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Essential land reform vocabulary 1
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/10/2010
» The goal of land reform policy is to give poor farmers land but the real challenge is a policy to prevent farmers from losing this land during bad years.
Agricultural price supports
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/09/2010
» The Abhisit administration has put in place a true system of crop insurance and agricultural price supports. Payments to farmers used to be used as a system of "political booty" to gain voter support in elections.
As old as time
Learningpost, David Canavan, Published on 21/09/2010
» There are some staggeringly old living things on earth. This article will explore these organisms, although the definition of "oldest" can vary according to how you look at it.
Climate change negotiator
Outlook, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 30/06/2010
» After long hours in a closed meeting room at climate change negotiations in Bonn earlier this month, Dr Surachai Sathikunarat, a young Thai climate change negotiator, should have had peaceful coffee breaks.
Water, water everywhere
Learningpost, Published on 03/06/2010
» Most of our planet is covered in water. However, we can only drink 2.5 percent of it. Some educational commentators suggest that this could be a metaphor for our education budget from the government.
Water, water everywhere
Learningpost, Steve Graham, Published on 01/06/2010
» Most of our planet is covered in water. However, we can only drink 2.5 percent of it. Some educational commentators suggest that this could be a metaphor for our education budget from the government.
Untangling the stats to establish the smart phone leaders
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 21/04/2010
» So what is the most popular smart phone platform out there? BlackBerry? It certainly seems that way with our former Prime Minister telling his peasant mob to use it to watch a certain coloured TV channel that is otherwise banned.
Trees are simply amazing
Learningpost, David Canavan, Published on 09/03/2010
» Many trees are sacred to Thais, and I can understand why. You may not give them a second thought, or you may admire their majesty with just a passing glance, but in reality, trees are extremely complex, diverse and very special living organisms.
Bayer hosts ecological 'bootcamp'
Learningpost, Published on 23/02/2010
» Once again, the Bayer Environmental Envoy Program, the organiser of worldwide Eco-Camps and a Germany-based intensive study tour - presented in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) since 2004 - is a smashing success!
My crystal ball has booted up...
Database, James Hein, Published on 06/01/2010
» We have entered the New Year and by some accounts with less than two years left, if the 2012 alarmists are right.