Investor Report: Wind Energy Sep 4, 2009
For example, certain types of cash crops are more difficult to cultivate if there are turbines on the property. Seed corn, for one, requires certain row formatting that is more difficult with turbines. (RealtyTimes)
Top Article: From Mandi To Market Sep 2, 2009
Now they increasingly sell cash crops at a high price and buy staples at a low price. This change has been made possible because of the market-driven stimulus in the area, initiated by organised modern retail but increasingly propelled by scores of private procurers. (India Times, India)
Afternoon report-- Woman reportedly raped on OC&E trail-- Cleaning up Klamath: Family responds-- Studying crops for industrial use Aug 27, 2009
With the Klamath Basin in mind, Rich Roseburg is testing potential cash crops -- specifically euphorbia, Russian dandelion and grindelia -- that can replace non-renewable and almost exclusively imported materials, specifically rubbers, specialty oils and resins. Reader Comments. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Residents put idle land to good use Aug 26, 2009
Cash crops: Some serai and banana trees that have been planted at the site ... He admitted that, in most cases, instead of leaving the land idle, nearby residents were allowed to carry out short-term activities like planting cash crops at the site. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
A time for reflection Aug 25, 2009
But as the cash crops that once kept the island s economy afloat began to peter out, tourism arrived in full force. The first commercial passenger jet arrived in 1959 in Hawai i and the visitor industry has since become the No. 1 economic driver. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
J&K paddy, wheat production to be hit Aug 24, 2009
Peasantry has switched over to cash crops that fetch better returns, converted the land into apple orchards or sold it out to estate developers. Despite all this, Kashmir still produces more paddy than Jammu. (India Times)
City farmers Aug 23, 2009
Between 1960 and 1989, a national policy of intensive specialised agriculture radically transformed Cuban farming into high-input mono-culture in which tobacco, sugar, and other cash crops were grown on large state farms. Cuba exchanged its abundant produce for cheap, imported subsidised oil from the old Eastern Bloc. (BBC News -- Science)
Uganda: Ministers Clash Over Sugarcane Farmers Aug 20, 2009
Farmers say lacking an authoritarian body to oversee their activities is totally unfair since other major strategic cash crops like tea, coffee; cotton and dairy among others have regulatory bodies. Ngabitho says since they lack a governing body, there is no uniform price for sugarcanes, and millers pay farmers differently depending on the region. (allAfrica.com)
* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH : Aboriginal survivors fear losing their lands Aug 19, 2009
But he said Aborigines must also acknowledge their cash crops X tea, betel nuts and wasabi root X contributed to soil erosion that may have made the mudslides even more deadly. Forests were cut down in the mountains so the Aboriginal people could grow more profitable crops to meet the demand of city dwellers, which hurt the ecology, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Swaziland: Farmers Change From Food to Sugar Growing Aug 18, 2009
Observers are divided on the merits of cash crops in favour of subsistence food production, which are challenging long-held views about food security. "It is simplistic to say that cultivating export crops robs starving people of food here at home. In fact, that's wrong," Amos Ndwandwe, an agricultural extension officer in the eastern Lubombo region, told IRIN. This has been Swaziland's main cane-growing area for generations. (allAfrica.com)
Chinese Villagers Say Earth Poisoned From Nearby Factory Aug 16, 2009
The vegetable plots stand empty, stripped of the green beans and cabbages that were grown as cash crops. Underfoot, the earth has been poisoned to a depth of 8 inches. (Fox News)
Computer-mapping takes root in agriculture Aug 11, 2009
By using proper mapping technologies, the whole country can fully maximise the potential of its agriculture land, with specific zones targeted for planting cash crops like oil palm, rubber, cocoa and timber. Even idle or swampy land holds the prospect for growing non-traditional but resilient cash crops like nipah palm and jatropha (for biodiesel feedstock) as well as kenaf once the detailed analytical assessment is made using GPS and GIS.. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Zimbabwe: Give Priority to Small Grains [editorial] Aug 11, 2009
Every year towards the beginning of the rainy season, considerable human and capital efforts are expended in the growing of either maize or other cash crops such as cotton and tobacco. Millions of dollars are invested in these crops, but little is said about small grains, always recommended by experts in such inclement weather conditions. (allAfrica.com)
Kerala fights clock inASEAN free-trade deal Aug 11, 2009
