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What EU budget negotiations mean for more sustainable and agroecological farming  The European Commission has proposed major ...
As the European Union (EU) looks for ways to cut its agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and manage its energy transition, biogas and with it biomethane has gained renewed traction.
THE HINDU / August 21, 1998 / Pg. 10, Col. D. / By Chennai "Historic evidence shows that Basmati is a distinctive cultivar developed by the farmers of India and Pakistan at least 250 years ago, and ...
The growth in exports seen in the first half of 2003 ""was sustained by a higher output of commodities, fuels and a few manufactured goods of agricultural origin which need little processing"", ...
February 28, 2000 / By SCOTT KILMAN, Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL MANCHESTER, Iowa -- For most of his 60 years, Francis Childs tended a farm here in obscurity. But this winter, his fellow ...
In what has been described as its most important vote this year, the U.S. Congress will soon decide whether to provide permanent normal trade relations to China. A vote is required because, after 14 ...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2000 -- Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman today announced two new steps to help small farmers and ranchers find better ways to market and export their products.
Intended to clarify the content of the Right to Adequate Food and the responsibilities of all actors involved. A guide for conduct of international community, states, others to focus policy and ...
In an open letter to the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPs), the Rural Advancement Fund International (RAFI) charges it has documented ...
A La Plata County landowner and a Bayfield logger will be recognized for their sustainable forestry practices. On Friday, Brunhilde "Bruni" Bradley and Eric Husted will receive awards from the San ...
Should China be fully immersed into the corporatized global economy? The debate over whether the U.S. Congress should grant Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status is about many things, but ...
An NDP government would fight to reopen the North American Free Trade Agreement to enhance protection for Canadian jobs, NDP leader Jack Layton said yesterday in Hamilton, Ont. "We want a new NAFTA.