January 16, 2009, The New Nation Project to boost crop yields in four ...
	NATION BUSINESS REPORT A new project aiming to help six million farmers in four South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, has been taken up to boost crop yields and their income over a period of 10 years, said the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
	January 16, 2009, Newstin Rice prices 'could rise sharply'
	There are concerns about how good this year's harvest will be The price of rice could rise sharply, causing another shortage of the staple grain, the International Rice Research Institute has...
	January 16, 2009, The Punch Credit crisis could lead to rice pric...
	Rice prices could rise again in the near future as farmers find it more difficult to secure credit and lower grain prices cause them to plant less, according to the International Rice Research Institute.
	January 16, 2009, The Manila Times The legislative focus on agriculture
	Sen. Loren Legarda, the new chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, is really putting her ears to the ground. She may not have as much knowledge of agriculture as her predecessor,...
	January 16, 2009, Business World Online 2009 rice supply, imports secured Yap
	Rice supply this year including scheduled imports has been secured by the government, the head of the Agriculture department said on Friday. "All rice commitments have substantially been committed by suppliers already," Agriculture Secretary Arthur...
	January 16, 2009, ReliefWeb Ethiopia: Poverty hampers climate cha...
	ADDIS ABABA, 16 January 2009 (IRIN) - Poverty poses a major obstacle for farmers in Ethiopia to adapt to climate change, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi...
	January 16, 2009, Checkbiotech Scientists developing rice with 50 pc...
	An international team of scientists is attempting to develop a new rice strain that will use less water and fertilizer but could boost yields by up to 50 percent to meet growing demand, a research institute said...
	January 16, 2009, RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. (fka Dain Rausche) Poverty Hampers Climate Change Adapta...
	Addis Ababa, Jan 16, 2009 (UN Integrated Regional Information Networks/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- Poverty poses a major obstacle for farmers in Ethiopia to adapt to climate change, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi...
	January 16, 2009, PlusNews ETHIOPIA: Poverty hampers climate cha...
	(IRIN) - Poverty poses a major obstacle for farmers in Ethiopia to adapt to climate change, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said. "The poor do not have the necessary technology and resources, in terms of money and so on, to be able to change and adapt," Meles told a national climate change conference in Addis...
	January 16, 2009, Checkbiotech There's No Place for Brazil's Ethanol...
	An assorted alliance of organizations published an open letter [1] this Thursday, January 15, in the U.S. and internationally, warning of the dangers of industrially produced biofuels (called agrofuels by critics).
	January 16, 2009, NewsFood.com FAO: Share Fair condividere il sape...
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	January 16, 2009, NewsFood.com FAO: Knowledge Share Fair for Agricul...
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	January 16, 2009, The Times of Malta Agronomists to map Africa's soils to ...
	International agronomists plan to map different soil types across Africa to improve agricultural methods, increase harvests and help farmers earn a better living from their land, scientists...
	January 16, 2009, News24.com Super-rice 'with 50% more yield'
	Teresa Cerojano Manila - An international team of scientists is attempting to develop a new rice strain that will use less water and fertilizer but could boost yields by up to 50% to meet growing demand, a research institute said on...
	January 16, 2009, Bella Online Edible Landscaping Tips
	With the economic downturn, interest in vegetable gardening will continue to grow. Because of the high demand for seeds and vegetable transplants, gardeners are urged to place their orders...
	January 15, 2009, Yahoo! Politics Amazon Deforestation: Earth's Heart a...
	This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. Splintered, charred wood litters the outskirts of an expansive ranch that lies on recently cleared land in the Brazilian...
	January 15, 2009, gas.com Scientists seek to increase rice yiel...
	An ambitious project to re-engineer photosynthesis in rice, led by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) through a global consortium of scientists, has received a grant of $11 million over three years from the Bill & Melinda Gates...
	January 15, 2009, The Hindu Hyderabad today
	GENERAL Hyderabad Management Association: Talk on Facing a new world a new paradigm, FAPCCI, Red Hills, 6.30 p.m. Andhra Pradesh National Green Corps: Painting competitions on Oil and gas conservation fortnight, Hari Hara Kala Bhavan, Secunderabad,...
	January 15, 2009, Labspaces New digital map of Africa's depleted ...
	Responding to sub-Saharan Africa's soil health crisis, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) announced today an ambitious new effort to produce the first-ever, detailed digital soil map for all 42 countries of the...
	January 15, 2009, Green Tmcnet.com Global Justice Ecology Project: "Next...
	(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RDATE:15012009 United States--A diverse alliance of organizations published an open letter [1] today in the...