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• Next Briefing on food crisis and food insecurity

  
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  The next Brussels Development Briefing will be held on 9th December and will discuss “From Global Food Crisis to Local Food Insecurity” in the context of the new EC policy on Food security to be released. The Briefing will be looking at the domino effects of increased speculation in food markets (How has the ...
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• 9th December 2009 – “From Global Food Crisis to Local Food Insecurity”

  
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  CTA in partnership with the European Commission-DG Development and EuropeAid, the EU Presidency, the ACP Secretariat, Euforic, IPS Europe and Concord organizes bimonthly Development Briefings in Brussels to raise awareness on key rural development issues with the development community based in Brussels. The next ...
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• Centre disburses Rs.1.38 lakh crore agriculture credits to farmers

  
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  New Delhi, Nov (ANI): The Union Agriculture Ministry said here on Thursday that Rs. 1.38 lakh crore have been disbursed among farmers across the country as agriculture credit up to September.This is about 42.41 percent of the target fixed for the current fiscal. The target to be achieved during 2009-10 is to the tune ...
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• Mobile Phone: Liberator for Rural India

  
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  One can see the ultimate of technology competition rather war to win or survive in the business of cell phones, be it design or application. And why should not it be, if the market is so big with conversance of many technologies in just one gadget. Be it Apple, Microsoft, and Google , all have some sweet desire to ...
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• IFAD, IDB Sign $1.5b Agreement in Italy to Aid Poorest Member States

  
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  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) have signed a landmark $1.5 billion framework co-financing agreement to strengthen their 30-year collaboration in supporting the poorest people in their common member states worldwide. According to a statement copied to ...
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• President gives away Nirmal Gram Puraskar 2009

  
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  17 Nov : President Pratibha Devisingh Patil gave away the Nirmal Gram Puraskar 2009 to districts and Block Panchayats from Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and West Bengal for achieving total sanitation in their respective areas at a function in New Delhi. The Panchayati Raj Institutions that have attained full ...
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• More Rural Prison Debate: Thomson, IL

  
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  Todays New York Times ran a story about the small rural town of Thomson, Illinois faced with the prospect of housing Guantanamo Bay inmates in its local prison. Thomson is located in Carroll County , right on the Mississippi River. Map of Thomson, IL Map of Carroll County, IL Much like the ...
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• First state level fair for tribal people in Manipur

  
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  Imphal, Nov 17(ANI): In order to promote the products of the hill regions of Manipur, the State recently held its first State level Mega Tribal Fair, 2009. With the theme “Promoting Economic Empowerment through micro credit and Agriculture sustainable through Organic Farming”, the four-day fair was held at ...
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• Good sanitation is key to healthy life style: President

  
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  New Delhi, Nov. 17 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday said that good Sanitation practices are the key to a healthy life style and Gram Panchayats play a pivotal role in sanitation promotion.Distributing the Nirmal Gram Puraskars for the year 2009 at Vigyan Bhawan here, she highlighted the importance of the ...
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• Inventor del Web busca mejorar las condiciones de vida (en zonas rurales)

  
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  El artículo en ComputerWorld reporta sobre dos proyectos que Berners-Lee, el inventor de la Web, anunciará el domingo en el Internet Governance Forum 2009 en Egipto. Estos se centrarán en aprovechar la tecnología Web para mejorar la agricultura en África y enseñar a los más jóvenes cómo crear contenidos ...
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• Webs Inventor Wants the Web to Improve Life of rural people

  
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  An article in PCWorld says that the World Wide Web Foundation, Tim Berners-Lees latest brainchild, is now officially open for business and involved with two initial projects, as it embarks on using the Web to empower people worldwide and bring about positive socio-economic change. Berners-Lee, the Webs ...
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• Madhya Pradesh officials suspended for misusing NREGS funds

  
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  Bhopal, Nov 15 (IANS) Two senior Madhya Pradesh officials have been suspended for allegedly misusing funds meant for a rural employment guarantee scheme, an official said Sunday.An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and a State Administrative Service (SAS) official were suspended late Saturday for having ...
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• SAARC countries commit to close cooperation on rural development

  
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  New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Committing themselves to close cooperation for rural development in the region, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member countries Saturday said they will exchange information and fund projects related to the field.A two-day meeting of the SAARC cabinet secretaries ...
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• A rural corner of India gets a slice of the outsourcinig boom

  
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  The headline from todays New York Times is "Rural India Gets Chance at Piece of Jobs Boom," and in it Lydia Polgreen tells of an experiment by some Indian entrepreneurs to give remote parts of the country an opportunity to share in the economic boom that has been largely limited to urban areas. The company, Rural ...
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• Better healthcare for rural veterans? SB 1963 is trying.

  
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  I was recently watching the Rachel Maddow Show and was interested to hear that a bill currently in the Senate regarding veteran’s healthcare directly speaks to healthcare for rural veterans. Upon reading the sections in SB 1963 specific to rural veterans two specific points stand out. One, Section 304 ...
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• Barberspan Bird Sanctuary contaminated with Ecoli Bacteria – North West Tourism Board

  
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  The North West Parks and Tourism Board is aware of the Ecoli Bacteria breakout in Barberspan Bird Sanctuary.  The matter was brought to the attention of the Department of Agriculture Conservation... Send your news worthy industry press releases for publication today to muzi at travelwires dot com.
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• NMI to webcast and live blog from Roundhouse Thursday

  
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  On Thursday, technology permitting, the New Mexico Independent hopes to webcast and live blog two events at the State Capitol: Gov.Bill Richardson’s press conference on  budget fixes at noon and, an hour later, a presentation on combined reporting during the Economic and Rural Development Committee (ERDC) ...
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• Brussels Development Briefings: more background information available

  
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  The report of the Briefing on “ Upgrading to compete in a globalised world: What opportunities and challenges for SMEs in agriculture in ACP countries? ” held on 23rd September 2009 is available now. The report presents a detailed account of the presentations and debates, and can be downloaded here . The reader ...
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• Ben Tre Clam Fishery in Vietnam Receives Marine Stewardship Council Certification

  
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  The Ben Tre clam fishery in Vietnam has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the first fishery in Southeast Asia to meet the organization’s sustainability and management standards. The nationally renowned Ben Tre hard clams (Meretrix lyrata) are hand picked using metal rakes and ...
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• Jabu returns to his old ministry

  
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  Kuching - Glancing through the list of the Cabinet reshuffle announced by Abdul Taib Mahmud on Sunday, we notice that Alfred Jabu (pic above) has been returned to his old Ministry, the Ministry of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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