As food prices escalate globally, a new study finds that small-scale irrigation schemes can protect millions of farmers from food insecurity and climate risks in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
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The global humanitarian agency Mercy Corps has launched a multi-country programme that will use mobile technologies to give farmers in the developing world a package of services to increase their harvests
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The Indonesian government has decided to waive soybean import duty in view of the recent hike in price of the commodity
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The FAO Food Price Index fell for the third consecutive month in June 2012, dipping 1.8 per cent from May to its lowest level since September 2010
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