Monday, August 28, 2006

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seed - HOW TO ASSESS THE SEED (6th part)

farmer TIPS FOR ASSESSING SEED
To assess the germination and purity the seed the farmer may :
1 - Use germinatoi quite simple and rudimentary (sand or filter paper in a closed transparent container), kept at constant temperature and humidity for a few days and check 'attitude seed germination and the speed with which the birth occurs planting
2 - Developing a simple magnifying glass and a lamp to
2.1 - in the presence mass of seeds and foreign material;
2.2 - observe the conformation Seed ( irregular or shriveled seeds often are a sign of maturation that took place in adverse environment, harvesting too early, poor curing);
2.3 - evaluate the color (must be characteristic of the species and the variety, the colors are pale green or their of immature seeds collected , redness or darkening of the legume seeds slam the seed is old, the non-uniformity in color may suspect a mixture of seeds of various origins and ages);
2.4 - the luminance (often the seeds become opaque with age);
2.5-check ' integrity of the seed (a condition necessary for it to germinate);
2.6 - determine the weight and volume (if significant abundance indicate di materiali di riserva nel seme e quindi la possibilità di nutrire più a lungo le piantine nascenti ; queste caratteristiche non vanno però sopravvalutate, in quanto anche da semi piccoli si ottengono colture normali).

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

How To Eat Anjeer Fruit

jute seed - The new challenge of the XXI Century

Dal settore agro-alimentare a quello dell'abbigliamento e dell’accessorio moda, dagli utilizzi a scopo ambientalistico all'oggettistica e all'arredamento d'interni, la juta si propone come materiale estremamente moderno e versatile, con alcune caratteristiche distintive di fondo: l'ecologicità, la naturalità, il rispetto dell'ambiente . Viviamo un periodo in cui, finalmente, la preoccupazione collettiva per il devastante impatto ambientale che la "società dei consumi" continua ad avere sul pianeta Terra sembrerebbe essere in aumento. Ad accrescere l’apprensione per lo stato di salute del nostro ecosistema è anche il fatto che enormi realtà come Cina e India si stiano rapidamente adeguando alle non-sostenibili abitudini occidentali (spesso oltrepassandole), facendo registrare elevatissimi tassi di inquinamento atmosferico, consumo smodato di petrolio e fonti di energia non rinnovabili , effetto serra e quant’altro. D'altronde è anche vero che delle soluzioni sostenibili esistono, e che pian piano vanno affacciandosi alla finestra dell'opinione pubblica e dei mercati globali . E talvolta queste soluzioni provengono, per contrasto, proprio dalle millenarie culture di quegli stessi paesi del sud-est asiatico il cui impatto ambientale fa spesso scattare il campanello di allarme globale. Una di queste soluzioni sostenibili a cui accennavamo proviene dalle rive del Gange, il grande fiume Sacro dell’India, dalle cui acque vengono quotidianamente raccolte tonnellate di Corchorus , pianta della famiglia delle tigliacee meglio conosciuta come Juta , dal cui fusto si ricava quell’antica fibra i cui filati e tessuti vanno becoming increasingly important in today's world thanks to the ecological and environmental characteristics that distinguish them. The jute material 100% recyclable and biodegradable , is going more and more popular then in various areas of our daily lives and our economic system, especially with regard to food and environmental sectors . The "golden fiber " ("golden fiber", this is the name that is commonly called) has no impact on the environment of any kind during the entire process and for its qualities of strength and resistance arises as alternative to polluting and non-biodegradable materials or synthetic fibers and plastics. Because of its versatility, the "golden fiber" is applicable in many fields: textile, non-textile, packaging. While regain more and more important the bags of all sizes, for use food, lately the jute are becoming increasingly popular in the geo-textile sector as a natural alternative to all the synthetic fibers which competes in strength and effectiveness while maintaining the strengths as natural features such as biodegradability. Jute geotextiles are invaluable to stabilize the soil surface, protect and promote the development of seed and plantations as part of greening operations. Ma il potenziale ecologico della Golden Fibre può esprimersi anche attraverso campagne di sensibilizzazione "di massa" rivolte ai singoli consumatori. Quelli citati sono solo alcuni esempi di come la juta stia affrontando con grande slancio la sfida del nuovo millennio, proponendosi come fibra le cui caratteristiche, provenienti da una storia centenaria, ben si sposano con le esigenze di una società attenta alle problematiche ambientali, una società che, finalmente, speriamo stia prendendo forma.

