However, a closer look at the data on Chinese imports would reveal the majority of them meet US quality standards while only a fraction of them is problematic. The announcement, coupled with reports of contaminated pet food ingredients, led some American media to place an equals sign between "Made in China" and substandard products. In so doing, importers do everything in their power to drive down prices of products whereas exporters go all out to reduce costs, Nielsen said. Since any...

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Georgia (default) Verdana Times New Roman Arial California's fruit, nut and vegetable industry -- aided by Bay Area food and environmental activists -- got its first big bite out of Depression-era federal farm programs, long the multibillion-dollar bastion of commodity barons from the South and Midwest, in a deal reached Tuesday. Georgia (default) Verdana Times New Roman Arial California's fruit, nut and vegetable industry -- aided by Bay Area food and environmental activists -- got its...

Food shortages to hit 28 poor countries, FAO says MILAN, July 17 (Reuters) A slowdown in local cereals output and high international prices are likely to trigger food shortages in 28 poor countries around the world this year, the United Nation's food agency said today. Food shortages to hit 28 poor countries, FAO says MILAN, July 17 (Reuters) A slowdown in local cereals output and high international prices are likely to trigger food shortages in 28 poor countries around the world this...

Agricultural productivity and rural development are seen as the dominant factors behind the socio-economic inequalities in the country. Young people aren t interested because the income is so low and so easily affected by various factors like the weather, for example. Asked what he hoped to get out of the NCER project, he said he hoped the irrigation system would be improved. Although there was no hint of bad weather when we first set out, the sky darkened soon after we arrived 35 minutes...

The table below gives the approximate proportion of production of certain kharif crops that are being grown in the met divisions that are presently in the deficient/scanty category. The proportion of crops grown in these areas is excluded here since their production is not really dependent on the monsoons. Southwest monsoon was active over Western Himalayan region on 6th, 8th and 9th when fairly widespread rain/thundershower with isolated heavy falls occurred over this region. Two basic...