critical of these dimensions has to ...
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Dial 'M' for 'Mackerel': Can a New Mobile Phone Service in Rural ...Wall Street JournalIn many ways, India's farming community has been an ideal place to start. With agriculture employing more than 60% of the workforce in India, "this sector ...
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supplying agriculture chemical herbicides like Roundup, to patenting genetically altered seeds for basic farm crops like corn, rice, soybeans or wheat. For almost a quarter century, since 1983, the US Government has quietly been working to perfect a genetically engineered technique whereby farmers would be forced to turn to their seed supplier each harvest to get new seeds. The seeds would only produce one harvest. After that the seeds from that harvest would commit suicide and be unusable ...
problem since everything is mechanised and outsourced; 1000 hectare farm can be managed by 3 to 4 subcontracted workmen. Use of latest agricultural machines and equipment; skilled agronomists and farm managers available. No water problem.. South America has 20% of world freshwater reserves. Logistics, warehouse and transportation world class Clear land titles; low population density means no land squatters. No limits on size of foreign land holdings. Context: India has been importing ...
A plant nursery owned and managed by the Dodmani family. It's one of the best destinations for indoor/outdoor plants. The nursery has a good collection of flower/fruit bearing or show/decorative plants of various sizes. It also offers farming equipment, fertilizers and pesticides or home gardening. It's near Marata Colony and APMC Yard. ... Dodmani Farms Dharwad farm nursery plants bonsai north karnataka
produce of wheat in my farms was 15 quintals compared to 30 for other farmers. But there were almost no expenses involved in producing that. My produce was completely my own. Unlike other farmers I didn't have to spend on fertilizers, pesticides or anything." Instead of using chemicals to fertilise the land, green manure and biological pest control is put into practice. Due to the soil being preserved farmers predict they'll get a good yield. This farmer says it's a step in the right ...
, Farmer]: "The first year, the produce of wheat in my farms was 15 quintals compared to 30 for other farmers. But there were almost no expenses involved in producing that. My produce was completely my own. Unlike other farmers I didn't have to spend on fertilizers, pesticides or anything." Instead of using chemicals to fertilise the land, green manure and biological pest control is put into practice. Due to the soil being preserved farmers predict they'll get a good yield. This farmer says ...
Farmers in India's northern Punjab state are ditching their chemicals and using organic farming techniques to grow their fruit and vegetables. ... REUTERS INDIA ORGANIC FARMING
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Though amongst the lime-producing countries of the world, India, occupies pole position in terms of area under its cultivation ( two lakh hectares), it is Mexico that emerges as the largest producer of the tangy fruit.
Dr Appasaheb Bhujbal, President
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Hindu Business Line
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/04/06/stories/2009040651170500.htm
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...the domestic market” as a supplement to the global market and is in talks with PepsiCo India and Coca-Cola to supply fruit concentrates and purees, according to Mr H. Ravichandra Raju, Executive Director, Oceanic Edibles. According to Mr Raj, Oceanaa, a diversified...
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Hindu Business Line
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/01/17/stories/2009011751001600.htm
A handful of high-yielding crops feed the world's ever-increasing population. Have we become too reliant on wheat, maize and rice? What happens when diseases attack them? Can we develop new disease-resistant strains? Or have we lost too many plants, neglecting age-old fruit, vegetable and cereal varieties that could provide the answers? Earth Report investigates.
true is that as countries like China and India become wealthier, they start changing their food habits; they start eating more meat, more animals. And what happens then is because it takes more grain to produce a pound of beef than if they were just eating the grain, what ends up happening is that it puts huge pressure on food supplies. Americans would actually benefit from a change in diet. I don't think that that's something that we should legislate but I think that it is something that, ...
India become wealthier, they start changing their food habits; they start eating more meat, more animals. And what happens then is because it takes more grain to produce a pound of beef than if they were just eating the grain, what ends up happening is that it puts huge pressure on food supplies. Americans would actually benefit from a change in diet. I don't think that that's something that we should legislate but I think that it is something that, as part of our overall health care system, ...
How DFID is helping poor fruit growers in India to raise their incomes
India has 3000 years' tradition in coconut cultivation and is one of the leading producers of coconuts in the world producing 13 billion nuts per annum
Farmers in Jammu and Kashmir are reaping the benefits of grape cultivation, a trend that is fast picking up in the Valley with the backing of the state horticulture department. The picturesque Himalayan state with its meadows, pine forests and snow-capped peaks, is well known for its fruit and dry fruit range. But now grape have also been added to the list.
and conserve water, eg drip irrigation, rainwater harvesting. Organic farming, including vermiculture, is practiced. Value-added production (eg drying, juice, preserves) of fruits and vegetables is demonstrated and taught. Plant nurseries and animal husbandry (eg goats, chickens) are demonstrated. Most of the food collected on the farm goes to support CRHP's training programs at Jamkhed. Furthermore, CRHP has been actively engaged in watershed development in cooperation with the government ...
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...climate change, this destruction must stop," said Luke Chamberlain, a campaigner for the society. Hundreds of policemen India's western state of Gujarat pledged to turn barren areas into fruit orchards by planting mango and guava trees. "We will keep our...
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Reuters Alert Net
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP303152.htm
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...farming practices, Mr Sasikumar said.
Organic pineapple will be priced at least 30 per cent more than normal fruits. It is also expected to brighten the prospects for fresh pineapple exports from India.
"Our marketability will improve...
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Hindu Business Line
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/02/27/stories/2006022701571000.htm
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