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International Collaboration Receives Grant to Advance Improvements in Cassava Harvests

Dec 16, 2016

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announces that the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa Plus (VIRCA Plus) consortium of American, Nigerian, Ugandan, and Kenyan institutions recently received a five-year, $10.46m grant The grant has ...

Tags: International Collaboration, Cassava Harvests

Time Magazine Named The 2016 World The 25 Best Invention Enough Fresh?

Dec 12, 2016

Every time a year near the end of the U.S. "time" magazine will be named the "twenty-five best inventions", the standard magazine founded in 1923 are surprisingly consistent, is to make the world a better and more intelligent, more ...

Tags: "Time"magazine, 25 inventions

Xylem Opens Pump Rental and Services Hub in Dubai

Oct 13, 2016

Xylem Inc has set up a new pump rental and service business in Jebel Ali, Dubai to serve growing demand from the construction and infrastructure sectors, as well as municipal customers, across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The ...

Tags: Xylem, MENA

Race Against Time in Drought-Ravaged Southern Africa to Ensure 23 Million People Receive Farming Support

Aug 12, 2016

At least $109 million is urgently required for the provision of seeds and other agricultural inputs and services 28 July 2016, Rome - With only a few weeks before land preparation begins for the next main cropping season, some 23 ...

Tags: seeds, agricultural inputs, FAO

Race Against Time in Drought-Ravaged Southern Africa to Ensure 23 Million People Receive Farming Support

Aug 12, 2016

At least $109 million is urgently required for the provision of seeds and other agricultural inputs and services 28 July 2016, Rome - With only a few weeks before land preparation begins for the next main cropping season, some 23 ...

Tags: seeds, agricultural inputs, FAO

Sappi Delivers Increased Profits for 3rd Quarter Ended June 2016

Aug 10, 2016

Operating profit excluding special items was strong at $97m despite the third quarter being seasonally the weakest due to the summer holiday period in the northern hemisphere and the scheduling of annual maintenance work during the period. ...

Tags: Cellulose business, EBITDA, solid performance

Water Tech Discovery Has Potential to Create “Fresh Water”

Jun 23, 2016

Separate recent discoveries by scientists have potential to generate or improve fresh water production in different ways. The ramifications could revolutionise capabilities by creating fresh water in drought and desert impacted areas. ...

Tags: fresh water, carbon-rich nanorods

Sappi First Quarter Profits Triple on Significantly Stronger Performance

Feb 15, 2016

Operating performance in the quarter was strong and substantially above the equivalent quarter last year. The group increased EBITDA excluding special items by 21% to US$175 million, operating profit excluding special items by 51% to ...

Tags: Stronger Performance, EBITDA

The State Council Information Office Holds a Press Conference on China-Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation

Dec 16, 2015

Hu Kaihong: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the news briefing held by the State Council Information Office. The Johannesburg Summit and the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation ("FOCAC") will ...

Tags: China-Africa Trade, Economic Cooperation

Wasde: U. S. Corn Crop Second Largest Ever in 2016

Dec 15, 2015

U.S. farmers will harvest 13.9 billion bushels of corn, the second-largest crop ever, and 3.785 billion bushels of soybeans next year, USDA said in its first projections of the new crop. The new crops would follow three years of bumper ...

Tags: corn, wheat, soybeans

Pork Price Jump Threatens Christmas Joy

Dec 3, 2015

Pork prices have jumped around Australia, but a question mark surrounds the course of the latest pork price rise. There is speculation as to whether rise is an opportunistic flow-on by butchers and processors in response to previously ...

Tags: Pork, Beef, Lamb

European Methanol Traders Wary as Rhine's Depth Eases After Recent Gains

Nov 25, 2015

European methanol traders were not confident the surge in Rhine water depth seen this week would be sustainable and help alleviate supply length hemmed in the Rotterdam hub after levels eased again Tuesday. After water levels jumped to ...

Tags: Methanol

Australian Domestic Meat Prices Continue to Soar

Nov 18, 2015

Beef might be off the Christmas menu for many Australians this year with prices continuing to rise dramatically. Over the past year, Australian domestic beef prices have more than doubled with drought hitting Australian farms hard. Yet, ...

Tags: Beef, Meat Prices, Lamb, Bacon

Blue Diamond Growers Backs Trans-Pacific Partnership

Nov 13, 2015

Blue Diamond Growers announces support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, an important achievement for not only the almond industry, but for agriculture as a whole. The TPP will eliminate tariffs on a vast majority of U.S. ...

Tags: Blue Diamond, Trans-Pacific Partnership

Orange Gets Blue Star for Environmental Wins

Nov 10, 2015

Towns across NSW have been recognised for their environmental efforts in the new Keep NSW Beautiful Blue Star Sustainability Awards – with Orange named the overall winner for its strong volunteer force. The winning projects were ...

Tags: MRI E-Cycling, Environmental Wins

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