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Rice Contract Farming in Lao PDR: Moving from Subsistence to Commercial Agriculture

This study finds contract farming in Lao PDR to be effective in raising incomes of small farmers, thus reducing poverty.



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Precision Agriculture for Resilient Commercial Horticulture Sector Project

The Precision Agriculture for Resilient Commercial Horticulture Sector Project will promote horticulture commercialization by (i) catalyzing the formation of producer groups and (ii) strengthening vertical market linkages between producer groups and downstream agribusiness. The project location is in Bakhmal district in the Jizzakh region, directly benefiting at least 170 small-scale farmers while indirectly supporting at least 85 agricultural workers and their families.




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Digital Agriculture Management for Improved Food Security Project




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Northern China Agriculture and Food Ecosystem Low-Carbon and Climate Resilient Development Project

The proposed Northern China Agriculture and Food Ecosystem Net Zero Transformation Project (project) will support the PRC to achieve its climate commitment through catalyzing financing and strengthening institutional capacity for net zero transformation in agriculture and food ecosystem.




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Sustainable Agrifood Systems Sector Project




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Magnificent photograph captures eruption of Fagradalsfjall volcano

Olivier Grunewald took this image of the Icelandic volcano's central crater filled with lava, forming a fiery lake of liquid rock




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Iceland volcano: Watch the Fagradalsfjall eruption live

Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano, located on the country’s south-west Reykjanes peninsula, has erupted after weeks of earthquake activity




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Category: Health News
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Looking for a Plastic Surgeon on Instagram? Beware

Title: Looking for a Plastic Surgeon on Instagram? Beware
Category: Health News
Created: 8/30/2017 12:00:00 AM
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Viagra Won't Help, and May Harm, Patients With a Heart Valve Disorder

Title: Viagra Won't Help, and May Harm, Patients With a Heart Valve Disorder
Category: Health News
Created: 8/29/2017 12:00:00 AM
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Teachers' Unions, Doctors Agree: Vaccines, Masks Crucial for Return-to-School

Title: Teachers' Unions, Doctors Agree: Vaccines, Masks Crucial for Return-to-School
Category: Health News
Created: 8/23/2021 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/23/2021 12:00:00 AM




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Even Exxon’s CEO Doesn’t Want Trump to Pull Out of the Paris Climate Agreement



The head of one of the world's largest oil companies has had it with government flip-flopping.




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U.S., Japan agree to maximize diplomatic pressure on North Korea

Monitor in Tokyo shows news of North Korea firing a ballistic missile on July 4. File photo by Toru Hanai/Reuters

TOKYO — U.S. and Japanese diplomats agreed Tuesday to maximize pressure on North Korea to resolve tensions over its nuclear program, while citing the need to be prepared for the worst if diplomacy fails.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, after meeting his Japanese counterpart, Shinsuke Sugiyama, told reporters that the focus at the State Department is still on diplomacy to solve the problem and eventually denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.

“We must, however, with our allies in Japan and South Korea and elsewhere, be prepared for the worst should diplomacy fail,” he said. The U.S. must be prepared to defend itself and its allies, he said.

Sugiyama, briefing reporters separately, reiterated Japan’s support for President Donald Trump’s policy of keeping all options open, but stressed the need for a diplomatic solution by bolstering cooperation among Japan, U.S. and South Korea, as well as via cooperation with China and Russia.

The two diplomats will join their South Korean counterpart in Seoul for further talks Wednesday on North Korea.

READ MORE: Rex Tillerson says continue diplomacy with North Korea ‘until first bomb drops’

The talks come as the U.S. and South Korea hold joint naval drills this week. They regularly conduct joint exercises, though North Korea condemns them as an invasion rehearsal.

North Korea’s deputy U.N. ambassador warned on Monday that the situation on the peninsula “has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment.”

Kim In Ryong told the U.N. General Assembly’s disarmament committee that North Korea has been subjected to a direct nuclear threat from the United States and has the right to possess nuclear weapons in self-defense.

He pointed to military exercises and what he called a U.S. plan to stage a “secret operation aimed at the removal of our supreme leadership.”

Kim’s speech follows increasingly tough U.N. sanctions. Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country is curtailing economic, scientific and other ties with North Korea in line with U.N. sanctions, and the European Union announced new sanctions as well.

The post U.S., Japan agree to maximize diplomatic pressure on North Korea appeared first on PBS NewsHour.




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RPG Cast – Episode 650: “The Yodagrinch”

Chris wonders if Pokémon is the future where the vegans win? Kelley just notices Josh's discord avatar is Joshua. Josh asks, "What is a mana game, but a miserable pile of menus?"

The post RPG Cast – Episode 650: “The Yodagrinch” appeared first on RPGamer.



