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Reuters India - The virus was found amoung dead chickens that were collected from Saz village in Zonguldak province on Saturday and following examinations the bird flu virus was detected, a statement from the Agriculture Ministry said. The ministry did not say ...

Reuters - ... and their customers. "A 30-percent ceiling means that we're making extra efforts to cushion the shock on people's lives and industries concerned," Yasuo Sasaki, director at grain trade division of the Ministry of Agriculture, said at a news conference ...

Forbes - Recent research from the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization found that the world's large-scale livestock operations are causing environmental problems ranging from land degradation and air and water pollution to loss of biodiversity. In ...

The Ledger - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Genetically engineered agriculture is spreading worldwide, and its biggest growth in 2007 was in the developing world, according to a report released Wednesday. Farmers in 12 developing countries planted biotech crops in 2007 ...

Patriot Ledger - ... smacked her with a bull hook repeatedly behind her ear and on her leg.’’ Bruce Read, Ringling Bros. vice president for animal stewardship, said the use of bull hooks and tethering elephants with chains is OK with the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

CNBC - Although the share of agriculture in overall GDP has declined over the years from around 38 pct in 1980-81 to less than 20 pct in 2006-07, agriculture continues to play an important role in the Indian economy as almost 60 pct of the population ...

Reuters India - Speaking at a news conference ahead of meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund this weekend, Zoellick said the bank could work with the private sector in areas such as energy, health, agriculture and regional development. He ...