hectare

A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units;      142 words ...hectare [hect- + are] area. Symbol now ha; until 1960 Ha. Metric...x223C; ac). Though a multiple of the more basic are , the hectare is, at least in North America and for land generally, the...square metres). However, as with the base unit kilogram, the hectare itself is not subject to standard prefixing; a ...

Madagascar loses 8 tons of soil per hectare annually

Xinhua News Agency;  December 8, 2007 ;     335 words ...Madagascar loses 8 tons of soil per hectare annually ANTANANARIVO, Dec. 8 (Xinhua...much as 8 tons of its precious soil per hectare every year on the average. In the last...percent on the average, or some 44,450 hectares per year and it recorded an annual loss...

RP can break 20-ton per hectare hybrid rice yield.(Business)

Manila Bulletin;  December 25, 2005 ;     415 words ......potentially hit the 20-metric ton (MT) per hectare mark in hybrid rice yield to beat Chinaas...harvested on a crop cut (estimate) 17.2 MT per hectare. But another high yield from a farmer...Fernando Gabuyo who reaped 16.7 MT per hectare wants to challenge the record. He wants...

Tata Narcing plants hybrid rice for 1st time, harvests 296 cavans per...

Manila Bulletin;  December 5, 2006 ;     300 words ......record for himself - he harvested 296 cavans per hectare from his four-hectare rice farm. Sixty-five-year-old Narciso Tata Narcing...first time in his life as a farmer, 296 cavans per hectare (14.80 metric tons) from his hybrid rice farm in...

PER HECTARE'S BARLEY PRODUCTIVITY ROSE BY 34%

Info-Prod Research (Middle East);  May 16, 2006 ;     56 words ......Rural Development, Mr. Mohammed Laenser, estimates the local per hectare's barley productivity to reach 11 kentars by the end of the current...This figure translates into a 34% rise compared with the per hectare's barley productivity last season.

Govt sticks to 5K hectare cap for SEZs.

Times of India (New Delhi, India);  June 8, 2007 ;     452 words ......those hoping for a review of the 5,000 hectare ceiling on special economic zones, the...Trust to set up an SEZ spread over 6,100 hectare in Gujarat. Instead, it has asked Kandla Port Trust to develop the SEZ on 5,000 hectare land, in line with the cap fixed by the...

hectare·metre

A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units;      44 words ...hectare·metre volume Metric Akin to acre·foot , being the volume of 1 m × 1 ha = 10 000 m 3 , used mostly in the measurement of irrigation water (353 146.7∼ ft 3 , 8.107 133∼ acre·foot, 2 641 720.∼ US gal).

BANSAGAR PROJECT TO CREATE IRRIGATION POTENTIAL ON 1.54 HECTARE LAND IN...

The Hindustan Times;  September 20, 2006 ;     583 words ......create potential on one lakh 54 thousand hectare in the state. Besides, its hydro electricity...2006. The project will irrigate 1.54 lakh hectare in M.P. It will also generate 425 megawatt...potential. It will irrigate 93 thousand 56 hectare in Rewa district followed by 23 thousand...

A hectare to cost RM200m by 2020

New Straits Times;  May 11, 2000 ;     131 words ...New Straits Times 05-11-2000 A hectare to cost RM200m by 2020 Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: National...THE land in Putrajaya is expected to be worth RM200 million per hectare in 2020, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Pandikar...

LOCAL FARMER RECEIVES 90 TONS OF APPLE FROM ONE HECTARE

Info-Prod Research (Middle East);  December 15, 2002 ;     61 words ......collect 90 tons of apples from a single hectare of apple trees from his farm. This apple...larger by three times than the average per hectare apple productivity in this area. The average...productivity in Iran ranges from 25-40 tons per hectare.

PER HECTARE'S SOFT WHEAT PRODUCTIVITY ROSE BY 40%

Info-Prod Research (Middle East);  May 16, 2006 ;     57 words ......Development, Mr. Mohammed Laenser, estimates the local per hectare's soft wheat productivity to reach 20.6 kentars by the end...This figure translates into a 40% rise compared with the per hectare's soft wheat productivity last season.

PER HECTARE'S HARD WHEAT PRODUCTIVITY ROSE BY 33%

Info-Prod Research (Middle East);  May 16, 2006 ;     57 words ......Development, Mr. Mohammed Laenser, estimates the local per hectare's hard wheat productivity to reach 19 kentars by the end of...This figure translates into a 33% rise compared with the per hectare's hard wheat productivity last season.

Gov't eyes P10-B savings in organic fertilizer program; While raising...

Manila Bulletin;  June 28, 2007 ;     687 words ......rice yield by two metric tons (MT) per hectare. DA is supplementing a successful organic...neighboring farms). Each province will have 20 hectares for Tipid Abono technology demonstration, 50 hectares for Modified Rapid Composting (MRC) and...

Fed: estuaries worth $41,000 per hectare - research

AAP General News (Australia);  June 10, 2004 ;     164 words ...AAP General News (Australia) 06-10-2004 Fed: estuaries worth $41,000 per hectare - research New research shows each hectare of an Australian coastal estuary is worth $41,000 per year in its services to the community. The...

Fed: Estuaries worth $41,000 per hectare - research

AAP General News (Australia);  June 10, 2004 ;     254 words ......News (Australia) 06-10-2004 Fed: Estuaries worth $41,000 per hectare - research EDS: STORY EMBARGOED UNTIL 1030 AEST TOMORROW, THURSDAY JUNE 10 CANBERRA, June 10 AAP - Each hectare of an Australian coastal estuary is worth $41,000 a year to the...