Topic: Crop Production
US rice doesn't help struggling Haitian farmers
AP News
Flood of post-quake donated and subsidized US rice dismays Haitian farmersHaiti's rice farmers are dismayed. It's nearly harvest time in this fertile valley where the bulk of Haiti's food is grown, and they're competing once again with cheap U.S. imported rice. Just down the road ...
Debate over GM eggplant consumes India
Reuters US Online Report Science News
<div><p>MUMBAI (Reuters) - The purple eggplant that Indian shopper Tanuja Krishnan picks out at a Mumbai market stall every week is an unlikely protagonist in a raging debate about whether genetically modified foods should be introduced into India.</p><p>A ...
Nurseries struggle with lagging economy
AP News
<div id="subtitle">Nurseries, landscaping businesses suffer in stalled economy, experts expect a slow recovery</div><div><p>Like his father, grandfather and great-grandfather, David Niklas feels the quickening of spring as the season ramps up at his wholesale nursery in a ...
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