Industrial Agriculture

Is urban farming Detroit's cash cow?

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:00:16 GMT

Community gardeners in Detroit harvest a good deal of fruits and vegetables each year, but not much of that other type of green: profit.

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Randall Amster: Silent Spring Has Sprung

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:56:52 GMT

Seasons change, yet some things remain the same. Nearly half a century ago, Rachel Carson debuted the first serial installment of what would eventually become one of the landmark works of the 20th century, Silent Spring .

Govt urged to nurture suburban food bowls

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:59:38 GMT

The Federal Government has been urged introduce policies to allow the development of agriculture in Australian suburbs as a way of addressing food security.

Latam Weekahead-Brazil policy clues; Colombia decides on rates

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:26:21 GMT

After a split decision to keep Brazil's monetary policy unchanged last week, investors will get to read the minutes of the Copom, Brazil's monetary policy committee, to look for clues as to when rates may rise.

Water drop

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:13:38 GMT

Monday is World Water Day, but I suspect relatively few will have noticed. While the world is rightly moving to address the challenges presented by climate change and depleting supplies of fossil fuels, the same awareness and consensus does not exist when it comes to addressing our usage of water.

Building Habitat home #39

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:09:20 GMT

When Statesboro High School's National FFA Organization students volunteered to give up their Saturday morning to help build a Habitat for Humanity house in Statesboro Pointe, they expected to find your typical tools of the trade and a little hard work.

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Safe water remains elusive

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:55:56 GMT

DHAKA: Most of the people in both rural and urban areas still have little or no access to safe drinking water as the policymakers, industries and research workers are yet to come up with a comprehensive and pragmatic plan to address the problem.

China s future powerhouses

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:08:08 GMT

Followings are regions set to be new driving force for China's economy. Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region Xinjiang literally means "New Frontier", and it is promising to be a new economic frontier in China's northwestern areas.

New economic zones to be built to enrich W China

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:08:54 GMT

The cities of Chengdu and Chongqing are famous for their different kinds of hot pots and there are endless arguments about which one is more delicious or spicier.

Go west now! industries told

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:37:09 GMT

The cities of Chengdu and Chongqing are famous for their different kinds of hot pots and there are endless arguments about which one is more delicious or spicier.

School of Polytechnic Studies Hosting Open House March ... - Capaha Arrow

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:18:00 GMT

At the open house, prospective students are invited to meet current faculty and staff in both the Department of Agriculture and Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology to learn about the programs available. Faculty and staff will be ...

Ireland INC at a crossroads

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:14:33 GMT

The IDA's plan to promote foreign direct investment in rural areas is madness. What is needed is a specialised approach to jobs planning, write Lorcan Sirr and Conor Skehan Ireland is at a crucial crossroads, and the need to take the right course is under focus like never before.

Antrim zoning plan amended to include Low and Medium ... - Waynesboro Record-Herald

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:05:00 GMT

The new zoning map first seen Thursday night has a total of six proposed zones ? Agriculture, Low Density Residential, Medium Density Residential, Community Commercial, Highway Commercial and Industrial. The township currently has 12 zones and the ...

Debunking sustainable food myths - Vancouver Sun

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:02:00 GMT

Industrial agriculture works on a pretty simple premise, Sirois says. "(They) try to get as much fat on a cow in a short amount of time and keep the cow alive at the same time." That can be achieved by feeding cattle corn, linked to a particularly ...

TABLE-Bangladesh key economic indicators - March 20 - Reuters India

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:18:00 GMT

... 15.58 14.15 Imports ($bln) *20.29 19.48 Current a/c balance ($mln) *2,536 702 Current a/c balance (pct of GDP) *-0.4 -0.1 Agriculture production (constant factor cost in bln Tk) *675.8 645.9 Industrial production (constant factor cost in bln Tk ...

EBLEN: Where's your food coming from? - Lexington Herald-Leader

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:07:00 GMT

The scientific and economic revolution that reshaped American agriculture after World War II did a lot of good, and a lot of bad. Many family farms were replaced by industrial agriculture that could produce more food cheaper and more efficiently.

Global Food Security Depends on Modern Agriculture - PR-USA.net

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:14:00 GMT

underscored the wide range of benefits modern agriculture has provided to society and emphasized the importance of continued innovation and new technologies to meeting growing global food, feed, fiber and industrial needs. Research presented by a ...

A Damascus farmer's ideas on sustainable urban ... - OregonLive.com

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:36:00 GMT

Thompson's agricultural endeavors will be viewed, under Oregon land-use laws, as an urban economic use akin to commercial or industrial activity ... Western region's Patrick Madden Award for sustainable agriculture. "It's nice to be recognized for ...

Trade unions must avoid militant and destructive ... - New Kerala

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:26:00 GMT

Bhattacharya, however, stressed the need to promote industrial growth further. He said that currently the State Domestic Product (SDP) comprised 22 percent agriculture, 18 percent industry and 59 percent services sector. The industry contribution ...

The quality of Bangladesh's economic growth

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:42:51 GMT

ECONOMIC growth is always deemed to be desirable as an outcome. Economic growth means more output, employment, income and, in consequence, more wellbeing for the people.

TABLE-Bangladesh key economic indicators - March 21 - Reuters India

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:17:00 GMT

EBLEN: Where's your food coming from? - Lexington Herald-Leader

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:49:00 GMT

Incubators aim for startup successes - Democrat and Chronicle

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:01:00 GMT

There are roughly four dozen business incubators around the state, including seven in the Rochester region stretching from the Batavia Industrial Center to the Cornell University Agriculture & Food Technology Park in Geneva. Typically, tenants pay ...

Alleviating Africa?s poverty through agribusiness - NEXT

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:55:00 GMT

This will require that investments in agriculture go beyond the current stop-gap improvements in on-farm productivity to include large-scale development of the agri-business and agro-industrial sectors. Following up on the consensus, African ...

Go west now! industries told - People's Daily Online

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:31:00 GMT

... city cluster in the Wanjiang River Urban Belt of Anhui province to accept new industrial transfers. Equipment manufacturing, raw material industry, textile, high technologies, modern services and modern agriculture have been underlined as six ...

Developer picks contractors for N5b Sapphire Garden - The Guardian - Nigeria

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:45:00 GMT

The estate design shows carefully balanced residences and agriculture, surrounding green belts and with out the characteristic industrial and commercial component of an urban city. Osaji further explained that the first phase of the project, that is ...

TABLE-Bangladesh key economic indicators - March 22 - Reuters India

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:16:00 GMT

Sexier Sterile Insects for Improved Organic Pest Control

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:17:17 GMT

Decades after DDT and "Silent Spring," scientists are still searching for better ways to improve agricultural yields and protect desirable plants and animals from plagues of insects.