Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:50:10 +0100 (AFP/File) - A vegetable vendor repacks asparagus at a market in Manila. Women in the Philippines rank food a lot higher than their sex life among the main things that make them happy, according to a government survey released Wednesday.(AFP/File/Jay Directo)
A farmer harvests asparagus in a field in the southern city ...
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:50:04 +0200 (Reuters) - A farmer harvests asparagus in a field in the southern city of Ica August 7, 2010. Peru is South America's third-largest country and a top exporter of high-value specialty crops like asparagus. Farmers say it could become a breadbasket like Brazil or Argentina, well-positioned to feed a growing global population. Picture taken August 7, 2010. To match feature PERU-WATER/ REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (PERU - Tags: BUSINESS AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT FOOD)
Workers harvest asparagus at a farm near Beelitz some 30 km ...
Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:20:03 +0200 (Reuters) - Workers harvest asparagus at a farm near Beelitz some 30 km (19 miles) from Berlin April 16, 2009. The asparagus harvest from late March to June attracts a seasonal migration of workers from Eastern European countries to pick the crops, a labour intensive and extremely low paid job in Germany. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY AGRICULTURE FOOD EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)