Algeria’s Grain Output Drive Starts To Pay Off

Algeria is moving to slash grain imports in coming years as the government enacts urgent reforms to stop farm yields tumbling in times of drought. The authorities were shocked into action in 2008 when the national grain harvest slumped to 2.1 million tonnes and the government scrambled for foreign cereals to feed the population of

BIMAT Maps Potential Green Gold Mines

“In Canada, we’ve always said that we’re going to use grain-based ethanol and biodiesel from canola as a bridge to get the market started. Longterm, we want to look at sustainable biomass conversion.” – MARK STUMBORG How long the world’s supplies of oil and gas will hold out is anybody’s guess. Some experts say the


U. S. Congress Approves Landmark Conservation Bill

The Democratic-led U. S. Congress has given final approval to sweeping land and water conservation legislation that environmental groups praised as one of the most significant in U. S. history. The measure, a package of more than 160 bills, would set aside about two million acres (809,400 hectares) – parks, rivers, streams, desert, forest and