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11/21/2008
RM4.1M allocated for vanilla cultivation in Sabah (Borneo Bulletin)
KOTA KINABALU (Bernama) - Village Development Cooperatives (KPD) have allocated RM4.128 million for vanilla cultivation under the 2008/2009 programme, said Assistant Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Datuk Bobbey Suan.
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11/20/2008
Benefits for insect control (Merredin Wheatbelt Mercury)
DEPARTMENT of Agriculture and Food WA technical officer Chris Newman said cooling stored grain using an ambient air aeration system provides great benefits to growers marketing grain.
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11/19/2008
November 19, 2008 | 17:45 IST (India Infoline)
Agriculture and Food Processing are important sectors of the Indian Economy. Given its diverse agro-climatic zones, strong natural resource base and manpower availability, India holds tremendous advantages in Agriculture for processing and value addition.
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11/18/2008
Bolante arrives at House for fertilizer fund probe (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines - All is set for the House Agriculture and Food Committee hearing on the P728 million fertilizer fund controversy implicating former Agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn "Joc-Joc" Bolante.
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11/17/2008
'India mustexpedite reform process' (rediff.com)
The four key risk areas India needs to focus on at the moment include economic security, energy security, agriculture and food security and national security, it adds. The WEC-CII report says many issues facing India in these four areas will require considerable long-term investment from both public and private sectors. 'Decision-makers in government and business will be forced to make ...
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11/17/2008
Wheat research focuses on fungal disease (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Western Australian Department of Agriculture and Food is hoping to continue research into a fungal disease that can reduce wheat crop yields by up to 30 per cent.
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11/22/2008
Jobless rate jumps (Modesto Bee)
Stanislaus County's unemployment rate hit 11.8 percent in October, making it one of the toughest places to get a job in a state that's hurting all over.
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11/21/2008
Gulf fund has US$6b to invest in Turkey, Asia (Business Times (Malaysia))
ISTANBUL: Gulf Finance House EC, the largest Islamic investment bank by market value, and two other banks from the United Arab Emirates will start investing in Turkish agriculture early next year, Gulf Finance Chairman Esam Janahi said yesterday.
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11/22/2008
View from the boardroom: Productivity must improve to meet future challenges Farmers Weekly (Farmers Weekly Interactive)
UK farming is among the most productive in the world, but also faces one of the highest cost bases. Paul Spackman speaks to the boss of leading farm management company Velcourt to find out why productivity must improve
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11/21/2008
DAILY EXPRESS NEWS (Sabah Daily Express)
SABAH aims to be the country's biggest aquaculture producer, targeting to produce 207,292 tonnes or 26.43 per cent of the state's overall yield output by 2010.
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