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EnglishSource: National Geographic02/05/2012 – Climate change is predicted to cause more intense and frequent floods and droughts in Southeast Asia, threatening the world’s rice bowl and millions of people who live there unless preventive actions are taken soon, scientists warn.
Source: All Africa30/04/2012 – The district agricultural officer of Kirehe has blamed climate change for the unprecedented torrential rains that have caused severe flooding in the region.
Source: AfricaRice02/05/2012 – Excited by the work of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) and its partners on the development of new stress-tolerant and climate-resilient technologies for major rice production systems in Africa, the Chair of the AfricaRice Board of Trustees Dr. Peter Matlon stated at the recent Board meeting, “We believe that rice research in Africa provides a strong case for investment.”
Source: All Africa02/05/2012 – MANY rice farmers in Zanzibar, of whom most are women, complain bitterly over the shortage of fertilizers and pesticides and herbicides for use on rice paddies.
Source: Prison Planet02/05/2012 – Unless the rice you buy is certified organic, or comes specifically from a farm that tests its rice crops for genetically modified (GM) traits, you could be eating rice tainted with actual human genes. The only known GMO with inbred human traits in cultivation today, a GM rice product made by biotechnology…
