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Archive for the ‘Third World and Developing Countries’ Category

The Food Chain: Worries Mount as Farmers Push for Big Harvest

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

As the world clamors for more corn, wheat, soybeans and rice, farmers are trying to meet the challenge. But evidence suggests harvests will be average at best.

author By DAVID STREITFELD and KEITH BRADSHER, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Corn, Third World and Developing Countries, Rice, Agriculture, Grain, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Agriculture Department, International Trade and World Market | Comments Off | Read more..

U.N. Says Food Plan Could Cost $30 Billion a Year

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Resolving the global food crisis could cost as much as $30 billion a year and wealthier nations are doing little to help the developing world, United Nations officials said.

author By ANDREW MARTIN and ELISABETH ROSENTHAL, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Food and Agriculture Organization, Foreign Aid, Third World and Developing Countries, Food, Agriculture, United Nations, International Trade and World Market | Comments Off | Read more..

U.N. Issues Warning on Food Crisis

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Resolving the global food crisis could cost as much as $30 billion a year and wealthier nations are doing little to help the developing world, United Nations officials said.

author By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL and ANDREW MARTIN, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Third World and Developing Countries, Food, United Nations, Agriculture, International Trade and World Market | Comments Off | Read more..

Third World Telecom Moves to the Front

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Companies in emerging markets are on the prowl for investment opportunities in third world telecom companies, a reflection of a new world order in that industry.

author By HEATHER TIMMONS and KEVIN J. O’BRIEN, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Third World and Developing Countries, MTN Group, China Mobile Limited|CHL|NYSE, Foreign Investments, Telephones and Telecommunications, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Wireless Communications, Cellular Telephones, United States Economy | Comments Off | Read more..

The Food Chain: World’s Poor Pay Price as Crop Research Is Cut

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Agricultural research is reduced even as the growth of the global food supply slows and the population increases.

author By KEITH BRADSHER and ANDREW MARTIN, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Third World and Developing Countries, Rice, Food, Agriculture, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Grain, International Trade and World Market | Comments Off | Read more..

Letters: Food and Free Trade

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Letters from readers concerning the article “Freer Trade Could Fill the World’s Rice Bowl”, published on April 27.

author By JEFF SOMMER, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Letters, Third World and Developing Countries, Food, Agriculture, International Trade and World Market, Economic Conditions and Trends | Comments Off | Read more..

U.N. Panel Urges Changes to Feed Poor While Saving Environment

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

The price of basic food like rice, wheat and corn has been rising sharply, setting off violent protests in Haiti Egypt, Uzbekistan, Yemen, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and even Italy.

author By STEVEN ERLANGER, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Mauritania, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Philippines, World Bank, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Org, World Food Program, Thailand, Biofuels, Uzbekistan, United Nations, Agriculture, Wheat, Global Warming, Food, Corn, International Monetary Fund, Haiti, Third World and Developing Countries, Italy, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) | Comments Off | Read more..

Can the Cellphone Help End Global Poverty?

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

Why a corporate “user anthropologist” is spending so much of his time in the shantytowns of the world.

author By SARA CORBETT, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Yunus, Muhammad, Polak, Paul, Ghana, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Vodafone Group Plc|VOD|NYSE, Nokia Corp|NOK|NYSE, China, Cellular Telephones, Motorola Inc|MOT|NYSE, Third World and Developing Countries, Economic Conditions and Trends | Comments Off | Read more..

Microfinance’s Success Sets Off a Debate in Mexico

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

As microlending becomes big business, a fractious debate is erupting in Mexico.

author By ELISABETH MALKIN, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Microlending, Grameen Bank, Compartamos (Bank), Third World and Developing Countries, Nonprofit Organizations, Banks and Banking, Mexico, Economic Conditions and Trends | Comments Off | Read more..

Microfinance’s Success Sets Off a Debate in Mexico

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

As microlending becomes big business, a fractious debate is erupting in Mexico.

author By ELISABETH MALKIN, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Microlending, Grameen Bank, Compartamos (Bank), Third World and Developing Countries, Nonprofit Organizations, Banks and Banking, Mexico, Economic Conditions and Trends | Comments Off | Read more..

Problems for Microfinancing in Mexico

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

As microlending becomes big business, a fractious debate is erupting in Mexico.

author By ELISABETH MALKIN, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Microlending, Grameen Bank, Compartamos (Bank), Third World and Developing Countries, Nonprofit Organizations, Banks and Banking, Mexico, Economic Conditions and Trends | Comments Off | Read more..

Food Prices Rise, Farmers Respond

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Farmers say they intend on significantly cutting corn acreage this year in favor of soybeans, which may help alleviate global shortages that have hit poor countries hard.

author By DAVID STREITFELD, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Third World and Developing Countries, Soybeans, Corn, Agriculture, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Economic Conditions and Trends | Comments Off | Read more..

High Rice Cost Creating Fears of Asia Unrest

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

The price of rice, a staple in the diets of nearly half the world’s population, has almost doubled on international markets in the last three months.

author By KEITH BRADSHER, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Third World and Developing Countries, Rice, Demonstrations and Riots, Agriculture, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), International Trade and World Market, Far East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific Areas, Economic Conditions and Trends | Comments Off | Read more..

Doha Trade Deal Still Possible, Bush Says

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

The United States is willing to make agricultural concessions to reach a new world trade deal if other countries open their markets to more American exports, President Bush said Friday.

author By REUTERS, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in United States International Relations, Customs (Tariff), Third World and Developing Countries, Agriculture, International Trade and World Market | Comments Off | Read more..

Rice Shortages Creating Fears of Asia Unrest

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

The price of rice, a staple in the diets of nearly half the world’s population, has almost doubled on international markets in the last three months.

author By KEITH BRADSHER, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Third World and Developing Countries, Rice, Demonstrations and Riots, Agriculture, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), International Trade and World Market, Far East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific Areas, Economic Conditions and Trends | Comments Off | Read more..

Volunteering Abroad to Climb at I.B.M.

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

I.B.M.’s service program for fast-tracked employees helps raise the company’s profile in foreign countries where it doesn’t have a strong presence.

author By CLAUDIA H. DEUTSCH, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Third World and Developing Countries, Leaders and Leadership, International Business Machines Corp|IBM|NYSE, Philanthropy | Comments Off | Read more..