Verghese said that Kerala's food security has already been compromised by an extensive shift from staples such as paddy to cash crops with the central government providing no support against price fluctuations. "Even if a negative list provides protection to major cash crops, as is being claimed by central leaders, it is only for a few years," Verghese said. (Asia Times Online)
50,000 visitors expected for commodity event Aug 10, 2009
We will also focus on assisting smallholders to increase their income via increasing output as well as integrated livestock and cash crops farming, said Sabri ... National Smallholders Association (NASH) president Datuk Aliasak Ambia said the event would be a good avenue for smallholders to get the latest updates on the progress of major cash crops like palm oil and rubber. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Zambia: Government Give Loans to Small-Scale Agriculture Sector [editorial] Aug 7, 2009
This section of the population is hard working and has contributed significantly to the national food supply needs as well as the cash crops each season commensurate, of course, with capacity limitations. The dearth in readily available loan financing for the agriculture sector has over the years severely restricted the growth and expansion of the sector. (allAfrica.com)
Hints at increase in cocoa producer price Aug 7, 2009
He lauded the hard work of Ghanaian producers of the three cash crops, with cocoa being the backbone of the economy. President Mills gave the assurance when the National Executives of the Ghana National Association of the Cocoa, Coffee and Sheanut Farmers paid a courtesy call on him at The Osu Castle in Accra. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Africa: Clinton Spotlights Food Security Aug 5, 2009
We urge leaders to back this approach with funds and action," Zachritz added. In Kenya, where Secretary Clinton attends the eighth meeting of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, World Vision operates an irrigation project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). According to the USAID Web site, the Morulem Irrigation Scheme in Kenya's Turkana District has resulted in a greater variety of crops being grown and the number of farmers selling cash crops has... (allAfrica.com)
What will oil mean for Ghana? Aug 1, 2009
"It is also important that the government does not become overly dependent on its oil revenue and continues to invest in commodities like cocoa, gold and other cash crops to diversify its sources of revenue." ... "It is also important that the government does not become overly dependent on its oil revenue and continues to invest in commodities like cocoa, gold and other cash crops to diversify its sources of revenue," Appiah-Korang said in emailed comments. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Churches feed body and soul Aug 1, 2009
"One of our long-term dreams is to turn Mississippi back into a breadbasket, and for us to not be the most malnourished and obese state, but to get healthy and take some of this land that we're growing cash crops off of and put the crops in mouths.". To comment on this story, call LaReeca Rucker at (601) 961-7034. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Fasten your seat belts for battle to legalize pot Jul 30, 2009
And with 15 million Americans using it at least once a month, the drug already is the king of California's cash crops, generating about $14 billion in black-market revenue a year. So why not tax it. (Fresno Bee)
Town Manager contemplates future growth Jul 29, 2009
"This gives us a little more control over fuel. We need to change and get jobs back. We need cash crops.". Innovative ways of thinking is something he hopes to use in his quest to get Brookneal headed in the right direction. (Brookneal Union Star, VA)
MILITARY: Local Marines holding ground in Helmand's Nawa District Jul 27, 2009
"The U.S. has dispatched agricultural teams to work with Afghan farmers to produce cash crops other than the poppy, an effort that strategists say is an attempt to overcome more than a century of drug trade but is one of the keys to success in Afghanistan.As part of the effort to win over local hearts and minds, McCollough and other U.S. commanders took part in a shura, or consultation, with Nawa tribal elders and other officials last week."We had more than 400 elders, and the provincial... (North County Times)
World Vision Ghana presents mango seedlings to schools Jul 23, 2009
He noted that most of the trees had several benefits including bearing fruits for consumption and cash crops to be used to take care of the pupils. Mr Kpare advised the school authorities and parents to plant trees to serve as wind breaks and stressed the need to inculcate tree planting habits into the children. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
2 Marines Killed in Afghan Bomb Blast Jul 13, 2009
The country manufactures no domestic products for exportation and the rocky terrain yields no cash crops. - except, of course, the poppies. (CBS News)
Click to read:Rethinking Strategy in Afghanistan Jul 12, 2009
Rethinking Strategy in Afghanistan - CBS Evening News - CBS News. We've updated CBSNews. (CBS News)
Central Region ready for President Obama's visit Jul 9, 2009
