It is not known as to when three food security missions for rice, wheat and pulses to be implemented by the states, would be launched. Addressing Members of Parliament on May 17 at the Library Building within Parliament House complex, the internationally renowned agricultural scientist Dr MS Swaminathan who is now a nominated Member of the Rajya Sabha, displayed a diagram which this writer had seen about 28 years ago in a booklet entitled "From Begging Bowl to Bread Basket" authored by the...

Japanese rice producers are looking forward to cracking the Chinese market where about 200 million tons of rice is consumed annually. The Japanese government hopes exports will expand domestic rice production, which has been hard hit by the falling birthrate and the aging society. Get Malaysia Sun headlines emailed to you daily. China wants expensive Japanese rice Malaysia Sun Sunday 1st July, 2007. The Japanese have resumed rice exports to China with a shipment of 24 tons from Yokohama....

Imports that exceed the new statutory threshold established by Congress in 2006 and that have been removed from eligibility include gold jewelry from Indian and Thailand. drops duty-free gold jewelry from India, Thailand. agricultural subsidies has led to the U. dropping duty-free status on gold jewelry exports from India and Thailand. drops duty-free gold jewelry from India, Thailand. Nath and his developing nations' colleagues want the West to reduce subsidies to their agricultural...

Canright and Hansen have begun growing fruits and vegetables on Comeback Farm using natural substances such as manure-based compost and ground-up fish to nourish crops, instead of chemical fertilizers and pesticides like their conventional farm neighbors in the fertile Musconetcong River Valley. They bought a 38-acre farm in Hunterdon County in 2004, and they are confident of converting the entire operation into an organic farm by the end of this year. The total number of farmers in the...

But in a region where famine was widespread outside of the growing season, an elderly man and a local official decided to fight back against the droughts. They envisioned 4km of channels funnelling water from the rocky mountains above the village into rice paddies below. But the builders, all villagers, faced many hurdles to funnel the water into the community of 2,500, most of whom are members of the Ba Na ethnic group. Armed with rudimentary tools like hammers, crowbars and chisels, they...

Montana's agricultural sector is the largest natural resource industry in the state, approaching $3 billion in cash income each year. The House Agriculture subcommittee that deals with commodities has renewed the language of the 2002 Farm Bill, which wheat growers in Montana and Wyoming argue puts them at a disadvantage compared with other grains, including corn, soybeans and rice. In Wyoming, livestock and crops add more than $1 billion to the state's revenue every year. Also in the...