Sitting calmly on her verandah overlooking the extensive property, Azan is a picture of confidence and joy, as she openly declares her love for farming. Even the smallest farmer has to bear that in mind," said Azan, who gave up her job as credit controller at Carreras in Spanish Town to go into farming with her husband back in the late 1970s. As she takes us on a tour of the property in her pick-up truck, we drive past towering coconut trees, fields of oranges, ackee and pear trees, other...

Acheson said he knew of no evidence that outsourcing production is inherently less safe than traditional arrangements in which companies make what they sell. For some specialty products that require expensive machinery _ like pet food _ a limited number of contract manufacturers, such as Menu Foods, make products that are sold under dozens of brands. But the food industry and regulators chalk up to coincidence the rash of recent major food safety recalls and the consolidation of food...

HANOI (AFP) - A frown crosses the face of Nguyen Thi Huong as she peruses the fresh produce at a Vietnamese market -- a series of food scandals has left her worried about just what is safe for her family to eat. But as Vietnam is turning from a mainly agrarian country, where three quarters of people are farmers, into a more industrialised and market-driven economy, food scares blamed on intense agrochemical use have risen sharply. Early each morning, thousands of farmers travel by truck,...

It sensitises farmers on modern bee farming and sells modern bee hives at subsidised prices to member associations across the country. But Arabs are keen on both honey quality and supplies [quantities] sustainability-a challenge to Rwandan bee farmers. At the just ended expo, the association is promoting its top quality honey, and also selling some at between Frw1,000 for per kilogramme. For demonstration purposes, ADRI does some bee farming but on small scale. To contact the copyright...

He's watched development creep ever closer, with residential subdivisions and shopping centers springing up where cattle once grazed or farmers grew tomatoes, strawberries and other crops. Bill Merrill, a local land-use attorney who frequently represents developers before the board, called it "a paradigm shift, a fundamental shift" that caught him by surprise. Farmers and ranchers east of the line could sell or otherwise transfer residential units allowed on their property to other...