Tag: agricultural

• Monday, February 13th 2012 - 20:50 UTC

  Agriculture methods accelerate erosion and global warming, says UN report

  

  Global warming will get worse as agricultural methods accelerate the rate of soil erosion, which depletes the amount of carbon the soil is able to store, a United Nations' Environment Programme report said on Monday.

• Friday, July 1st 2011 - 06:29 UTC

  Australian MPs plant to limit purchase of prime farmland by foreigners

  

  Australian lawmakers are demanding a review of foreign investment rules to stop foreign mining companies, including those from China, buying up prime farmland.

• Friday, March 18th 2011 - 18:51 UTC

  Brazil planning to increase grain crop to 190 million tons in next decade

  

  Brazil stands on the brink of becoming an agricultural superpower and is one of the few countries in the world with the climate, technology, farming practices and the sheer quantity of land to be able to satisfy the surging global appetite for food in the coming decades.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2010 - 23:30 UTC

  Latam’s India challenge: market for commodities, but manufacturing competitor

  

  India could become a fast-growing market for Latin American and Caribbean commodities but governments in this region must foster closer ties with the 1.1 billion population giant and reduce trade costs to tap into that opportunity, according to a new study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).