NAIROBI – According to Vision 2030, which is a government strategic plan on how to boost growth and development in Kenya, there are an estimated five million out of an estimated eight million households who depend directly on agriculture, despite the fact that agriculture continues to be one of the most under-budgeted ministries. Under the […]
Jharkhand farmers dump tomatoes on roads
26/12/2010 by
Ranchi, Dec 25 – Call it irony. At a time when tomatoes are selling for up to Rs.40 a kg, farmers in Jharkhand are dumping them on roads because they are not getting money that meets even their production cost. At Rangamati, on the Ranchi-Jamshedpur national highway just 70 km from here, angry farmers are […]
Over 80% of farmers want solar roofs by 2013
26/12/2010 by
A recent survey has found that 80 per cent of farmers in the UK want to have solar photovoltaics on their roofs within the next three years. Carried out by Farming Futures, and solar energy specialist, Solarcentury, the results prove farmers’ interest in generating clean electricity has soared following the launch of the Feed-In Tariff […]
Old Problems Resurface With China’s Rising Food Prices
26/12/2010 by
The British writer Bruce Chatwin, in his 1989 book “What Am I Doing Here,” ascribed the power of Chinese emperors to nothing more than the authority over agriculture. “Imperial decrees,” Chatwin wrote, “used to begin ‘The World is based on Agriculture.’” It’s been more than 20 years since Chatwin wrote and a millennium since the […]
British Isle NDC to Ghanaians: “We wish you all Happy Farmers Day”
26/12/2010 by
On the Occasion of the 26th National Farmers Day celebrations, the NDC UK & Ireland Chapter of the NDC has congratulated “our farmers and fishermen during the celebration of this important day.” In a statement issued on the eve of the celebrations, the Chapter said, “We wish to express our sincere gratitude for the critical […]
National Vegetable Week call
24/12/2010 by
A GROUP of vegetable industry leaders wants more Australians to recognise and embrace the domestic vegetable industry. Vince Brancatisano, of Prestige Produce at Footscray, was one of 13 people who took part in a six-month Growing Leaders national vegetable industry leadership program this year. Mr Brancatisano said one of the key ideas the group
Price decreases create Christmas bargains in salads and soft cooked veg
24/12/2010 by
The wholesale price for salads and soft cooked vegetables has dropped significantly throughout December according to the latest Veginsights consumer and market report, following the trend from November further down and creating considerable Christmas time bargains for consumers, particularly in the eastern states of Australia. The most significant moves in product wholesale prices in December […]
New Zealand Economy Unexpectedly Contracts as Earthquake Undermines Growth
24/12/2010 by
New Zealand’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the third quarter and moved closer to a recession as the worst earthquake in eight decades slowed housing and manufacturing. Gross domestic product fell 0.2 percent in the three months ended Sept. 30, the first drop since early 2009, from a revised 0.1 percent gain the previous quarter, a […]
Gaza exports to increase
24/12/2010 by
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Reports on Radio Israel said the coming week of crossings operations would see some 15 tons of agricultural exports leave the Strip, as Israeli officials told Palestinian liaison officers in Gaza that only one crossing would operate on Thursday. Since 2007, some 800 trucks of strawberries and carnations grown in Gaza have […]
Vietnam: Good prospects for apricot and peach growers
24/12/2010 by
Apricot and peach growers have been certain of a bountiful crop this year. The apricot and peach prices are estimated to be higher than during Tet 2010 (Vietnam New Year); however, it is still too early to say how high the prices will be because everything still depends on the gods. Tet will come in […]