March 31, 2009
Farming & Agriculture
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Science Foundation will distribute $48 million into agricultural research in developing countries. The two foundations will seek scientists for research on projects that will mitigate problems such as drought, pests, disease, soil nutrients and other problems facing small farmers in the those countries.
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March 30, 2009
Organics
The print publishing industry was suffering from declining revenues way before the current economic downturn. Yet, gardening publishers say they see an increase in sales revenue despite the current recession depression. Gardening titles like The Backyard Homestead are seeing much higher sales numbers than general titles. Publishers are adding sustainability titles especially, trying to tap [...]
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