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Google says its AI designs chips better than humans – experts disagree

Google DeepMind claims its AlphaChip AI method can deliver “superhuman” chip designs that are already used in its data centres – but independent experts say public proof is lacking




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Gary Lineker 'strikes new BBC agreement' after Match of the Day exit confirmed



Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has sealed a new agreement with the BBC just hours after his exit was confirmed.






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Port of Montreal employer threatens lockout Sunday unless union agrees to 'final' offer

The employers' association is threatening to lock out workers at 9 p.m. Sunday if a deal isn't reached.



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Indonesia says it has no overlapping South China Sea claims with China, despite joint agreement

JAKARTA — Indonesia said on Monday (Nov 11) it does not recognise China's claims over the South China Sea despite signing a joint maritime development deal with Beijing, as some analysts warned the agreement risked compromising the country's sovereign rights. Beijing has long clashed with its Southeast Asian neighbours over territory in the South China Sea, which it claims sovereignty over in almost its entirety via a "nine-dash line" on its maps that cuts into the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of several countries. Joint agreements with China in the strategic waterway have for years been sensitive, with some claimant states wary of entering into deals they fear could be interpreted as legitimising Beijing's vast claims. An arbitral tribunal in 2016 said the Chinese claim, based on its old maps, has no basis under international law, a decision China refuses to recognise. A joint statement issued at the weekend during Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's visit to Beijing mentioned the two countries had "reached important common understanding on joint development in areas of overlapping claims".




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A.Q. Khan’s ‘secret agreement’

Cable reveals the conditions brokered by a Pakistan court between him and the government for his freedom




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What Africa Can Learn from China about Growing its Agribusiness Sector

There is growing evidence that the Chinese economic miracle is a consequence of the rural entrepreneurship which started in the 1980s. This contradicts classical interpretations that focus on state-led enterprises and receptiveness to foreign direct investment....The lesson from China's experience is that development must be viewed as an expression of human potentialities, not as a product of external interventions.




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The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa

The New Harvest argues that Africa can feed itself in a generation and help contribute to global food security despite its history of persistent food shortages and the rising threat of climate change. This new edition provides ideas on how to place agriculture at the center of the continent's long-term economic transformation. It demonstrates how policy coordination can help realize agriculture's full potential as a motherboard for other economic activities.

The full text of The New Harvest is available here.




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Why Executive Leadership Matters in African Agriculture

In a poignant comment, Albert Einstein once said that "an empty stomach is not a good political adviser." African leaders are starting to appreciate this message by paying more attention to the importance of high-level political support for agricultural transformation.




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Why Our Stereotypes of African Agriculture Are All Wrong

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From newspaper editors to TV anchors to bloggers, the default symbol of African agriculture is an African woman holding a hand hoe. This imagery highlights the drudgery African women face in farming. But it also conflates family farming with the broader agricultural enterprise.




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Important Wins Were Notched Up for African Agriculture in 2016

"2016 was a big year for agriculture in Africa with some notable 'wins' across the continent. One of the most important gains was the increased use of emerging technologies beyond the traditional use of mobile phones in agriculture. The range includes precision agriculture, sensors, satellites and drones."




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Diving deep into disagreements on the Israeli-Hamas war at Harvard Kennedy School

In a semester-long series, HKS Professor Tarek Masoud interviewed Middle East scholars and policymakers—from a Trump administration strategist to Palestinian intellectuals—on their vastly different views on the war.




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Cop: Negotiators agree on carbon credit standards








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Roll-a-Sketch: Now on Instagram!

[ Follow Roll-a-Sketch on IG | Follow Roll-a-Sketch on FB ] It’s been a dozen years since I started doing Roll-a-Sketches at conventions! Sometimes, even, your old pal Stan Lee shows up to help: I’ve posted a ton of them here to the blog over the years, and to Twitter. But there are SO MANY MORE drawings that still live on my camera roll, unseen. I’m proud to say that I did some new sketches at the show in Juneau recently: WONDER WOMAN + FISH + FARMER + HAM SANDWICH: STAR TREK + LOGIC: There were a few more, too ... Read more





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Facebook and Instagram launch celebrity scam ad crackdown

Celebrities including Elon Musk and Martin Lewis repeatedly feature in ads for products they have not endorsed.




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Instagram lowering quality of less viewed videos 'alarming' creators

The revelation has sparked concern among some creators it may impact their reach on the platform.




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Tax-News.com: Russia To Terminate Cyprus Double Tax Agreement

The Russian Ministry of Finance has announced that it will seek to terminate the country's double tax agreement with Cyprus, after negotiations broke down on a revision to increase tax on cross-border dividends and interest income.




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Tax-News.com: Malta, Luxembourg Agree To Russian DTA Changes

The Russian Government has disclosed that both Luxembourg and Malta have agreed to change their double tax agreement with Russia to increase withholding tax rates on cross-border dividends and interest income.