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Sri Lanka's Northern Region Under Extreme Water Stress

14 Feb 2013 - 11:01 by Local Press Report

COLOMBO (Gant Daily) — “Never before have water resources in the Northern Province been under such stress,” Thushyanthy Mikunthan, a senior lecturer at the Department of Agriculture at Jaffna University, told IRIN, cit

Philippine Business Conference Calls on Government to Increase Rice Production, Deal With Toxic Waste

15 Oct 2012 - 08:23 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

MANILA, Philippines — Business representatives in Manila have approved an 11-point resolution that identified specific measures it wanted to see the government take, including rice production, allocation of irrigated

Vietnam Flood Controllers Criticize Vu Gia-Thu Bon Hydro Plants

12 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Vietnam, HANOI — Despite investors’ claims about the benefits of the hydropower plants on the Vu Gia-Thu Bon river system, there have been problems in recent years with floods during the rainy season when they disc

Philippine Irrigation Associations Take Over Government Projects

14 Sep 2012 - 09:23 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Department of Agriculture has turned over a number of projects to boost rice production to local irrigation associations, in an effort to make Negros Occidental province 100 percent

Mandalay Aims to Complete Water Supply Improvement Next Year

7 Sep 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

MYANMAR, MANDALAY — Mandalay City Development Committee in Myanmar expects to finish a project to improve water supply in the city by the end of March 2013, the Myanmar Times reported this week.

Botswana Funding Could Help Bail Out Zimbabwean Agriculture

7 Sep 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

ZIMBABWE, HARARE — Zimbabwe and Botswana have signed a $64.3 million USD memorandum of understanding, part of which is expected to go the agriculture sector.

Mekong Province Bans Herbicide Use on Water Hyacinth

17 Aug 2012 - 09:06 by Local Press Report

HAU GIANG (Saigon Daily) — Authorities in the Mekong delta province of Hau Giang have banned local authorities from spraying herbicide to kill the fast propagating water hyacinth weed that has overtaken and blocked waterway

Manila Still Battling Floods, Water Supply Issues As New Storm Hits

15 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

MANILA, Philippines — Flooding from last week’s heavy rains continues to inundate Manila this week, even as a new tropical storm stuck the northernmost part of the country.

Philippines, South Korea Sign $208 Million USD Loan Agreement for Iloilo Irrigation

14 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima and Export-Import Bank of Korea Executive Director Sang-Wan Byun on August 9 signed a $207.88 million USD loan agreement for an irrigation project in the

Hydropower Causing Drought in Vietnam

6 Jul 2012 - 08:44 by Local Press Report

HANOI (VietNamNet) — Huynh Van Thang, deputy director of the Da nang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that around 6,000 hectares of crops are threatened by drought. In Thua Thien – Hue provinc

Philippine’s Sagittarius Mines to Develop Local Irrigation Systems at Tampakan Copper Site

13 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine company Sagittarius Mines Inc (SMI) is partnering with the Department of Agriculture to develop small irrigation systems at its Tampakan copper site in South Cotabato, under a farming co

Philippines to Implement Second Phase of Jalaur River Irrigation Project

1 May 2012 - 10:50 by Local Press Report

MANILA (Manila Bulletin (Philippines)) — Full Story - The government is set to implement the second phase of the $266 million USD Jalaur River i

Earthquake Damages Crops, Irrigation Faciities in Negros Oriental

15 Feb 2012 - 08:23 by Local Press Report

MANILA (Xinhua (China)) — The earthquake that rocked the central Philippines Monday damaged $2.92 million USD worth of crops and irrigation facilities.

Greenpeace Finds Toxic Waste

24 Jan 2012 - 11:01 by Local Press Report

KATHMANDU (Himalayan Times (Nepal)) — International environmental group Greenpeace found toxic waste stored in two unsecured facilities in Nepal.

Mitrovica Industries, Residents to Blame for Pollution

18 Jan 2012 - 10:38 by Local Press Report

MITROVICA (M-Magazine (Kosovo)) — Industrial pollution and garbage disposal by residents are the main culprits behind the high level of pollution in the city of Mitrovica.

Ajman to Use Treated Sewage to Water Trees

2 Aug 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report

UAE, AJMAN (Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates)) — Ajman Municipality plans to use treated sewerage water to irrigate trees and other plants on roadways. Ahmed SaifAl Muhairi, Director of the Agriculture Department of Ajman Muncipality,