On agriculture, the Regional Minister said the region had arable lands suitable for the cultivation of food and cash crops, the longest coastline that contributes about 40 per cent of the country's fish output annually, as well as vast tourism potentials which were yet to be harnessed. Mrs Rhoda Donkor, Regional Coordinator of the Zoom Lion Company limited said her outfit had embarked on a massive clean-up campaign and provided 250 litter bins to be placed at vantage points in the town. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Maryhill Museum leases land to wind farm Jul 9, 2009
Like the land it leases for cash crops, the museum's wind income will be based on the wind farm's production. The least it will earn is 100,000 yearly. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Africa: Climate Change Threatens Food Supply, G8 Warned Jul 7, 2009
Cash crops such as tea and coffee in East Africa will suffer ... The production of cash crops such as coffee and tea in East Africa is likely to be hit. (allAfrica.com)
Senegal: Violence in Casamance Theatens Livelihoods Jul 6, 2009
Ziguinchor In Senegal's Casamance region one youth remains missing five days after armed men attacked a group of people collecting cashews, one of the region's main cash crops. "We found only his shoes, traces of blood and some of the produce he was gathering," said Lucien Gomis, president of the rural community of Boutoupa Camaracounda, about 20km southeast of the main city Ziguinchor, where the 28 June attack occurred. (allAfrica.com)
Africa: Civil Society Struggles to Access AU Summit Jul 4, 2009
On agriculture, Ng;ng; offered this advice: "Increased investment in agriculture must include targeted investment in small scale farming, and in particular providing incentives to women small-scale farmers, building the entrepreneurship capacity of women to engage in agribusiness and grow cash crops, and ensuring that state investments in social protection, particularly those targeting children, are not sacrificed. "Investing in agriculture goes hand in hand with addressing the marginalisation... (allAfrica.com)
Rebuilding Liberia Jul 4, 2009
Under the deals, BRE builds roads and bridges to the plantations, removes old rubber trees and pays the farmers for them, smooths the land, replants it with new saplings grown at a BRE nursery and even plants cash crops like beans and peanuts between the rows. These crops give the farmer an income for the five to seven years until the rubber trees start producing latex. (Time.com)
Pocock no longer sleeps with gun under bed Jul 2, 2009
Seven years ago, the Pocock family, who were farming cash crops and exporting flowers to the Netherlands from central Zimbabwe, were forced to flee their politically-scarred homeland. A nearby farmer had been murdered, while his son was shot nine times, but somehow survived. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
EDIT: Waiting For Rain Jun 26, 2009
Many handling summer-sown crops like rice, soybean, sugarcane and cotton would be impacted, as also dealers in food and cash crops. Rural demand has been robust. (India Times, India)
* FEATURE : Project aims to yield lessons on saving forests Jun 20, 2009
Alternative schemes could include fish farming, growing alternative cash crops and sustainable forestry by planting valuable timber species for harvesting. CARE has already introduced some of these into communities elsewhere in the mega-rice area. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
> Govt won't seize farms Jun 19, 2009
"This is a primarily sheep area but an additional factor is the emergence of smallholders paying from R10000 per hectare for productive land under grape and other cash crops.". Heinie Gersbach of ERA Gersbach in Paarl reports a similar scenario with numerous enquiries but owners being reluctant to part with their holdings while buyers are hunting for bargains. (iAfrica.com)
HEALTH Pot proponents hopefulMomentum builds for rethinking war on drugs Jun 17, 2009
Doing so, they contend to an ever-more-receptive audience, could weaken the Mexican cartels now profiting from U.S. pot sales, save billions in law enforcement costs, and generate billions more in tax revenue from one of the nation's biggest cash crops. Said a veteran of the movement, Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance: "This is the first time I feel like the wind is at my back and not in my face.". (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
More Cash Crops For Mother Ghana Jun 16, 2009
Feature Article of Tuesday, 16 June 2009. Feature Article of Tuesday, 16 June 2009. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Nsawam Police arrests four suspects for murder Jun 16, 2009
He said one Opanyin Antwi, released the farming land to the deceased at Otukwadjo who cultivated palm plantation, citrus and other cash crops on the farm. Chief Inspector Ofei said the deceased went to his farm last Saturday (June 13) but failed to return home. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Legalize pot movement gains momentum Jun 16, 2009
