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- Is Africa selling out its farmers? 12 Nov 2009 01:34 GMT
... BAKO, Ethiopia/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - For centuries, farmers like Berhanu Gudina have eked out a ... foreigners to invest in the nation's underperforming agriculture sector. It is part of an economic ... or development. In one notable case, in Madagascar, a little-reported million-hectare deal with South Korean ...
- SPECIAL REPORT - Is Africa selling out its farmers? 12 Nov 2009 10:19 GMT
... Karuturi, an Indian company with four commercial farms in... For centuries, farmers like Berhanu Gudina ... foreigners to invest in the nation's underperforming agriculture sector. It is part of an economic ... or development. In one notable case, in Madagascar, a little-reported million-hectare deal with South Korean ...
- Gov't says brown pelicans are endangered no longer 11 Nov 2009 17:42 GMT
... was devastated by the use of the pesticide DDT. The pelican's recovery is largely due ... rare Panamanian tree frog, a rodent from Madagascar and two lizards found only in the ...
- Somali pirates extend their range 11 Nov 2009 19:15 GMT
... attacking and protection is spread thin. From fishing boats, to round the world sailors, to ... 5. Captured: 250 nautical miles northwest of Madagascar. The bulk carrier, with 21 on board, ...
- Making peanut butter gets stickier 11 Nov 2009 11:30 GMT
... of a mixture of various fats of vegetable origin". The patents are so broad that ... Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Tanzania Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Dominican Republic, India and USA. ...
- Global: Making peanut butter gets stickier 11 Nov 2009 17:51 GMT
... of a mixture of various fats of vegetable origin". The patents are so broad that ... Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Tanzania Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Dominican Republic, India and USA. ...
- UNICEF Chief Brings World Attention to Child, Maternal Undernutrition 11 Nov 2009 19:51 GMT
... old include Afghanistan, Yemen, Guatemala, Timor-Leste, Burundi, Madagascar, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Guinea-Bissau, Niger and Zambia. ... commitments on food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture are part of a wider agenda that ...
- Background Notes: Republic of Madagascar 10 Nov 2009 05:11 GMT
... sands, precious and semiprecious stones, and hardwoods. Agriculture (26% of GDP, 2008 est.): Products--rice, livestock, ... Iran, Mauritius, Hong Kong. PEOPLE AND HISTORY Madagascar's population is predominantly of mixed Asian and ... the Tsimihety and Sakalava (700,000 each). The Malagasy language is of Malayo-Polynesian origin and is ...
- Background Notes : Madagascar (11/09) 9 Nov 2009 23:16 GMT
... rate (2009 estimate): 3%. Ethnic groups: 18 Malagasy tribes; small groups of Comorans, French, Indians, ... expectancy--62.89 yrs. Work force (2000): 7.3 million. Agriculture--80%; industry--7%. Constitution: Entered into force in March ... Major suppliers--France, China, Iran, Mauritius, Hong Kong. Madagascar's population is predominantly of mixed Asian and ...
- Food self-sufficiency 'is a nonsense' 10 Nov 2009 00:55 GMT
... warning by the world’s largest trader of agricultural commodities comes ahead of the in Rome, ... subsidies and import tariffs or acquiring overseas farmland. The so-called “farmland grabs” gained notoriety after ... secure a huge chunk of farmland in Madagascar, which contributed to the collapse of the ...
- Cargill warns on self-sufficiency 10 Nov 2009 03:31 GMT
... warning by the world's largest trader of agricultural commodities comes ahead of next Monday's UN ... subsidies and import tariffs or acquiring overseas farmland. The so-called "farmland grabs" gained notoriety after ... secure a huge chunk of farmland in Madagascar, which contributed to the collapse of the ...
- Global hunger at top of political agenda 9 Nov 2009 21:15 GMT
... to be the staple talking points of agriculture and development officials. But the food crisis ... more than 60 countries. The government of Madagascar also fell victim to the food crisis ... agreed to lease a large chunk of farmland to a South Korean company. Seoul was ...
- UN attempts to slow the new scramble for Africa 7 Nov 2009 09:30 GMT
... up at least 20 million hectares of farmland in Africa in the last 18 months. ... as a new scramble for Africa, while agriculture experts are calling for a new global ... the phenomenon to the surface was the Madagascar government's decision to lease 1.3 million hectares, ...
- Go There: Mozambique 6 Nov 2009 04:31 GMT
... some swell directions can be blocked by Madagascar. You can find surf all year round, ... Sol restaurant—expensive by Mozambican standards—and enjoy a seafood platter on the porch where Bob Dylan ...
- Madagascar's vanilla industry hits slump 10 Nov 2009 12:11 GMT
... Published: November 10, 2009 06:59 ET MANDENA, Madagascar — On a recent steamy morning, Simon ... several hundred dollars a kilo. Now local farmers say they only get about $5 a ...
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