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Cereals, Crops

Poverty Reduces Wheat Consumption

Consumption of wheat in Pakistan fell 10 per cent last year, because people lost the purchasing power to buy even that most basic of food staples in the south Asian country, a top UN official said June 2. Wolfgang Herbinger, country director for the World Food Program in Pakistan, said declining wheat consumption was a
Cereals, Crops, News

Iraq To Double Wheat Production

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Iraq expects to double its wheat production this year to around 2.5 million tonnes, meeting half its consumption needs, thanks to good rains, a deputy agriculture minister said May 19. Iraq’s agriculture sector, hurt by decades of war, sanctions and neglect, has suffered severe drought in the last two years, hitting wheat and rice production
Cereals, Livestock, News

Rice Production Plan Could Be Controversial

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“If you grew a quarter section of this stuff, on a hot day in July the area for miles would smell like a Polish sausage factory.” Scientists at the Cereal Research Centre in Winnipeg are refusing to comment on reports that they have developed a winter-hardy variety of rice suitable for production on the Canadian
Livestock

Prairie Hay To Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia’s plan to phase out production of water-intensive crops including animal fodder has opened the doors for multimillion dollar deals with firms in the United States and Canada, traders said Mar. 29. Saudi-based Al-Khumasia Company, plans to launch its $40 million crushing and packaging feed mill in July, Meshaal Al-Wetaid, its assistant general manager
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Russia To Give $3.4 Billion To Agriculture In 2010

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The Russian government will give about $3.42 billion to support agriculture this year, to help keep sowing areas stable and to increase meat production, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said March 19. “In 2010, the federal budget alone will dedicate over 100 billion rubles ($3.42 billion) to support agriculture,” Putin said on a conference call on
Livestock, News

Mongolian Herders Face Grim Work Project

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The Uni ted Nat ions Development Program (UNDP) is developing an unusual cash-for-work program in Mongolia to remove the remains of millions of livestock that are scattered around the country, reduce health risks for the population while providing income for herders whose livelihoods have disappeared due to extreme weather conditions unique to this country. A
Forages, Livestock

They Need Hay — And They Can Pay

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“Up until now, they weren’t really tracking their irrigation use, but now they are really cracking down, given what their water supply situation is going to be like over the coming decades.” – glenn friesen New markets for hay in the oil-rich Middle East could present a golden opportunity for Manitoba forage growers – if
Dairy cattle, News

Saudi Arabia Says Will Not Ban Dairy Exports

The Saudi government will not implement a recommendation by an advisory council to ban dairy exports, the kingdom’s agriculture minister said in an interview Feb. 2. The advisory Shura Council approved a recommendation Feb. 1 to ban exports of dairy products as part of the desert kingdom’s efforts to save water. “The government’s policy is
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Afghans Would Rather Farm Than Fight

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Afghans would rather be farmers than fighters, the U. S. agriculture secretary said Feb. 3, highlighting a U. S. focus on farming jobs to lure people from the battlefield and curtail the opium trade. Separate from the Afghan-led reintegration plan announced by President Hamid Karzai at a conference in London recently, Washington sees its agriculture
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Indonesia To Limit Foreign Ownership In Food Estates

Indonesia will limit foreign ownership in food estates, such as rice cultivation, to less than 49 per cent, Agriculture Minister Suswono said Jan. 28, a decision that could discourage investor interest. Saudi Arabia, China and other countries are acquiring farmland abroad as part of efforts to achieve greater food security, following sharp increases in food

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