December 20, 2007

Defence policy can't be left to doomsayers - The Australian

Defence policy can't be left to doomsayersThe Australian, Australia - 6 hours agoIn East Asia, rice, the dominant regional food crop, will experience small and below-average declines in yield in the next 20 to 30 years, with moderate but …

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Investor Targets Nation's Rice Sufficiency - AllAfrica.com

Investor Targets Nation's Rice SufficiencyAllAfrica.com, Washington - 23 hours ago"Novel commodities has in its employ multiple nationalities from countries of Asia, Africa, South America and elsewhere, who both invest and work towards …

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Better irrigation methods could reduce arsenic threat in rice … - UN News Centre

UN News CentreBetter irrigation methods could reduce arsenic threat in rice …UN News Centre - Dec 19, 200719 December 2007 – Improved irrigation practices in Asia could reduce the high levels of arsenic found in rice, the United Nations Food and Agriculture …

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Barun Roy: We don`t have a choice - Business Standard

Barun Roy: We don`t have a choiceBusiness Standard, India - Dec 19, 2007The very act of growing rice, which feeds more than half the world’s population, emits some 50-100 million tonnes of this harmful gas into the atmosphere …

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December 18, 2007

Vietnam's foreign trade booming - Thanh Nien Daily

Thanh Nien DailyVietnam's foreign trade boomingThanh Nien Daily, Vietnam - 8 hours ago… alongside Malaysia, from Southeast Asia. Thanks to big improvements in rice quality, Vietnam has been able to expand its exports, moving into more than …10 outstanding features of Vietnam’s foreign trade in 2007 VietNamNet Bridgeall 2 news articles

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»Sunkist(R) Citrus Brings Authentic Asian Flavor To The Table - QSR magazine

»Sunkist(R) Citrus Brings Authentic Asian Flavor To The TableQSR magazine, NC - 3 minutes agoChinese Contemporary: Combine tangerine or orange peels with rice, brown sugar and tea to infuse meat or seafood with a fresh citrus flavor. …

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Asia Day Ahead: Merrill May Cut Fixed-Income Bonuses (Update2) - Bloomberg

Asia Day Ahead: Merrill May Cut Fixed-Income Bonuses (Update2)Bloomberg - 16 hours agoWheat rose above $10 a bushel today, rice reached a record and soybeans traded at the highest in 34 years. Some investors buy gold to hedge against rising …

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Pressure mounting on basmati supplies - Times Online

Pressure mounting on basmati suppliesTimes Online, UK - Dec 16, 2007Once an exotic food, consumed in Britain only by Asian communities, basmati is now the dominant rice product in the UK, accounting for half of the rice …food inflation to hit UK consumers Telegraph.co.ukSoaring prices fuel basmati rice crisis in Britain Earthtimesall 8 news articles

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Asian food hub Malaysia takes on health eating - Reuters

Asian food hub Malaysia takes on health eatingReuters - Dec 16, 2007White rice is being replaced by brown rice and greens are playing a more dominant role on the menus of local restaurants. Malaysian celebrity chef Ismail …

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December 14, 2007

USAID Administrator Sworn-in by Secretary of State - Earthtimes

USAID Administrator Sworn-in by Secretary of StateEarthtimes, UK - 20 hours ago13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today Henrietta H. Fore was sworn-in by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as the 15th Administrator of the US Agency for …

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