Doing so, they contend to an ever-more-receptive audience, could weaken the Mexican cartels now profiting from U.S. pot sales, save billions in law enforcement costs, and generate billions more in tax revenue from one of the nation's biggest cash crops. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Student's Essay: 'Legalize Marijuana' Jun 5, 2009
In 30 other states ganja is among the top three on the list of cash crops. As Thomas Jefferson said, Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country. (KIRO TV, WA)
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2009 Article IV Consultation with The United Republic of Tanzania Jun 3, 2009
Weakened demand for exports of goods and services notably traditional cash crops and tourism and a contraction of foreign investment are hitting key sectors of the economy ... Real GDP growth is expected to fall significantly in 2009, as key sectors of the economy, including exported cash crops and tourism, face a severe downturn. (IMF News)
State Senate OKs crackdown on ‘puppy mill’ breeders Jun 3, 2009
They re not treated like pets; they re treated like cash crops, said Sen. Diane Rosenbaum, D-Portland. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$336 Million Exogenous Shocks Facility Arrangement for Tanzania and Completes Fifth Review Under the Policy Support Instrument May 30, 2009
Real GDP growth is expected to fall significantly in 2009, as key sectors of the economy, including exported cash crops and tourism, face a severe downturn and cutbacks in foreign investment weaken aggregate demand. The authorities expansionary fiscal and monetary policies in the current situation are appropriate to cushion the effects of the crisis. (IMF News)
Outsourcing's third wave May 27, 2009
By contrast, farming ventures used to be about cash crops (coffee, tea, sugar or bananas) ... When private investors put money into cash crops, they tended to boost world trade and international economic activity. (The Economist)
Zimbabwe: Another Year Without Much Food May 23, 2009
Although white commercial farmers tended to produce wheat and cash crops like tobacco because maize, the staple food, was subject to price controls, the collapse of commercial farming caused the disintegration of agricultural industries that supported maize production by small-scale farmers. "For optimal winter wheat yields, planting should take place from the beginning to the middle of May every year, but my observation is that most of the farmers have not even started tilling the land - that... (allAfrica.com)
Kittitas County's hay growers play the waiting game May 16, 2009
According to Don Schilling, president of Wesco International in Ellensburg, farmers in the Columbia Basin have the ability to rotate out of timothy and into other cash crops much more readily than Kittitas Valley farmers. The high commodity prices paid in 2008 resulted in Columbia Basin farmers reducing their timothy acres which will benefit Kittitas Valley timothy growers in 2009. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Buem Coalition urges government to create region for northern Volta May 14, 2009
" Naval Captain Beick Baffour of the Ghana Navy, a member of the Coalition, said the area was suitable for the cultivation of varieties of crops and raising of livestock so he urged government to support the farmers to increase their output. Mr Alfred Adzomani, District Director of Agriculture, advised farmers in the area to combine the cultivation of stables like cassava, maize and yam with the production of cocoa and other cash crops to enable them to earn more income to improve their... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Conference maps strategies for African farmers to tap into US$150b marketNairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Africa's leading authorities on agriculture and market development meet in Nairobi, Kenya, thisweek to examine the role of markets in increasing Africas economic growth and improving rural livelihoods, organisers said. 13/05/2009 Full Text... May 13, 2009
According to researchers, the market for milk, meat, and staple food crops like maize, banana, sorghum, rice and millet within Africa is estimated at US$150 billion a year - far exceeding Africas market for internationally traded cash crops like coffee, tea, and flowers. A year of record high food prices presents a unique challenge and opportunity fo r Africa. (Panapress.com)
Falling supplies push sugar prices up May 11, 2009
The global production scenario is also grim, with factors such as diversion of crop for ethanol production and switching to cash crops being the main reasons. According to the International Sugar Organisation, '08-09 world sugar production is also forecast to drop 4. (India Times)
Bismarck: Snow's repercussions continue in the fields May 9, 2009
"While an emergency hay crop is seldom financially competitive with most cash crops, if feed is needed, it still can be a profitable use of the land," he said. McMillan said he remains optimistic he will eventually finish last year's harvest. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
On the governor's talk of legalizing marijuana May 8, 2009
