The 2012/2013 harvest in Tanzania is likely to produce a record result. bioRe Tanzania estimates to achieve a crop of some 10,000 tonnes of seed cotton. This is primarily due to the rain. The rainfall period usually lasts from November ...
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UK-based CWF has launched a new range of 10% vol fruit wines under the brand of Harvest Fruits. The new range, which will initially comprise Fruits of the Forest, Cherry and Orchard Fruits Wines, intends to capture different seasons in ...
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Plexus Cotton Limited reported that New York (NY) futures have trended lower this week, as December fell by 369 points to close at 71.53 cents. With harvest in the Northern Hemisphere gaining momentum, the market finally came under some ...
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Plexus Cotton Limited reported that New York (NY) futures continued to slip since our last report on October 25, as December dropped another 347 points to close at 69.26 cents. The December contract has basically been flatlined near the ...
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RS Medical is set to distribute Harvest Technologies' Terumo SmartPReP 2 platelet concentrate system, as part of a recently completed agreement. Harvest, a Terumo Americas Holding company, is involved in developing point-of-care ...
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Cotton Australia CEO, Adam Kay, says planting the 2012-13 crop is now well underway in all regions, with only minor setbacks caused by the recent bout of widespread colder weather. This year Cotton Australia expects a 20 per cent ...
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US-based multinational agricultural biotechnology Monsanto has completed the acquisition of planting technology developer Precision Planting for$210m. With the acquisition,the Precision Planting is a part of Monsanto's Integrated Farming ...
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US-based food company Campbell Soup has reported that its net earnings decreased by 7.5%to$245m or$0.78 per share for the first quarter of 2013,compared to$265m or$0.82 per share for the corresponding period in the previous year. For the ...
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The Nadam Fair is a traditional activity of the Mongolian ethnic group in China.It is derived from Mongol ancestors'custom of riding and shooting and wrestling which was formed in the nomadic life.The word"Nadam"in Mongolian is a joint term ...
At a time when life hinges on weather-dependant harvest,a long drought could be a life-and-death issue for Chinese farmers.As such,praying for rain became a grand sacrificial ritual in former times. In old China,the Dragon King was ...
The Beginning of Autumn is one of the twenty-four solar terms in traditional Chinese calendar.It comes sometime around the 11th day of the seventh mouth of the lunar calendar,or the eighth of August of the solar calendar.This solar term ...
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In the vast land of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China,which is regarded as"the Roof of the World,"diligent and smart Tibetan people have achieved much.Tibetan architectures,costumes,cuisines,folklores,epics,dances and festivals appeal ...
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The Nu ethnic minority lives mainly in the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province.The languages spoken by all four branches of the Nu ethnic minority belong to the Tibetan-Burmese branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. ...
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Scene of Chinese New Year festivity inside the cave in northern Shaanxi. Chinese New Year,also known as the Spring Festival,is the biggest holiday in China.Recorded in Li Ji-Yue Ling,Chinese New Year is the time when"air pressure of ...
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Chinese folk art reflects the long history of popular customs and traditions in Chinese culture.Deeply rooted in agriculture,people's daily life and rituals are inevitably connected with nature,the surrounding landscape,and the various ...
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