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• Obesity adds to global warming, study finds
Because thinner people eat less and are more likely to walk than rely on cars, a slimmer population would lower demand for fuel for transportation and for agriculture, Edwards said.
• Dry Barcelona forced to ship in water
The loudest complaints came from two parched southeast regions, Valencia and Murcia, which depend heavily on tourism and agriculture. They had been scheduled to benefit from a permanent and much larger diversion of water from the Ebro, but were shut ...
• Food stamp recipients scramble for food
Jean Daniel, a spokeswoman for the Agriculture Department, which runs the food stamp program, said there is only so much the aid can do. "Food stamps were designed to be a supplement to the food budget," she said.
• Experts list warming, impacts ties
Other driving forces, such as land use change from forest to agriculture, were ruled out as having significant influence on the observed impacts," the NASA statement said.
• Women rise in Rwanda's economic revival
Rwanda's economy has risen up from the genocide and prospered greatly on the backs of our women," said Agnes Matilda Kalibata, minister of state in charge of agriculture.

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» Agriculture Resource Center - News, market update, technology, directory of companies and agricultural services.
» Agriwatch.com - Website aimed at the agricultural and agricultural commodities industry. Requires registration and login before use.
» Carritt Moran & Co. Pvt. Ltd - Auctioneers of Indian tea and coffee, operating at major centers. Market reports, statistics, and contact details.
» Food Corporation of India - Provides price support for farmers, and ensures adequate public distribution of grains. Details of its functions and stocks.
» Fredi Surti Company - Offers garden consultancy and distributor for all kinds of seeds.
» Indiagriline.com - Provides a platform for rural farming community and an attempt to catalyse e-commerce.
» Indian Agriculture Statistical Data Provider - Offers a range of statistics about agriculture and agricultural production in India to registered users.
» Indian Commodities - Information on cotton, rice, wheat, oilseeds, pulses, spices, coffee, and tea. Requires registration, login and payment.
» J. Thomas & Co. Private Limited - Tea auctioneering services, at a number of major growing centers.
» KRG Rainwater Harvesting Foundation - Offers consultancy, planning, advice, and implementation of rainwater harvesting schemes.
» Mahindra Kisan Mitra - Farm machinery section of the automotive firm Mahindra and Mahindra.
» Nurture Aqua Technology P Ltd - Distributor of feed additives and other compounds for the aquaculture industries in a number of countries. Includes details of products, and their usage.
» PlantersNet - Information for coffee growers, including weather information, prices, other statistics.
» Sungro Seeds - Vegetable seed producer, with bases in Delhi and Srinagar.
» UE Trade Corporation (India) Pte Ltd. - Trades in agricultural and related commodities.