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ISSG's Global Invasive Species Database
The prolific tree Miconia calvescens has overrun Tahiti's native forests. Philippine rice farmers have lost nearly US$1 billion in crops to the invasive golden apple snail. African ...
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News and Events
While rice farmers this year will receive just a bit over 5,000 baht for 1,000 kilogrammes of their rice harvest, some 400 rice farmers in Yasothon province will receive as much as 10,000 baht for the same yield. With rice farming ... other parts of the country, what is their secret? Organic rice. (Source: Bangkok Post, RISE-AT News Archives) »ÅÙ¡ ...
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RIRDC Rice Research Program home page
Continued development towards new rice varieties with improved yield and quality attributes and water use productivity More uniform crop establishment Improved rice water use ... of major rice weeds, pests or diseases Improved water management protocols for rice growers Progress towards the development of a new farm planning and assessment tool for rice farmers Development ...
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The Center for Food Safety - California Rice Commission Approves Genetically Engineered Rice
Ventria's pharm rice will contaminate the crops of other rice farmers and ultimately the food supply. Though the approved guidelines restrict production to regions that do not currently grow rice (e.g., Los ... under this protocol and the CRC did not act in the best interests of California rice farmers or consumers," said Renata Brillinger of Californians for GE-Free Agriculture. The proposal will now ...
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Less is more for Nepali rice
Ananta Ram Majhi, another of Morang district’s rice farmers, ... rice research and training centre and describes itself as an “autonomous, nonprofit institution” that is “focused on improving the well-being of present and future generations of rice farmers ...
www.i-sis.org.uk


organic rice is nice
Dong-Kyu Lee Thursday Aug 15th, 2002 by John Bonner Growing rice by organic methods is not just good for the environment, ... the results of a study comparing the ecological effects of cultivating rice by organic and conventional methods. He counted the actual number, and ... is not hardy enough to survive the ferocious Korean winter. Rice farmers wanting to use the snails in their fields, Lee said, ...
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At Time of Food Crisis, New Rice Varieties Boost Africa’s Rice Production
Already, concerns about food import dependency in the region have led to a mobilization of resources for the rice ...
scienceinafrica.co.za


No Clearfield 131 rice in Arkansas in 2007
Clearfield 131. The measure passed on a 6-5 vote at a March 2 emergency meeting and came after lengthy board deliberation and often emotional testimony from farmers ... State Boards Ban Planting of Genetically Modified Rice California Rice Commission Press Release Genetically Engineered Rice Wins USDA Approval Unapproved, Genetically Engineered Rice Found in Food Supply Genetic Pollution ...
environmentalcommons.org


Genetic Engineering - Rice
Rice for Africa A new rice variety developed by plant breeders is boosting rice yields for farmers all over Africa Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 28th July 2004 Two Rice Better than One Lim Li Ching reports on remarkable results from a simple experiment in China that combats rice ... Cancer Promoting Transgenic Rice Transgenic rice containing human insulin ...
www.i-sis.org.uk


rice | Greenpeace UK
Charlie Kronick, Greenpeace GM campaigner said: "GM rice poses completely unnecessary risks to the environment and to the livelihoods of farmers around the world. GM rice neatly encapsulates the whole sordid GM story into one bite: an uunnecessary crop being forced by a large European company onto European consumers who don't want it and onto farmers ...
www.greenpeace.org.uk




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