Agrarian news
17.04.2008
Yugtranzitservis sells the port in Taganrog
One of the main grain traders, "Yugtranzitservis", sells its main port - JSC "Taganrog Shipyard".
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Russia: the spring crops were sown at 10% of the planned area
According to the Federal Statistics Service of Russia, as for April 14, the area under spring crops sowings totaled 5 mln ha (10.2% from the plan), up 323.200 ha as compared to the same period last season.
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'People Are Dying Before Our Eyes'
In the Middle Eastern country of Yemen, people get by on an average of Ђ1.18 ($1.86) per day. The government faces the challenges of a wave of refugees from Somalia, tribal warfare in the north and the constant threat of terrorism.
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The Fury of the Poor
Around the world, rising food prices have made basic staples like rice and corn unaffordable for many people, pushing the poor to the barricades because they can no longer get enough to eat. But the worst is yet to come.
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Oxfam Claims Low Prices Terrible for Laborers
A new study by Oxfam Germany claims that German discount supermarkets contribute to the poor treatment of fruit-farm workers in developing nations.
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