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After three decades, tax break for ethanol expires
WASHINGTON — A federal tax credit for ethanol expired on Saturday, ending an era in which the federal government provided more than $20 billion in subsidies for use of the product.
Sudan farmers ‘fear foreign land grabs’
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Lentils in Nepal(short video)
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Organic agriculture may be outgrowing its ideals
TODOS SANTOS, Mexico — Clamshell containers on supermarket shelves in the United States may depict verdant fields, tangles of vines and ruby red tomatoes. But at this time of year, the tomatoes, peppers and basil certified as organic by the Agriculture Department often hail from the Mexican desert, and are nurtured with intensive irrigation.
Vietnam: From rice to shrimps and ginger – adapting to saltwater intrusion caused by rising sea levels
Rising sea levels and saltwater intrusion in Vietnam’s fertile Mekong Delta are forcing farmers and development agencies to rethink how livelihoods can be maintained, using methods such as genetic modification, new crop varieties and simple farming fixes.
In one slum, misery, work, politics, and hope
MUMBAI, India — At the edge of India’s greatest slum, Shaikh Mobin’s decrepit shanty is cleaved like a wedding cake, four layers high and sliced down the middle. The missing half has been demolished. What remains appears ready for demolition, too, with temporary walls and a rickety corrugated roof.
Wealth gap widens between US Congress and constituents (Congress median wealth $750,000; constituents $20,500)
BUTLER, Pa. — One day after his shift at the steel mill, Gary Myers drove home in his 10-year-old Pontiac and told his wife he was going to run for Congress.
Typhoon kills 1000 in Philippines
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies; hundreds of thousands starved as police state kept the world on edge
Kim Jong Il, the strangely antic and utterly ruthless heir to North Korea’s Stalinist dictatorship, died of an apparent heart attack Saturday, state media reported Monday. He was said to be 69.
