Major food alert as two Britons are diagnosed with fatal food poisoning bug traced to organic cucumbers

Hundreds more have fallen ill in outbreak
Bug could affect tomatoes and lettuce
A food poisoning bug found in organic cucumbers  has killed five of its victims.
Hundreds more have fallen ill in the outbreak, which could affect tomatoes and lettuce too.
Although centred on Germany, where the deaths occurred, the outbreak has spread to Britain and three other countries.
Deadly strain: A

Call for Participation: Special Blog Series on Agriculture, ICTs and Youth

"Youth should be given a chance to take an active part in the decision-making of local, national and global levels."United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon CONTEXTDid you know that the International Year of Youth is underway?The United Nations International Year of Youth runs from August 2010 until August 2011, and it celebrates and advocates Dialogue and Mutual Understanding.To celebrate a

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Maurice exporte 100 tonnes de DDT

Pas moins de 100 tonnes de DDT seront exportées en août prochain à Bruxelles. La raison : le produit est jugé hautement toxique pour l’environnement.
Ce pesticide qui avait été importé dans les années ’80 pour lutter contre la malaria est stocké dans des bacs hermétiques à Pamplemousses. Au niveau du ministère de l’Environnement, on qualifie ce produit de “polluant organique

Green Festival organized by Phoenix Les Halles in collaboration with the Mauritius Horticultural Society

Mauritius Horticultural Society cordially invites all to attend.

Dimanche a la ferme

Nice initiative from Mrs Rambert from Maison du CanardKids will learn and especially see how the farm works, the animals, feeding etc and if we are lucky we will see the calving too !if each village or locality could have a farm, that would be great. food for thoughts :)

First Annual Dialogue of Ministers of Agriculture, Science and Technology

First Annual Dialogue of Ministers of Agriculture, Science and Technology Following the recommendation of the Ministers of Agriculture, Science and Technology at the FARA General Assembly in July 2010, FARA invited African Ministers to a special Dialogue on 28-29 April at the Secretariat in Accra. The delegates agreed on the way forward for agricultural research, education and