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Education
Natural Disasters: Insect Plagues and Crop Pests
By Dr. Hassan HumeidaKiel, Germany: The New Dynamics of Insect Outbreaks: When Swarms and Infestations Strike: Insect outbreaks can seem to appear out of nowhere—millions of locusts darkening the sky or bark beetles multiplying explosively to devastate woodland areas. However, these events are rarely true “invasions.” In most cases, they…
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East Asia
Unification ministry: N.K.’s food situation remains serious despite reports on rice prices
South Korea believes that food shortages in North Korea remain serious and the country needs outside assistance, despite media reports that rice prices are dropping there, the unification ministry said Wednesday. Some media reports have claimed that rice prices in North Korean markets have been on the decline recently, suggesting…
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East Asia
FAO to open S. Korean office in May
South Korea’s government said Tuesday the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) decided to open an office in the country in May. Agriculture Minister Lee Gae-ho met Jose Graziano da Silva, the head of FAO, during his three-day visit to Italy and signed the agreement to open the South Korean…
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