Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has stated that given the importance of cotton for the textiles sector of the country, it is important to use technology as a tool for increasing cotton productivity. In a statement here, Mr. ...
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Major players in the international textiles industry are challenged to sign up to organic – the most reliable and trustworthy standard of sustainable textiles production. Speaking at the Sustainable Textiles Conference in Hong ...
In co-operation with FiBL, the leading Swiss research institute in the field of organic farming, and the University of Dharwad, the bioRe Association is conducting a seeds-research project for a period of several years. The project is ...
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Origin Agritech,a supplier of hybrid and genetically modified crop seeds,has opened an RMB170m($26.83m)corn seed processing center in Bole,Xinjiang,China. The facility will primarily produce,process,package,and sell hybrid corn seeds to ...
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Imagine sitting at a large round table with 159 other people, enjoying a gourmet entree when a large circular chandelier above you begins to slowly lower. After a few minutes your once free form table is now encased by an illuminated ...
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Researchers are already planning how to grow food for those future generations that will inhabit other planets and even the moon. NASAscientists have determined that in order for humans to grow food on another planet the environment will ...
The nearside of the Moon will never resemble your Granddad's back forty, but agriculture remains the key to living and working off-world. All the mineral ore in the solar system can't replace the fact that for extended periods on the Moon ...
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With the growing interest in eating fresh, locally grown produce, many area people are considering gardening for the first time. Before you break ground, it's important to have the proper tools on hand, said Pat Stewart, who is about to ...
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Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced today that 32 companies, out of 67 companies listed on ADX, have disclosed their financial statements for the second quarter of 2012. The companies that disclosed their financial statements did ...
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Japanese technology firm Fujitsu is set to launch a new cloud-based platform,which can help farmers to keep track of crop yields and growth data,and make informed decisions. The new service known as'Akisai',uses a network and sensors in ...
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Cyanobacteria bloom on Lake Erie, turning bright green near the surface. Satellite image taken Oct. 9, 2011. NASA MODIS data processed by R. Stumpf, NOAA. One summer day two years ago, Danny and Laura Jenkins' black Labrador retriever ...
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The Euro-leaf organic logo became fully mandatory yesterday(1 July). The principle of an umbrella logo for all European organic packaged foods was first approved in 2007 and the long-road to implementation is now at an end.All ...
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For suppliers of products and services for the air, water, and energy industries there are some substantial double-digit growth opportunities. Ten of these have been identified as the most promising by the McIlvaine Company These are ranked ...
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With prices on the increase and all the concerns about food security,anything that reduces farming costs and increases production must be good news.We all know LEDs cost less to run so it makes good financial sense to make the change.But ...
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Greenhouse growing plays a huge role in the production of localized crops, allowing for enhanced yields per acre compared to outdoor farming and reduced trucking needs. These controlled environments have been operating for decades using HPS ...
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