UK cheese maker Wyke Farms has announced plans to increase the price it pays farmers for milk. The dairy group said it will raise its milk price by a further 0.75ppl from 1 November. The move follows an increase of 0.5ppl implemented in ...
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Commodities giant Archer Daniels Midland has booked a drop in full-year profits as record corn prices hit earnings in the fourth quarter. In the three months to the end of June, net profit fell 25% to US$284m, while operating profits slid ...
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Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut has broken ground at its first Center of Cocoa Excellence in west Africa. The CHF1m (US$1.3bn) training and research centre, which will be operational from October, will be used to test ...
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II . Economy i. Economic Aggregate Economic aggregate of Shandong ranks 2nd place in our country. In 2005, Shandong realized GDP 1.8 trillion Yuan,15% higher than the previous year. The growth rate has kept two-digit number for 15 ...
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GDP Data I n 2005, its GDP reached RMB647.361 billion Yuan, ranking 13th in China. GDP per capita is RMB 10,366 Yuan calculated on the basis of the permanent resident population. The proportions of its primary, secondary and tertiary ...
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II . Economy i. GDP Data The GDP of Qinghai reached RMB54.32 billion yuan in 2005, and the gross production of per capita reached RMB10,043 yuan, In addition, RMB 6.279billion yuan of added value was increased in primary industry, RMB ...
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Indian food regulatory authority Food Standards and Safety Authority of India (FSSAI) would soon ask hotels to initially voluntarily specify the amount of salt and fat in their respective menus. Hotels would be asked to mention details ...
The Three Gorges of Yangtze River, where the ancient Ba and Chu people used to live and build their homes, have been the witness of the local people's industrious labor and numerous creations, which helped foster a unique culture and ...
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A nanofilm that emits chemical vapor can extend the shelf-life of harvests including fruits, according to researchers working on the project. The studies are being conducted in collaboration between the University of Guelph in Canada, ...
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Back in 2006,USDA's Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture published a report predicting what U.S.and world agriculture might look like in 2015.That's basically two years away from now,close enough to apply a ...
II. Economy i. GDP In 2005, the GDP in Ningxia was 59.94billion Yuan, among which the output value of first industry has increased 6.978 billion Yuan, the secondary industry 27.782 billion Yuan, and the tertiary industry 25.18 billion ...
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Population and Distribution: With a population of about 16,178,811, the Zhuang ethnic minority is the largest minority group in China with a long history and glorious culture. Over 90 percent of the Zhuang people live in Guangxi Zhuang ...
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This is a distict diversity of clothing between the Dai women living in Chuxiong A group of pagodas in Xishuangbenna. After their daily lessons, little Dai monks are allowed to go to a fair. The Dai ...
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The Gelos, with a population of 437.997, live in Wuchuan Gelo Autonomous County and Daozhen Gelo- Miao Autonomous County of Guizhou Province. A small number are scattered in Yunnan and Guangxi. A Gelo woman is embroidering ...
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The Jingpo population is 119,209. Most of them live in Luxi, Longchuan, Yingjiang, Ruili and Lianghe counties of Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Jingpo men wearing white turbans with colorful small ...
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