Pot is judged to be one of the state's biggest cash crops, and open use hasn't invited arrest for years. What likely emboldened the governor to sound off was a Field Poll last week showing 56 percent of the state favors legalization. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Ghanaians Vulnerable to Food Insecurity May 1, 2009
Price drops in cash crops such as shea nuts, export drops in some raw materials including timber, and remittance cuts could all contribute to people's increased vulnerability to food insecurity, says WFP.. "Safe" in the short term. (allAfrica.com)
Joint statement by German science organizations on green genetic engineering Apr 18, 2009
Genetic engineering techniques derived from molecular biology offer a unique opportunity to develop more valuable, more environmentally friendly, more productive cash crops in this era of climate change. This view is consistent with findings from research funded by the federal government and with research findings from abroad concerning the risks of green genetic engineering versus classical plant breeding methods. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Kicking the habit Apr 13, 2009
how is it one of our original cash crops is now looked upon as an evil that must be eliminated. notthatone posted on Friday, April 10th, 2009 at 10:25 amPssst. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Report: Iowa corn growers lose $259 million on global warming Apr 12, 2009
Although soybeans also are large cash crops in Iowa and Illinois, the researchers chose to focus on global warming's effect on corn. "It is the canary in the coal mine in the agricultural spectrum of global warming's impact," Boggs said. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
* Chile offers dose of water sanity Mar 30, 2009
Here, farmers have shifted away from pasture in favor of cash crops such as fruit and are adopting new technologies (such as drip devices) which squeeze the most value out of every drop of water. Agriculture has improved water efficiency by around 25 percent, while industries (such as pulp or mining) have made similar gains. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Nigeria: Need We Import Food? [editorial] Mar 27, 2009
The challenge for government is to revive the agricultural sector by redirecting its focus to it - creating an enabling environment and encouraging small and large scale farmers in the cultivation of the diverse food and cash crops the nation has been blessed with. It must also be concerned about making and enforcing laws that will promote agricultural development and growth. (allAfrica.com)
AfDB Supports Butare-Kitabi-Ntendezi Road Project Mar 26, 2009
It produces cash crops such as tea and coffee that account for 40% and 35% of national production, respectively. The area is rich in minerals and hosts the country's sole cement factory, which produces approximately 70,000 tonnes each year and supplies the entire country and eastern DRC through the project road. (allAfrica.com)
Jump-starting rural development Mar 25, 2009
3 billion, to always have adequate production of grain to feed its people, although raising other cash crops are usually more lucrative. The rural contract household responsibility system, initiated by Mr. Deng Xiaoping in 1978, was the first brave reform measure taken by the widely-revered and witty leader, after his re-emergence from political oblivion since 1975. (People's Daily Online, China)
The Scramble For A Piece of Burma Mar 22, 2009
The Mosquito Coast In return for oil, natural gas, timber, hydropower, gemstones, cash crops and a periodic table's worth of minerals, countries like China, India, Thailand, Malaysia and South Korea are propping up and massively enriching Burma's top brass. In the first nine months of 2008, foreign investment in Burma almost doubled year on year to nearly $1 billion, according to government figures that don't even take into account significant underground economic activity. (Time.com)
Exotic produce finds fertile ground on Mass. farms Mar 21, 2009
Although exotic local offerings may be more plentiful, the harvest is not about to overtake the state's largest cash crops, which include hay, tobacco, and potatoes. But the newest plants seem to be thriving in part because of a strong support system. (Boston Globe)
Driving onward: The Koos family Mar 19, 2009
That way, they d have two cash crops at two different times while saving planting time. Interplanting went out of fashion when farmers began specializing, worrying that one crop would rob the other of nutrients, water and space to grow. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Vietnam bauxite plan opens pit of concern Mar 17, 2009
Over the past decade, Vietnam's rise as an agricultural exporter has come in large part from increased cultivation of coffee and other cash crops in the central highland's fertile plateau. It is an area of stunning beauty with rich eco-tourism potential. (Asia Times Online)
The creation of a new Region out of Northern Region Mar 17, 2009
It would also be a bread basket of the country as far as the production of food and cash crops such as maize, yam, millet, sheanut, cashew, cotton and others are concerned. Livestock animals such as cattle, sheep and goats can be reared in large quantities. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
