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Shaartuz Journal: In Tajikistan, Debt-Ridden Farmers Say They Are the Pawns

Cotton is at the core of Tajikistan’s economy and farmers are forced to grow cotton through a complex system of debts and obligations.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 10-14-2008
China May Let Peasants Sell Rights to Farmland

The shift could draw hundreds of millions of farmers more firmly into China’s city-centered market economy.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 10-10-2008
China May Allow Sale of Rural Land Rights

The shift could draw hundreds of millions of farmers more firmly into China’s city-centered market economy.

Posted to partners.userland.com (Weblog) by partners.userland.com on 10-10-2008
China May Allow Sale of Rural Land Rights

The shift could draw hundreds of millions of farmers more firmly into China’s city-centered market economy.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 10-10-2008
U.N. Says Biofuel Subsidies Raise Food Bill and Hunger

In a new report, the United Nations joined a number of environmental groups in calling for an end to — or at least an overhaul of — subsidies for biofuels.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 10-07-2008
War and Drought Threaten Afghan Food Supply

More than a quarter of the population may face a harsh winter as a result of a pitiable harvest this year.

Posted to partners.userland.com (Weblog) by partners.userland.com on 09-18-2008
War and Drought Threaten Afghan Food Supply

More than a quarter of the population may face a harsh winter as a result of a pitiable harvest this year.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 09-18-2008
As Food Prices Soar, Brazil and Argentina React in Opposite Ways

In Brazil, the government is encouraging farmers to produce more for export while prices are high. But Argentina is focused on encouraging farmers to sell more at home.

Posted to partners.userland.com (Weblog) by partners.userland.com on 08-27-2008
Export Boom Helps Farms, but Not American Factories

A surge in U.S. commodity exports is a relief in an otherwise bleak economy, but it is an unreliable prop for an industrial power.

Posted to partners.userland.com (Weblog) by partners.userland.com on 08-17-2008
Export Boom Helps Farms, but Not American Factories

A surge in U.S. commodity exports is a relief in an otherwise bleak economy, but it is an unreliable prop for an industrial power.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 08-17-2008

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