As gold sponsor of the 2nd Palm Oil Africa conference, leading global agri-business, Olam International, is pleased to announce that its keynote address will focus on best practices in oil palm plantation development, bringing to bear its ...
The Astrakhan region located in Southern European Russia will be increasing cotton sowing acreage to 100,000 hectares, in order to produce 200,000 tons of cotton annually, announced the Governor of the region Alexander Zhilkin. ...
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The race now on for recognition in water technology industry at next month's event in Amsterdam The day after the winner of last time's Aquatech innovation award was announced questions were asked in the Dutch parliament as to why the ...
US agribusiness company Cargill has started construction of a new $200m sunflower oil crush facility in the Volgograd region of southern Russia. Expected to be operational in time for the 2015 harvest, the facility will process up to ...
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Dutch food company Vion has announced plans to consolidate its production operations in Germany in order to improve its overall efficiency. The move is part of the company's new restructuring strategy to further secure the company's ...
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Blumberg Grain, a US-based multi-national food security firm, has signed a letter of intent with the Nigerian federal government to invest around $250m in the country's agribusiness sector. The investment will be used for the ...
Mr. Balvinder Kumar, Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India inaugurated the Silk Fab exhibition, in the presence of the Guest of Honour, Mr. T.C. A. Ranganathan, Chairman and Managing Director, ...
‘Moving Freight’ outlines Queensland’s ten-year strategy and policy direction for the freight system. Its objective is ‘to facilitate the efficient movement of freight.’ Its four main functions are to: ...
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Mr. Kavuru Sambasiva Rao, a member of the Lok Sabha representing Eluru constituency in the Southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has taken charge as the new Textiles Minister in the Indian Government. Speaking to reporters soon ...
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 ...
The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for LED lighting for plant factories is estimated at 27% from 2011-2018, according to Taiwan's Photonic Industry and Technology Development Association (PIDA). In 2013, this market segment is expected ...
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The U.S. agricultural sector faces the difficult task of developing new policies that will meet the necessary budget constraints. Furthermore, the U.S. cotton industry also must devise policy that will resolve the World Trade Organization ...
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The Siemens Drive Technologies Division has supplemented its Simotics XP portfolio with explosion-proof 1MB10 motors which are available in efficiency classes IE1, IE2 and IE3. The 1MB10 motors have been designed to enable pumps, fans and ...
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U.S. Labor Department data released on March 8, US February non-agricultural unemployment rate has dropped to the lowest since December 2008. It indicates that the U.S. economy is recovering powerfully. The data showed that the U.S. ...
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The Government of Mozambique, through its Ministry of Agriculture, has initiated an insurance programme for cotton growers in districts of Monapo and Lalaua – the two main cotton producing districts. The programme has been ...
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