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EnglishSource: Pre Need News29/09/2010 – Rice climbed to the highest price in almost five months on speculation that demand will increase in India, the second-biggest consumer. The country will extend a policy that allows tax-free imports of the grain until Jan. 31, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said today. The government will also continue a ban on…
Source: Global Issues26/09/2010 – South Asian rice farmers are switching to flood-tolerant strains of rice as insurance against inundations. ”Submergence-tolerant rice varieties are classic examples of adaptation to climate change,” says Uma Shankar Singh, a rice scientist with the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
Source: SciDevNet21/09/2010 – Scientists researching genetically modified (GM) rice in the Philippines have insisted that field trials will go ahead in December, despite the new agriculture secretary, Proceso Alcala, making strong anti-GM statements since taking office two months ago.
Source: The Economic Times25/09/2010 – The farm ministry’s first advance crop estimates for this kharif have projected a bumper output, which should help cool food inflation running at over 15%.Good rainfall across the country, barring a few states in the east, has led to a sharp increase in cropping that is expected to yield a…
Source: ecorazzi22/09/2010 – Rubber-faced actor Jim Carrey — who has taken his comedic skills all the way to the bank at roughly $25 million per movie – hasn’t exactly been a consistent fixture on the silver screen in recent years. Of course, he really doesn’t need to be since he’s in the unique position at this stage in…
