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A real mango tree!79

Lao Folktales : The Mango Tree

A real mango tree! There once a beautiful mango tree that grew in the jungle near a village. Each and every year when its fruit was in season, the children from the village would run into the jungle...

37 comments    food children india
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Fruit of Mount Fuji

Fujisan is the Japanese name for Mount Fuji, the mountain that has become a symbol of Japan. As the highest mountain in the country, Fujisan has been known as a sacred mountin and used as a...

8 comments    recipes hub challenge apples
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GMO advantages and disadvantages

More informed customers, because they need to make more informed decisions in regard to nutrition, agriculture and science. Less pesticides are needed to be used due to insect pest resistant plants. ...

3 comments    agriculture organic food gmo
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Stop Shark Finning

Shark finning is a brutal practice (image from StormyDog on Flickr) Danger swims in the ocean. But it also floats on its surface. Sharks have inhabited the Earth's seas since the time of the dinosaurs. Yet...

19 comments    sharks endangered species
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Rare and Heritage Cattle Breeds

Everybody knows that whales are endangered, but relatively few people know that there are many breeds of livestock that are endangered as well, some of them critically. The cattle industry is dominated...

3 comments    hubchallenge agriculture cows
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Cash Crops for Small Farms: Pastured Poultry

Sustainable agriculture guru Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms calls pastured broilers "probably the most golden agricultural opportunity of the foreseeable future," eggs from pastured layers #2, and pastured...

2 comments    business make money agriculture
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Jim Rogers and China Agriculture Commodities Index Fund

The international commodity investment vehicle recently started by Jim Rogers named the "Macquarie and Rogers™ China Agriculture Index," focuses on agricultural commodities in China, and was formed based on...

0 comments    commodity bull market rogers
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Effects of Monsoon on Economy

Monsoon does play an important role on the economy of a country. Economy of a country depends on Agricultural, Industrial sector especially in a country like India. In India, agriculture provides around 70%...

4 comments    life finance india
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50 Years Of The Massey Ferguson

In 2008 the Massey Ferguson Company celebrates 50-years of being a major agricultural equipment manufacturer. The company was formed in August 1953 when Massey Harris and Harry Ferguson merged to form...

7 comments    business automotive history
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Dual Purpose Chicken Breeds

There are a number of different types of chicken, including egg laying breeds, meat breeds, show or fancy breeds, and dual purpose breeds. Dual purpose chickens, which provide both good eggs and good meat,...

0 comments    hubchallenge agriculture
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