Beijing:The milk powder scandal in China has taken a new turn with the Chinese dairy concerned saying it was distributing products imported from New Zealand. The New Zealand supplier has claimed its products were
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Beijing: Shocked by reports of babies developing breasts, the Chinese health ministry has ordered an investigation into the contents of the baby milk powders fed to them. The ministry fears that the milk powder may contain some hormones causing premature development of breasts.
REASONS often cited for increase in commodity prices range from soaring global prices to drought as in the last kharif season. Thus, price rise is typically taken as a short-run phenomenon, expected to disappear with the passage of time.
KENDRAPARA: Basanti Jena of Rankal village here earns Rs 130 by selling 10 litres milk everyday. But life was not the same for her five years back as the same business fetched her a paltry sum. Her fortune got a boost with the setting up of Karandia milk production centre here.
International prices of key food staples have dropped during the first five months of 2010 according to the latest edition of FAO's biannual Food Outlook report. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 164 points in May 2010, down from 174 points in January and substantially less than its peak of 214 in the spring of 2008, the report notes.
This report by OECD and FAO presents a consistent view on the evolution of global agricultural markets over the next decade and provides a baseline for further analysis of alternative economic or policy assumptions. Says that world food prices will rise this decade, boosted by a growing population and changing diets.
The latest report on consumption levels and pattern of households in Delhi by State Directorate of Economics and Statistics. Provides details on important demographic features & other aspects of living conditions like energy source for cooking/lighting, dwelling ownership type, etc.
This latest FAO study assesses the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the global dairy cattle sector and provide estimates of GHG emissions associated with milk production & processing for main regions and farming systems of the world.