In What Episode Does Bulma

1, World Forum - Stay out of WTO

In Europa, ogni tre minuti scompare un'azienda agricola, negli ultimi 40 anni 7 milioni di superficie sono been subtracted to ' farming and the number of farmers has halved over the past 25 years. At the same time in the last fifty years have seen an increase in agricultural inputs : EU farmers use inorganic fertilizers more than tripled since 1960 and 320,000 tons of pesticides a year, or about 2 kg per hectare. We are witnessing the intensification and concentration of agricultural production , and further cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy, will encourage further abandonment of the so-called marginal lands (hills and mountains which represent 85% of Italian territory) to lowland areas and to products low value added work, with excesses of chemistry, water, low-quality products that will go to swell the popular suburbs, near the headquarters of the discount penniless university canteens or workers for eating more and more selective.
In Europe, water consumption for agriculture increased exponentially, and are around 60% of total withdrawals, in Italy the water used to irrigate more than 30 billion cubic meters a year. The EU agricultural
choices are increasingly linked to international markets, new factors such as monetary fundamentalism continue spending cuts for the sacred defense of the Stability Pact. Choices dictated to the WTO tend to focus on crops with high yield per hectare highly water demanding. The agricultural practices based on agriculture hyperintensity deplete the soil, with all the ensuing consequences are erosion, blocking the natural replenishment of water supplies, loss of soil fertility, with further increase of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, pollution from which of freshwater and marine.
The productivity of the hybrids introduced with the "green revolution " price was high energy inputs and a large outdoor water consumption, massive use of fossil fuels in cars and agrochemicals. These factors have created and continue to feed on the one hand, the dependence farmers by agribusiness corporations and other serious problems for biodiversity and for the general health of the territories and populations. The situation could worsen dramatically if the EU decided under the pressures of agricultural and food companies and the United States to promote the marketing of genetically modified seeds strongly pumps.
social movements of the most remote areas of the world but there's a clear indication about the value of different agricultural practices, agriculture out of WTO rules (the food is not a commodity), a different role of public research, the ' peasant agriculture guarantor of food sovereignty, recovery and enhancement of agricultural cultures that enrich the soil, enhance the use of local varieties heritage of centuries of farming knowledge, variety often have genetic resistance to parasites, environmental stresses and less water demanding. The subtraction of
seed and patents from the hands of multinationals, instead considering Heritage (request made by the peasant movements in Porto Alegre in UNESCO) can be chosen key in restoring a balanced relationship with the environment and return the control of agricultural production and their quality in the hands of the people, taking them to the multinationals.
Fights for the struggles for land and water can be welded in the re-appropriation by the citizens, the right to govern the territory in which they live. It is important that the principle of food sovereignty and the right to assert themselves as the good life values \u200b\u200bin general regulate relations between countries and peoples.
agriculture in all its meanings in relation to man-nature relationship is crucial to stem the progressive encroachment of vital resources and at the same time, promote new values. In this battle for the first human right to life but also good health understood as what is produced life on earth, and how it occurs, is central. And a good use of water is a prerequisite for it to realize a 'altragricoltura "to another company.

Friday, August 11, 2006

Tooth Pastes Market Share

withdraw approval from an inspection body in USA

The National Organic Program (NOP) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture revoked the accreditation of the American Food Safety Institute International (AFSI). The organization, based in Chippewa Falls was charged with seven serious violations of the rules of the NOP. In a statement, the chairman of AFSI, Dr. Karl Kolb objected to "the recent articles with errors and misconceptions about our participation in activities that come under the National Organic Program. According to Kolb, "a recent audit of the NOP has found some non-compliance in our procedures for which there have been requests that we have taken corrective action within 30 days. We have submitted our reply in writing with a list of corrective actions and the new documentation. We have not received feedback on the assessment by the USDA of our response. " He also held for allegedly improperly certified a producer who had used non-organic seed as a blatant falsehood. As provided for in the withdrawal of authorization, the principal leaders of AFS and the persons involved in the activity is prohibited any direction and participation in the certification of organic producers, processing firms, farmers and gatherers of wild fruit for three years. Producers and processors to date certified by AFS (in all about 30 companies) can no longer use the trademark on their products of AFS may be made by reference to the certification of AFS on their commercial documents and advertising. The NOP allows 30 days to replace labels and promotional material by inserting references to the new body. Companies are still considered certified until revoked, suspended or waived certification (the USDA is looking into practices of all businesses certified by AFSI). The USDA has also ordered the body of eight companies to reimburse any expenditure necessary for re-certification with another supervisory body . The main reason for the revocation of the authorization is in identifying conflicts of interest rules prohibit the NOP to a certification body to provide consultancy services to its customers for a period of at least 12 months before certification. The AFSI was accredited in accordance with NOP February 10, 2003.

