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What role does coffee play in the US economy? A: Coffee is the US's largest food import and second most valuable commodity only after oil. According to the International Coffee Organization, ... powerful commodity, reigning as the world's most heavily traded product, behind petroleum, and the largest food import of the United States. The global commodity chain for coffee involves a string of ...
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The largest producer and exporter is Brazil, followed by Colombia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Mexico. Around the ... powerful commodity, reigning as the world's most heavily traded product, behind petroleum, and the largest food import of the United States. The global commodity chain for coffee involves a string of ...
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Say No To GMOs! - September 2006
Asian food and non-food in Germany, Austria, and the Benelux countries. A spokesman for Seewoo Foods Ltd, Britain's largest supplier ... commercial use. The EU does not yet permit the sale, import or marketing of any biotech rice on the territory of its ... , Britain's largest food importer said it was looking for a new supplier. Now, Associated British Foods PLC -- a food empire with sales ...
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October 4, 2001: Worsening Water Shortages Threaten China's Food Security
Policy Institute Worsening Water Shortages Threaten China's Food Security Lester R. Brown A little- ... largest in China's history-on the heels of last year's deficit of 34 million tons raises questions about future food ... largest importer in 2001, bringing in 14 million of the 30 million tons it consumes. If China has another sizable grain harvest shortfall in 2002, it will likely be forced to import ...
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Supreme Court Admits Navdanya’s PIL Against Wheat Import
Against Wheat Import About Us News Earth democracy Seed sovereignty Food sovereignty Water sovereignty Organic movement Gender Education Newsletter Articles ... supply the entire four lakh tonne. India is the second largest producer and consumer of wheat. If India’s wheat production ... -day Meal tragedy The corporate hijack of food and agriculture Alert on import of hazardous Bt corn soya blend “Suez, ...
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Land & Food: desertification, rapid urbanisation, land degradation, food security
Food availability in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia is a huge problem now. The countries in these regions generally have the fastest growing populations. They also have the largest number of poor people, the worst land degradation, most rapid urbanisation and biggest debts so they cannot afford to import food. GEO tells us that in ...
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Impact of Global Change on Agriculture
J. J. Cole, 2003: Increase in the export of alkalinity from North America's largest river. Science, 301, 88-91. Lobell, D. B., and G. P. Asner, 2003: Climate ... . Human-Induced Soil Degradation(Download Adobe Acrobat Reader ). Food import dependency, 1988-1990, technical atlas, WFS. Food production growth, technical atlas, WFS. Food production growth per person, technical atlas, WFS. Growth in ...
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International and Australia Page of OCA's Stop Food Irradiation Project
US products in. January 5, 2005: Fruit growers in Mindinao, Philippines, seek export to foreign markets November 28, 2004: Indian scientists suggest generic approval for food ... of irradiation facilities for meat, fruits and vegetables. Brazil is the world's second largest chicken producer. Its fruit and vegetable market uses over 84 billion pounds annually, ...
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International News on Genetic Engineering in Agriculture - 2000/06/18
Brazil turns away GM Argentine corn Egyptian minister complains about GM food exports Swiss ease import barrier for gene-modified seeds UK: Buffer zone for GM crops 'does ... trade, told delegates to an International Grains Council conference. Egypt is the world's second-largest grain importing country, Khedr said. He said consumers in wealthier countries could afford to ...
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International News on Genetic Engineering in Agriculture - 2000/02/16
James Cox Eighteen big-name restaurant, food, grocery and seed companies face proxy fights led by opponents of genetic engineering in the largest wave of social-issue shareholder activism since ... as the impact on local farmers, consistent with their other international obligations when making import decisions. --Exceptions to the AIA requirement are granted for GMOs intended for "contained use," ...
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