Sentences with phrase «agricultural interests over»

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«[A] fter years of wrangling over how to fix the statute, in which officials sought to balance the interests of scientists, the agricultural industry, and biotech firms with those of indigenous populations demanding compensation for traditional knowledge, Brazil President Dilma Rousseff last week signed a law that is raising hopes among scientists.

Increasing water scarcity over time and across regions, coupled with short - and long - term catastrophic droughts in certain locations, have contributed to increasing interest in water conservation in the various water - consuming sectors — urban, rural, agricultural, and environmental, Dinar explained.

The very limited area in which Kona Coffee is grown on the Island of Hawai'i ensures this crop will not be taken over by industrial agricultural interests.

This has led to agricultural interests having a strong representation in the Brazilian congress and considerable influence over President Temer.