October 25, 2007

Urbanization, Rising Income and Population Control Slow Down … - AHN

Urbanization, Rising Income and Population Control Slow Down …AHN - 19 hours agoIn his column at Rice Today, a publication of IRRI, Mahabub Hossain said, "The changes are evident mostly in middle and high income nations in Asia and …Rice production seen declining on free trade, changing diets Forbesall 10 news articles

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Savvy about style, serious about food - Detroit Free Press

Savvy about style, serious about foodDetroit Free Press, United States - 7 hours agoBamboo skewers of golden tempura-battered shrimp are presented with their points resting at the bottom of a black bowl with a tangle of crisp white rice …Turning Japanese Detroit Metro Timesall 2 news articles

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Carter, Rice discuss Mideast peace role - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Carter, Rice discuss Mideast peace roleAtlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 1 hour agoY.), who chairs the subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia. "I don't have time to talk," Carter said, waving off a reporter immediately after the …

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October 23, 2007

Squeezed: a film about the cost of free trade in the Asia–Pacific … - Grain

GrainSqueezed: a film about the cost of free trade in the Asia–Pacific …Grain, Spain - 1 hour agoTo drive the message home, the film spotlights maize and rice farmers in Isabela and the plight of a Payatas scavenger, a woman who, driven off her land, …

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Killing fields the global push for hybrid rice continues - Grain

GrainKilling fields the global push for hybrid rice continuesGrain, Spain - 1 hour agoIn 2005, GRAIN released a report [2] documenting the dismal performance of hybrid rice in Asia. Despite the promises of higher yields, hybrid rice was …

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Viet Nam lands Japan rice contract - Viet Nam News

Viet Nam lands Japan rice contractViet Nam News, Vietnam - 1 hour agoHA NOI — Viet Nam has won a contract to export 21000 tonnes of rice to Japan, the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Asia-Pacific Department reported last …

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Floor price may replace ban on rice exports - Hindu Business Line

Hindu Business LineFloor price may replace ban on rice exportsHindu Business Line, India - 17 hours agoBut even here, the problem would be mainly vis-À-vis the double-polished long-grain rice shipped to West Asia. “The US, Europe, Singapore, Australia and …

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Rice production seen declining on free trade, changing diets - Forbes

Rice production seen declining on free trade, changing dietsForbes, NY - 4 hours agoHe said global rice demand growth has slowed as rapid urbanisation and rising per capita income in middle- and high-income countries in Asia and Latin …

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October 21, 2007

Bush administration having second thoughts about PPP deal: NYT - Pakistan Dawn

Bush administration having second thoughts about PPP deal: NYTPakistan Dawn, Pakistan - 22 hours agoThe administration told the newspaper that Ms Rice stepped up her personal involvement last month, when it seemed possible that General Musharraf’s other …US could regret pairing of Musharraf and Bhutto International Herald TribuneBackstage, US nurtured Pakistan rivals' deal International Herald Tribuneall 50 news articles

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Vietnam to export more rice to Japan - Nhan Dan

VietNamNet BridgeVietnam to export more rice to JapanNhan Dan, Vietnam - Oct 20, 2007… tonnes of rice to Japan at a bidding organised on October 12, the Ministry of Trade and Industry’s Department for Asia and the Pacific has announced. …BUSINESS IN BREIF 20/10 VietNamNet Bridgeall 4 news articles

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