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Water crisis threatens thirsty Sao Paulo A severe drought is hitting Brazil's largest city and thriving economic capital with no end in sight.

22 August 2014

Roots breakthrough for drought-resistant rice Japanese biotechnologists on Sunday said they had developed a rice plant with deeper roots that can sustain high yields in droughts that wipe out conventional rice crops.

05 August 2013

Canada pulls out of UN drought convention Canada said Thursday it is pulling out of a UN convention that fights drought, mostly in Africa, becoming the only nation to walk away from a pact that Ottawa says is a waste of money.

30 March 2013

Drought declared in New Zealand's North Island New Zealand declared a drought across its entire North Island for the first time in at least 30 years on Friday, with low river levels in the capital Wellington also worrying officials.

15 March 2013

Millions of Indians facing worst drought in decades Millions of people in western India are suffering their worst drought in more than four decades, with critics blaming official ineptitude and corruption for exacerbating the natural water shortage.

06 March 2013

Kazakhstan Agriculture Ministry mulls annual planning of drought costs It is preferable to plan drought expenditures annually, rather than urgently allocate money to eliminate consequences that Kazakhstan farmers face.

06 February 2013

Beginning of 2013 will be difficult for Central Asian countries The beginning of 2013 will be difficult for Central Asian countries because of this year’s drought in the grain-yielding regions of the world.

14 December 2012

Drought-resistant wheat to appear in Kazakhstan Two years ago we started a joint project with Australian center of functional economy and research to increase drought-resistance of our wheat: expert.

14 November 2012

Drought halves Kazakh grain harvest The grain harvest in Kazakhstan almost halved this year following a severe drought.

08 November 2012

Soyuz Atameken suggests to identify Kazakhstan's drought-hit lands from space Kazakhstan Farmers Union evaluates that 1.5 million hectares of land have been hit by drought in our country: Soyuz Atameken chairman.

01 October 2012

Kazakhstan farmers call for state of emergency Kazakhstan farmers have sent a letter to the government and President asking to declare the state of emergency in several regions of the country.

17 September 2012

Kazakhstan will widely implement water-saving technologies First Vice Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov decided that this technology is vital during his trip to drought-ridden Kostanay oblast.

29 July 2012

US drought woes deepen The drought in America's breadbasket is intensifying at an unprecedented rate, experts warned Thursday, driving concern food prices could soar if crops in the world's key producer are decimated.

28 July 2012

Drought killed the wheat harvest at 7 thousand hectares in South-Kazakhstan oblast The damage will not threaten the food security of the oblast, agriculture department promises.

27 July 2012

Kazakhstan government will help famers suffering from drought Kazakhstan Agriculture Ministry is working on measures to support farmers in relation to the severe drought in Kazakhstan.

26 July 2012

Nazarbayev discussed drought with Agriculture Minister This agricultural year is spent amid drought conditions. This is happening not only in our country, but also in Russia, U.S. and Europe: Nazarbayev.

24 July 2012

353 thousand hectares of grain written off because of drought in Kazakhstan The drought especially severely effected grain crops in Kostanay oblast where only 18 percent of the crops can be saved: Minister.

24 July 2012

Kazakhstan will retain flour and bread prices There will be no problem with grain supplies to the country’s regions; flour and bread prices will not grow: Kazakhstan Agriculture Ministry.

20 July 2012

Heat and drought ravage US breadbasket There was no end in sight Tuesday to the blistering heatwave baking much of the United States that has farmers mulling cutting down crucial crops and sent grain prices skyrocketing.

18 July 2012

US suffers worst drought in 56 years The United States is experiencing its widest-spread drought in 56 years, according to a release by the nation's meteorological agency Monday.

17 July 2012

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