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European Council Endorses New Rules for Organic Farming
Nov 23, 2017A new set of rules for organic farming has been endorsed by the European Council (EC) with an aim to provide uniform quality organic food items to consumers across the continent. The EC says that the new rules will simplify and harmonise ...
Tags: organic food, Organic Farming
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Pegasus Food Futures to Build New Facility in Abu Dhabi
May 31, 2017Pegasus Food Futures has finalized plans for a new facility in Abu Dhabi. The organisation is aimed at providing solutions to global food supply challenges through operations and innovations in livestock, feed stock and food production. ...
Tags: Pegasus Food, food
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Skagerak Presents The New Hven Series
Feb 23, 2017Skagerak’s new Hven series consisting of armchairs and tables was designed to make you invite your family and friends over a little more often. Build with high comfort, a light and simple expression and from FSC-certified wood, Hven ...
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Selection of Recipients of The 2016 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program
Nov 24, 2016Toyota Motor Corporation has selected 28 projects to be the grant recipients of the Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program. In the 17 years since its introduction in 2000, a cumulative total of 332 projects in 53 countries and ...
Tags: Toyota, Toyota Motor
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Givaudan Opens Clove Leaf Oil Processing Plant in Madagascar
Oct 8, 2016Swiss flavour and fragrance company Givaudan in collaboration with Henri Fraise Fils has opened a new clove leaf oil processing plant in Tamatave, Madagascar. The plant named as NATEMA (Natural Extracts Madagascar) is a joint venture ...
Tags: Givaudan, clove leaf oil processing plant, Henri Fraise Fils
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Very Hot Beverages Probably Carcinogenic to Humans
Jun 23, 2016An investigation by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IRAC) has concluded drinking very hot beverages probably causes cancer of the oesophagus in humans. The investigation did not ...
Tags: very hot beverages, oesophagus, cancer
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Chinese Unmanned Submersibles on Indian Ocean Expedition
Dec 17, 2015An illustration of unmanned submersibles Qianlong No. 1. [Photo: people.com.cn] A specialist Chinese vessel carrying unmanned submersibles Qianlong No. 1 and No. 2 set off on a 170-day scientific expedition in the southwest Indian Ocean ...
Tags: unmanned submersibles
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UK City Council Switches Lights to Bring Back Glow Worms Libido
Nov 12, 2015The Welsh City Council in UK has switched to LED lights, since traditional sodium lights was interfering with local glow worm population’s reproduction habits, reported Daily Post. In short, the male glow worms were more attracted ...
Tags: LED lights, traditional sodium lights, glow worm population
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Mars Food Partners with Sustainable Rice Platform to Launch Global Rice Standard
Oct 30, 2015US-based Mars Food has pledged its commitment with the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) to augment sustainable rice cultivation while reducing environmental footprint and improving the lives of farmers. The partnership has launched a global ...
Tags: Sustainable Rice, rice
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiation Completed
Oct 15, 2015On October 4, 2015, Ministers of the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries announced conclusion of their negotiations. The summary of the TPP Agreement is as follows: Disclaimer: The Following Summary of the Trans-Pacific ...
Tags: goods, services, trad, investment
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Dow and Smithsonian Science Education Center to Collaborate on The Scholar Program
Jun 23, 2015The Dow Chemical Company and the Smithsonian Science Education Center announced today they will collaborate on The Dow Smithsonian Teacher Scholar Program. The program is designed to enhance teachers’ skills related to STEM (science, ...
Tags: Teacher Scholar Program
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What Does 'Sustainability' Really Mean?
May 29, 2015Sustainability - we often hear about this, but what does it really mean? It means changing the way we think about how we use our resources and make small changes that have a big impact on nature and community. To this cause and with a ...
Tags: Birla Cellulose, Textile
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Airfreight Transhipment Turns out to Be Ivory
Apr 16, 2015The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) seized a large shipment of ivory being transshipped through Perth. ACBPS officers detected the 110 kilograms of ivory while examining an air cargo shipment from Malawi, being ...
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Indonesia's Ability to Export Sustainable Forestry Products Been Given an Adrenalin Boost
Dec 17, 2014Indonesia’s ability to export sustainable forestry products has just been given an adrenalin boost. All products recognised by the Indonesian Forestry Certification Cooperation (IFCC) will receive automatic accreditation from the ...
Tags: Forestry Products, Packaging
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First Solar and Belectric Worked to Produce 45 Million Kwh of Solar Electricity Per Year
Nov 10, 2014First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services, and Germany-based solar EPC firm BELECTRIC GmbH ...
Tags: First Solar, photovoltaic modules