The changing practices of kibarua employment: a case study of the Sagara, Tanzania.
Abstract: This article analyzes the process in which the "economy of affection" in rural Africa transforms the nature of wage labor and thereby induces a phenomenon we may call "communal sharing of cash" among African peasants, through a case study of Sagara society in Tanzania. In Sagara society, which...

Local Bounty.
Local Bounty Devra Gartenstein The Book Publishing Company PO Box 99, Summertown, TN 38483 www.thefarm.org/businesses/bpc.html 9781570672194, $17.95, 1-800-695-2241 Whether from one's own garden or from a farmer's market featuring locally grown fruits and vegetables, season produce is...

Wong reluctant to turn out lights; Energy-efficient measures considered.
Byline: Matthew Bruun FITCHBURG - Mayor Lisa A. Wong said turning off street lights will be the last resort in the city's efforts to shave $100,000 from its utility costs this fiscal year. Ms. Wong elaborated on the "de-lamping" program at her weekly news conference...

Bunge Reports Third Quarter Results.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bunge Limited -- Cash provided by operating activities was $2.2 billion in the quarter -- The Company is maintaining its full year 2008 earnings guidance -- Financial Highlights (In millions, except per share data and percentages) Quarter Ended Nine Months...

Monsanto Announces 2008 Preliminary Corn Yield Data; Head-to-Head Trials Underscore Economic Value U.S. Farmers Receive From Monsanto Corn Products.
Yield data highlights that farmers see strong boost from DEKALB and American Seeds Inc. genetics, receive $25 to $65 in additional value per acre using DEKALB products ST. LOUIS, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- While the U.S. harvest season is tracking slightly behind the national historic average, preliminary...

Our Farm.
The Jobs/Careers Shelf Our Farm Michael J. Rosen Darby Creek Publishing 7858 Industrial Parkway, Plain City, OH 43064 9781581960679, $18.95 www.darbycreekpublishing.com 1-800-328-4929 Our Farm: Four Seasons with Five Kids on One Family's Farm is a densely packed,...

Heat's on for staying warm.
Byline: John Weeks With the economy in dire straits and winter fast approaching, many residents will be feeling the heating crunch, as dollars to split between food, heat, rent and other necessities only stretch so far. No one will be hit harder than senior citizens on fixed...

No freedom: slavery is illegal, so why are millions still held as slaves?
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hadijatou Mani was 12 years old when she was sold into slavery in Africa. Her mother was already a slave, and her mother's master sold the girl to a friend for $500. Mani spent the next 10 years cleaning her master's home and working his...

Use them or lose them.
I think we're all now pretty much in agreement about the need to preserve the world's biodiversity. And most people would agree that cultural diversity provides benefits for communities and is worthy of protection. But there's an area where these two types of diversity could be said to come...

Rising price of fertiliser hits world's poor.
Soaring fertiliser prices are hitting the world's poorest people, including subsistence farmers in developing countries, as a result of larger countries stockpiling supplies, according to the UN. Fertiliser prices have risen sharply over the past 18 months, with one type--diammonium phosphate--going from 142 [pounds sterling] per tonne...