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Displaced Zimbabwean Farmers Set Down Roots in Nigeria

November 20, 2009

Importing technical knowledge from Zimbabwean migrants is part of the Nigerian government's plan to increase food self-sufficiency

Pennsylvania Residents Sue Gas Driller for Contamination, Health Concerns

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November 20, 2009

By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublicaPennsylvania residents whose…

The Middle East and Midwest Come Together in Water Tech Partnerships

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November 20, 2009

Great Lakes Wastewater Treatment Technology

The Mideast is proving to be a popular destination for Midwestern political officials to pitch water technology trade deals. . Both Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and Michigan Lt. Gov. John Cherry have been touting the freshwater potential of their states to businessmen in Israel to promote economic growth in the burgeoning field of water technology.

Food Security Summit Calls for National Governments to Act Now

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November 19, 2009

The World Summit on Food Security was a forum for raising awareness and encouraging international action, said Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization, at the end of the event.

Texas Legislators Raise Awareness About State’s Water Woes

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November 19, 2009

More than 600 Texas lawmakers and water policy experts came together in Fort Worth this week for The Water Event conference to raise awareness about the state's water crisis. The two-day forum called attention to legislation that aims to confront the state's depleting water resources while its population swells.

Water Scarcity, Food Security Concerns Prompt Global Land Grab

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November 17, 2009

Area nearly the size of France purchased, leased for food production around the world. Africa, South America, parts of Europe targeted by cash-rich, food-poor nations

Regulations for Farmland Acquisitions Are Years Away, UN officials say

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November 17, 2009

A strong set of guidelines for land acquisitions abroad could take years, but is necessary for protecting the interests of small farmers, political leaders said.

“Food Security and Climate Change Are Deeply Interconnected,” UN Secretary-General Says

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November 17, 2009

Farmers are hurt by erratic water supplies and underinvestment, according to summit speakers. Leaders weigh in on global agricultural investment during opening remarks of the FAO summit in Rome.

Nuclear Fallout: Nevada Takes Hard Look at Contaminated Groundwater From Historic Testing Grounds

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November 15, 2009

The Yucca Flat area of the Nevada Test Site is scarred with subsidence craters from underground nuclear testing

[/caption]Decades of nuclear weapons testing has contaminated an estimated 1.6 trillion gallons of groundwater in the Nevada desert, a region where clean water is scarce and getting scarcer.