Honduras Promises To Invest In Its Farmers [ NPR News ] July 9, 2008  Honduras is seldom in the headlines. But inside its borders, you can see almost every aspect of the global food situation ... Read More ...

City to hold water conservation workshop [ Paso Robles Press ] Aug 5, 2008  'With the Nacimiento Water Project and an overall state outreach towards water conservation, we are really seeing people perk up and it goes beyond ... Read More ...

Grow Your Own [ New York Times ] Jul 29, 2008  Urban agriculture has been around since at least the 18th century, but it's an idea whose time has truly come 'now' in the United States. ... Read More ...

Focus on protecting rivers in new water [ Economic Times ] Jul 21, 2008  The draft water policy for the state, presented by water resources Minister NK Preamchandran in the assembly today, focused on the need for scientific ... Read More ...

In a steel mill's shadow, sustainable agriculture blooms in Braddock [ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ] Jul 30, 2008  Imagine that an area the size of a football field has been planted as a garden smack in the middle of a town along its main street. Imagine that it is more than just a garden ... Read More ...

Website Seeks to Liberate Diets and Wallets from Supermarket [ CSR Wire ] July 7, 2008  Think of it as Facebook meets the Farmer's Almanac: A social networking site for backyard pioneers who want ... Read More ...

Faced with drought-like situation, Mahar [ SINDH TODAY ] Aug 4, 2008  A high-ranking official from the agriculture department said that use of polymers is a proven solution for water conservation ... Read More ...

Resources for urban agriculture [ San Jose Mercury News ] Jul 25, 2008  If you're interested in learning more about the burgeoning urban agriculture movement, here are some places to check out:n The Veggielution Urban Farming Project, www. Read More ...

Develop improved technology to enhance agriculture- Scientists told [ Modern Ghana ] Aug 8, 2008  ... strengthen FBOs and out-growers' schemes concepts, develop rural infrastructure as well as support urban and pre-urban agriculture. ... Read More ...

Urban Agriculture [ An Idea Whose Time Is Now ] Aug 8, 2008  Urban Agriculture has been slowly growing since the late 1990's. Strong emphasis on Urban Agriculture solves several societal problems. ... Read More ...

Urban Farming a Growing Trend [ The Epoch Times ] Jul 31, 2008  By Chris Wirth A section of the garden at City Farmer, a non-profit organization in Vancouver dedicated to urban agriculture. ... Read More ...

Urban farming has taken off in Cuba over the last two decades [ Cuba Headlines ] Aug 4, 2008  Cuba's National Urban Agriculture Programme has the backing of six government ministries and around 20 other institutions, social organisations and ... Read More ...

Advanced Processing of Wheat Grain [ OJSC PAVA ] August 5, 2008  Russian grain processor OJSC PAVA announced its new development strategy which will be based on advanced processing of grain ... Read More ...

A garden becomes a work of art [ Christian Science Monitor ] Jul 17, 2008  Mrs. Lighthipe also brought with her a large piece of garden art. 'The Wizard' is a whimsical 20-foot-tall figure that Pennsylvania chain-saw artist Rick ... Read More ...

Impact of urban agriculture on malaria vectors in Accra, Ghana [ 7thSpace Interactive ] Aug 4, 2008  To investigate the impact of urban agriculture on malaria transmission risk in urban Accra, larval and adult stage mosquito surveys were performed. ... Read More ...

Peri-urban agriculture [ The Post ] Aug 8, 2008  The time is ripe to look at peri-urban agriculture so that the common man's lot is improved. This means that the ordinary household creates a production ... Read More ...

Building affordable solar water heaters [ CNN International ] Aug 4, 2008  ... but to make these resources available sustainably,' said Armijo. The team spent the spring 2007 semester working to perfect the design of a solar water ... Read More ...

Bottled Water's Shocking Impacts and the [ AlterNet ] Aug 4, 2008  Packaging is also a problem when you look at the environmental impacts of bottled water ... Read More ...

Is highrise farming in Toronto's future? [ Toronto Star ] Jul 27, 2008  Deen is not against urban agriculture in general. Indeed, as population grows even as farmable land plateaus, or shrinks - in Ontario, very nearly 100 per ... Read More ...

Residents grab local produce [ Business Gazette ] Aug 6, 2008  Kathy Lyons browses the Sligo Creek Farm organic produce stand at the Olney Farmers and Artists Market just before 11 am in the Olney Town Center parking ... Read More ...

Philippines' water resources explained [ Manila Times ] Aug 2, 2008  The country is divided into 12 water resources regions based on hydrological boundaries as defined by physiological features ... Read More ...