Monthly Archives: April 2007

Organic gardening cheaper (Google Alert / SunHerald)

Posted on April 28, 2007 by

Read at : Google Alert : gardening SunHerald http://www.sunherald.com/160/story/41036.html Gardening organically usually cheaper Organic gardeners have to think differently from others who putter around in the dirt. They have just as many insects, weeds and diseases to deal with as … Continue reading →

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Where have the bees gone to? (PVC)

Posted on April 26, 2007 by

E-mail from my son Paul (www.turnleaf.be) : Source: The Independent, April 15, 2007 (UK newspaper) Where have the bees gone to? Bee Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) occurs when a hive’s inhabitants suddenly disappear, leaving only queens, eggs and a few … Continue reading →

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Stop drying out the Earth (Google Alert /

Posted on April 26, 2007 by

Read at : Google Alert for : desertification ModràAlternativa http://www.ludiaavoda.sk/en/?cat=4 A P P E A L – TO STOP DRYING OUT THE EARTH Ing. Michal Kravčík, CSc., Civic Association, People and Water, from Košice, Slovakia, Europe (Ľudia a voda, občianske … Continue reading →

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Proper use of biological resources (Google Alert / Daily Times)

Posted on April 26, 2007 by

Read at : Google Alert for : desertification Daily Times http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C04%5C26%5Cstory_26-4-2007_pg11_7 Need for proper use of biological resources stressed Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a conference held here on Wednesday stressed the need for sustainable use of biological resources to … Continue reading →

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Agriculture and Socio-Economic Growth (dgAlert)

Posted on April 26, 2007 by

Read at : dgAlert for Food security http://topics.developmentgateway.org/foodsecurity/rc/ItemDetail.do~1098524?intcmp=700Many&itemId=1098524 The Re-orientation of Agriculture for Socio-Economic growth Many poor people throughout the world exist in rural areas and have direct linkage with agricultural activities. Ensuring food security and malnutrition index – the … Continue reading →

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Climate change and agriculture (dgAlert / ODI)

Posted on April 26, 2007 by

Read at : dgAlert for Environment and Development http://topics.developmentgateway.org/environment/rc/ItemDetail.do~1098408?intcmp=700Overseas ODI (Overseas Development Institute) http://blogs.odi.org.uk/blogs/main/archive/2007/04/19/2204.aspx Here is a part of the publication : Millennium Development Goals, agriculture and climate change Thursday, April 19, 2007 5:12 PM By Martin Prowse, Leo Peskett … Continue reading →

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MDGs, agriculture and climate change (dgAlert / ODI)

Posted on April 26, 2007 by

Read at : dgAlert for Environment and Development http://topics.developmentgateway.org/environment/rc/ItemDetail.do~1098408?intcmp=700Overseas ODI http://blogs.odi.org.uk/blogs/main/archive/2007/04/19/2204.aspx Millennium Development Goals, agriculture and climate change Thursday, April 19, 2007 5:12 PM By Martin Prowse, Leo Peskett and Tim Braunholtz The Millennium Development Goals The Millennium Development Goals … Continue reading →

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Poverty reduction in Tanzania with World Bank Fund (Google Alert / allAfrica)

Posted on April 26, 2007 by

Read at : Google Alert for : poverty allAfrica http://allafrica.com/stories/200704250889.html Tanzania: Funds Approved for Poverty Reduction BuaNews (Tshwane) PRESS RELEASE April 25, 2007 Posted to the web April 25, 2007 Washington The World Bank has approved the funding of $190 … Continue reading →

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Africa and the MDGs on poverty (Google Alert / PressTV)

Posted on April 26, 2007 by

Read at : Google Alert for : poverty PressTV http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=7443&sectionid=3510205 Africa failing on poverty goals Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:26:51 The UN’s African development director has said the continent will fail to reach the goal of halving poverty by 2015 … Continue reading →

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My comment to “Unemployment and poverty” (former message on this blog)

Posted on April 26, 2007 by

Funmi Komolafe (Addis Ababa), reporting on the 11th African Regional meeting of the ILO in Addis Ababa on April 24th, 2007, said that “The number of Africans on the poverty level will rise by 10,000 per day unless African governments … Continue reading →

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