US-based chemical company DuPont has opened a seed production facility in Poltava oblast, Ukraine, with an investment of $40m, a move which will help Ukrainian farmers increase their productivity. The production facility is operational ...
Qatar-based Hassad Food, the agricultural investment arm of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, plans to invest $500m in India for the production of rice, coffee, cardamom and ready-made foods. The proposed plans comes after the Hassad ...
Tags: Boost Food Production, Hassad Food
In the first three quarters of 2012, faced with the complicated and volatile economic environment at home and abroad, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council committed to the general tone of progressing steadily, correctly handled ...
US-based AquaLiv Technologies has entered into an agreement to acquire Verity Farms, a company aiming to lower chemical dependency and genetic modification in food production. AquaLiv Technologies, through its subsidiary AquaLiv, offers ...
Volatility in global commodity markets remained a significant factor for the food industry during 2012. On the one hand, adverse weather conditions hit grain harvests causing prices to spike, while on the other, over-supply has meant cocoa ...
Cargill has announced a U.S. $1.35 million, three-year partnership with the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) to provide support for the Bilibiza Agriculture Institute (IABil) in order to enhance and expand educational possibilities for farmers in ...
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The US government has again cut its forecast for corn yields as the impact of the worst drought in the country for 50 years becomes clearer. Washington said the US corn yield is set to be the lowest since 1995-96, sending futures to a ...
Tags: US government, corn yields, drought, food industry
Dairy giant Fonterra has lowered its forecast for annual earnings in its next financial year, blaming currency fluctuations and "difficult" trading conditions in Australia and New Zealand. The New Zealand company said today (28 August) it ...
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(i) General The GDP of 2005 is 347.234 billion Yuan, with a 65.618 billion Yuan added value in the first industry, 144.971 billion Yuan in the second industry, 136.645 billion Yuan in the tertiary industry. The ratio between the three ...
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WHEAT:The 2012/13 U.S.wheat balance sheet is unchanged this month;however,small by-class adjustments are made to projected exports and stocks.Projected exports for Hard Red Winter wheat are lowered 25 million bushels with Hard Red Spring ...
HarvEast, a Ukrainian agricultural company founded by Rinat Akhmetov and Vadim Novinsky, will post its first profit this year, according to Chief Executive Officer Simon Cherniavsky. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and ...
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