Monday, August 7, 2006

White Liquid On Ringworm

pills seed - SOME RULES FOR THE DEALER (Part 5)

- may not sell seed loose, but solo confezionate da ditte munite di licenza e cartellinate conformemente alla norma
- La destinazione di semi per uso zootecnico , detenuti nel locale di vendita, va indicata con un apposito cartello
- Le sementi vanno conservate integre ed in luoghi freschi e asciutti; il venditore può rispondere della mancata rispondenza del prodotto alle indicazioni presenti, se le confezioni sono aperte o mal conservate

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The CIA carries out an atlas of producers who have revived traditions that have disappeared

La Confederazione italiana agricoltori (Cia) pensa che gli agricoltori siano gli ultimi paladini della biodiversità, i «custodi dei flavors and a knowledge and gather in the 'Atlas of seed lost "all the farmers who" have revived traditions, cultivation, uses and secular culture, preserving seeds now unknown, raising the risk that animals 'extinction and continue to prepare and to produce films that you are losing track, and instead, have been the power of past generations, enriching the tables and delighting palates. The national president of the CIA, Giuseppe Politi has already presented the contents of a proposal to Parliament for the legal recognition of these farmers and to finance the activities of conservation and production of traditional crops and traditional. "Our aim - said Politi - is to promote the wise and onerous work of many farmers who have long devoted to conservation of biodiversity , the protection of a culture and a history which dates centuries. The implementation of the Atlas is not, therefore, only a guide or 'handbook' to the agricultural and food paths of the past linked to the territory, but should also include the proper recognition of those who chose to work for a ' rich and diverse agriculture for the preservation of biodiversity rural , to give value to our rural culture. " The defense of agricultural biodiversity is a priority for the CIA. That explains how "the last hundred years in the world are missing three-quarters of the genetic diversity of agricultural crops." And currently over 1350 are in danger of extinction. "Only in Italy in the late eighteenth century there were more than 8000 varieties of fruit , while today it comes to just under 2000," states the CIA. Apples are the most striking example: "At the beginning of 1900 in Europe were known varieties 5000. Now do not exceed 1800. A figure for Italy to understand the picture: about 80 percent of the apples produced belongs to only four groups of cultivars: two Americans (the red and yellow Red Delicious Golden Delicious), an Australian (the green Granny Smith) and one New Zealand (the bi-color Gala). It should not be better for the vegetable species with more than 90% of seeds of commercial varieties of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, melons, watermelons, and many are patented hybrid varieties of which more than 35 years (3 % of total) at risk of disappearing forever.

Tuesday, August 1, 2006

Spanish Reception Cards

and cultivation of Bt cotton seed, how much it costs?

of Nicola Nosengo
Opponents of the use of genetically modified organisms in agriculture does, almost always, from concerns about their possible effects on health and the environment. But if these arguments now being compounded by even the suspicion that in reality GM crops are more expensive than traditional, life becomes very hard for their supporters. For this noise did the news come in these days of a search organized by the American Cornell University on cultivation of GM cotton in China , which showed that after seven years of application of these seed, Chinese farmers see substantially eroded the profits that had first taken from the reduced use of pesticides.
China was the first country to use extensively Bt cotton, which is genetically modified to contain the toxin produced by Bacillus thuringiensis , killing the main plant pests, the larva known as bollworm. As reported by Per Pinstrup-Andersen of Cornell at the annual meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association in Long Beach, California, for the first three years, 481 farmers involved in the research had reduced pesticide use by 70 percent compared to the cultivation traditional, and had increased profits by 36 percent. However, within four years found themselves having to use the same amount of conventional pesticides producers up to earn 8 per cent less of them since the Bt seed cost three times more than traditional ones. The reason? The disappearance of the bollworm had encouraged the proliferation of other species of parasites, against which nothing can the toxin produced by the same cotton. To control these secondary pests now take up to 20 applications of pesticides in the course of a season. The
Bt cotton has been widely used in the four countries that are major world producers of cotton (China, United States, India and Argentina) for their economic security that seemed to provide. Today represents 35 percent of cotton crops in the world , and is widely utilizzato anche in Messico e Sud Africa. In Cina sono ben 5 milioni le aziende agricole che lo utilizzano.
Secondo Domenico Mariotti, responsabile della sede di Roma dell'Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria del Cnr, questi dati vanno però inquadrati nel particolare contesto dell'agricoltura cinese. “Prima di tutto, va ricordato che la coltivazione di cotone era praticamente scomparsa dalla Cina, ed è stata reintrodotta grazie al cotone Bt. Inoltre, in Cina le coltivazioni transgeniche sono state usate con un approccio troppo aggressivo e 'sfacciato', senza alcuna precauzione. Ci sono alcuni piccoli accorgimenti, usati per esempio dagli agricoltori negli Stati Uniti , che avrebbero permesso di prevenire this problem. For example, create areas of traditional cotton along the edge of cultivated fields with Bt cotton in this way we will maintain a small population of bollworm that continues to compete with other parasites keep their numbers low. It will prevent the bollworm developing resistance to Bt toxin.
assessments Mariotti coincide with those of the same authors of the study, inviting researchers and farmers to get in looking for solutions because the use of Bt cotton is not turned into reality in an even greater use of pesticides than traditional agriculture. Since the introduction of natural predators to control pests, forecasting required of those refuge areas planted with GM varieties not ; to develop more varieties of the plant can also ward off other predators. "Whether you are for or against GMOs, we must accept the fact that agriculture is a constant battle against plant pests," concludes the researcher of the CNR. "The more a plant yield, particularly the cotton is a plant very delicate, the more it is deprived of its natural defenses against parasites, and this also applies to the selection made with traditional crosses. "