Place research institutions under their ministries
Ghanaweb.com Fri, 17 Jun 2005 6:59 AM PDT
Kumasi, June 17, GNA - Dr Rexford Asiama, the Director of the Soil Research Institute (SRI) at Kwadaso, has suggested the separation of research institutions under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and placing them under their proper ministries to ensure utilisation of research findings. |
Washington, DC June 16, 2005
SeedQuest Thu, 16 Jun 2005 1:40 PM PDT
The three U.S. agencies responsible for regulating agricultural biotechnology are working to assure industry, consumers and other groups both in the United States and abroad that genetically engineered crops, animal vaccines and other products are "rigorously regulated for safety," says Chuck Lambert, deputy under secretary of agriculture for regulatory programs. |
To stay in business, farmers in Miss-Lou
The Natchez Democrat Thu, 16 Jun 2005 10:38 PM PDT
The latest battles in the farming world aren't just taking place in the fields or in the markets - they're in the labs. No change has affected agriculture as drastically in the last few years as genetically engineered crops that are more resistant to pesticides. |
Farming
Daily Dispatch Fri, 17 Jun 2005 0:50 AM PDT
Burkina Faso - The key to helping Africa's poor cotton growers was to cut the subsidies paid to US and European agriculture producers, new World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz said this week. On a tour of a cotton-processing factory in Burkina Faso, ... |
Publish Date: 6/16/2005 UAACOG breaks ground on new office
Canon City Daily Record Thu, 16 Jun 2005 5:20 PM PDT
The Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments, an organization that provides services to Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Lake and Teller counties, dug its shiny shovels into fresh soil Wednesday morning for the organization s groundbreaking of its new office. |
Putting the 'O' in grow By Laura Cook
Turlock Journal Thu, 16 Jun 2005 12:10 PM PDT
We've gone organic. The popularity of farming fruits, vegetables, and nuts organically has hit Stanislaus County. According to Dan Bernaciak, deputy commission sealer for the department of agriculture, five farmers in Stanislaus County applied to grow organically in 2004 and three so far in 2005. |
Around 37,000 Hectares Set Aside for Agri-Business in Mindanao
Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News Fri, 17 Jun 2005 2:25 AM PDT
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 17 Asia Pulse - The government has committed another 37,000 hectares of agricultural lands for agri-business development that would generate 40,000 new jobs in northern Mindanao for the next five years. |
Business Leaders Gather for Ukraine Forum
AP via Yahoo! News Thu, 16 Jun 2005 8:59 AM PDT
Government officials sought to convince presidents from neighboring states and dozens of business leaders Thursday that last year's Orange Revolution has set Ukraine on a business-friendly path. |
Yushchenko woos investors to Ukraine
BusinessWeek Thu, 16 Jun 2005 7:28 PM PDT
JUN. 16 8:09 P.M. ET President Viktor Yushchenko appealed to investors to pour money into this former Soviet republic, pledging that the Orange Revolution's promises of a business-friendly market economy are irreversible. |
Weeds linger long after fire
Glenwood Springs Post Independent Fri, 17 Jun 2005 6:35 AM PDT
Natural lands and wildlife continue to feel the heat from the Coal Seam fire that raged through Glenwood Springs three years ago. The fire brought destruction, devastation and an invasive species few think about - weeds. |
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