WARDA, others collaborate on Africa's rice development Lagos, Nigeria 04/09 - The Africa Rice Centre (WARDA) has entered into strategic partnership with other research institutes to create a strong synergy for rice research on the continent, the centre said in a statement made available to PANA in Lagos Sunday. First page.Politics.Economy.Social.Sport.Culture.Africa.International.Specials. WARDA, others collaborate on Africa's rice development Lagos, Nigeria 04/09 - The Africa Rice Centre...

As in past debates over genetically modified crops, biotech developers say that the benefits outweigh the risks, and that the risks are manageable. Despite science-based concerns voiced by farmers, environmentalists and even its own researchers, the United States Department of Agriculture has approved more than 100 applications to grow so-called biopharma crops of corn, soybeans, barley, rice, safflower and tobacco in the United States. Despite science-based concerns voiced by farmers,...

As a result, like many seasonal agricultural products, the Louisiana crawfish industry has come to count on migrant labor, especially Mexican labor. That is a huge improvement from last year when crawfish were going for as much as $4 a pound in some areas. Despite the challenges, Lutz said this is shaping up to be a good year for crawfish lovers. Despite that, he said the basin, while only producing a small number of crawfish at this time, is still showing an improvement from past years....

Besides, the slashing of import duties on edible oils, even if in phases, is another move that can be interpreted as a preference for imports over domestic production. What adds to the worry is that the edible oil availability in the international market is likely to dwindle due to the large scale diversion of these oils to bio-fuel production. We fear that we may not be able to control the landed cost of imported oils even by bringing the duties to zero level in the coming years, the...

While many of the practical nanotech applications are yet to be realized, the physical and intellectual infrastructure to advance nanotech research is growing by leaps and bounds, fueled by billions of dollars in investments, according to an article scheduled for the April 9 issue of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), ACS weekly newsmagazine. While many of the practical nanotech applications are yet to be realized, the physical and intellectual infrastructure to advance nanotech research...