Punjab govt, Canadian firm ink MoU for biogas project
Punjab govt, Canadian firm ink MoU for biogas project LAHORE: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Punjab government and a renowned Canadian Company High Mark Bio-Gas…
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Category: Global Agriculture
The Politics of Food Labeling
The Politics of Food Labeling Then there’s TMI’s close cousin: utterly useless information. And that’s what DeCroce unfortunately supports in New Jersey. She backs a bill that would…
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China Seen Ramping Up Wheat Imports After Rain Hurts Crop
China Seen Ramping Up Wheat Imports After Rain Hurts Crop China may boost wheat purchases from Australia by 67 percent this year, according to grain handler Emerald Group…
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Global Farmer Roundtable
Global Farmer Roundtable How do you feed a growing world population that is expected to increase by 2.6 billion people by 2050? And you must accomplish this by…
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Minimum purchase price of sugarcane fixed at Rs 170 per 40kg
Minimum purchase price of sugarcane fixed at Rs 170 per 40kg October 31, 2012: The Punjab government has fixed minimum purchase price of sugarcane for the season 2012-13…
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Effect of Salt Reduction on Growth of Listeria monocytogenes in Meat and Poultry Systems
Effect of Salt Reduction on Growth of Listeria monocytogenes in Meat and Poultry Systems Reducing sodium in pre-blends and emulsified meat and poultry products would have no effect…
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Reducing Food-borne Illness: Gut Health
Reducing Food-borne Illness: Gut Health Genes and genetic pathways involved in the intestinal health of chickens and pigs are described and genome-wide prediction tools for intestinal health are…
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Risk to food security from environmental degradation
Risk to food security from environmental degradation THE World Commission on Environment and Development has warned that unless we change our lifestyle, the world will continue to face…
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SPECIFICATIONS DEVELOPMENT & THEIR IMPORTANCE
SPECIFICATIONS DEVELOPMENT & THEIR IMPORTANCE While working in any organization whether manufacturing or services one will encounter the specifications and standards in any case. But QA people has…
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Plant Based Nutrients vs Animal Based Nutrients
Plant Based Nutrients vs Animal Based Nutrients Many people think that eating solely plant based food is not healthy and are still convinced that meat, dairy, fish and…
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Fruit Leather
Fruit Leather Fruit Leathers are a traditional method of preserving a fruit harvest. I recently got a great, brief question from a reader, Kyan: “Would you be willing…
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Recovery of Cereals for Foods
Recovery of Cereals for Foods In 2011, the Extensive Crops team of the IRTA (Institute of Food and Agricultural Research and Technology), of the Department of Agriculture of…
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Nutraceutical: the medicinal foods
Nutraceutical: the medicinal foods Nutraceutical: the medicinal foods Authors: Hammad Shafiq1*, Saba Fiaz1, Humayun Haseeb Baig1, Muhammad Kaleem1, Ahmad Mahmood2, Rameez Hassan1 1 Department of Food Technology, PMAS-Arid…
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Food for thought
Food for thought Gangtok: Sikkim, which started eco-friendly farming from a small area of land about a decade ago, is set to become a fully organic state by…
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Classification Of Field Crops
Classification Of Field Crops The importance of classification All objects are named and classified for practical purposes. Human beings, animals, birds, and insects have special names and classes.…
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Sewage sludge and organic composts
Sewage sludge and organic composts Sludge refers to the residual, semi-solid material left from industrial waste water or sewagetreatment processes. It is a mixture of water and solids separated from various types of water…
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Forest Based Poverty Alleviation
Forest Based Poverty Alleviation Forest based poverty alleviation(FBPA) is an encompassing term where forest resources are used to avoid or eliminate poverty.FBPA is not a stand alone process.…
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Role of seed in crop production
Role of seed in crop production Seed plays a key role in increasing food and fibre production to meet the increasing demands of the people, and is a…
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Introduction of Asian Ladybugs Into Europe Serious Mistake, Experts Say
Introduction of Asian Ladybugs Into Europe Serious Mistake, Experts Say In retrospect, introducing the Asian ladybird into Europe was a serious mistake. The insect was introduced some twenty…
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Monsoon: Ongoing rain spell a boon for Potohar farmers
Monsoon: Ongoing rain spell a boon for Potohar farmers ISLAMABAD:The ongoing spell of rains, which has brought relief from the heat for residents of the twin cities, will…
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