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Matatiele farming community to celebrate successful first harvest The Ongeluksnek community in Matatiele will receive its 10% share from its first harvest as part of AsgiSA Eastern Cape’s…
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Soilborne Disease Management in Organic Vegetable Production Introduction Soilborne diseases can be a major limitation to crop production, particularly for vegetables. They are often difficult to control, even…
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Challenges before second Green Revolution Merely announcing the second Green Revolution is not enough – there is a need to speed up agricultural production as well. In order…
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The Development of Agriculture The Farming Revolution Taking root around 12,000 years ago, agriculture triggered such a change in society and the way in which people lived that…
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LCRA may restrict water for rice growers in 2014 Rice farmers in Texas may find themselves without adequate water for a third year if Lower Colorado River Authority…
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Delta Agrar expects apple production to rebound in 2013 After a frost cut apple production in Serbia last year, Delta Agrar, an apple grower and shipper based in…
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Farmers’ woes: Call for eliminating middlemen’s role, direct market access to farmers The booming population and a drastic increase in the demands of agriculture-related items have led to…
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Tunnel farming more productive than traditional agriculture SIALKOT: As much as 1,200 acres land in four tehsils of the district is now under tunnel farming, an Agriculture Department official…
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Harvest trading demands best management practices in agriculture sector Director Harvest Tradings, Ahmad Jawad has said that stake holders have showed concern that despite being an agrarian economy…
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Textile exports in peril: country may miss cotton sowing target The country is likely to miss cotton sowing target by about 5 to 6 percent in the current…
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Outsourcing agricultural extension services BECAUSE of the poor performance of the farm services and their lack of ability to combat emerging challenges in agriculture, privatisation of extension services…
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Pakistan’s yield per acre of gram has dropped by 50 percent: from 5 maunds per acre to 2.5 maunds per acre, according to Ibrahim Mughal Chairman of the…
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Sustainable agribusiness takes centre stage in Singapore Conservation business leaders from Fauna & Flora International (FFI) actively endorse the World Sustainable Agriculture Congress The Asia-Pacific region is the…
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Agribusiness Sector and its Support Institutions The Agribusiness Sector The nature and character of farm agribusiness linkages in Nigeria can best be understood within the context of the…
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Pakistan Agribusiness Report Q4 2009 (Business Monitor International) Pakistan has been attracting interest in its large but underdeveloped agricultural sector from across the globe in recent months. This…
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Agaricus bisporus var bisporus Agaricus bisporus is a terricolous secondary decomposer fungus, which plays an ecologically significant role in the degradation of leaf and needle litter in temperate…
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Russia’s wheat prices up as EU export demand recovers Russia’s wheat export prices rose further last week as demand from traders picked up following a sharp increase in…
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Agri researchers underline importance of regional partnerships International and local agricultural scientists and delegates from 24 countries and UN officials, who gathered on Tuesday, stressed the need for…
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Bunge’s agribusiness operations process and transport tens of millions of tons of commodities every year We connect farmers to the global marketplace and supply end customers, from nations…
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Agribusiness: Commodity Trading and Risk Management Pricing turmoil in agriculture is forcing companies to implement best practices for commodity trading and risk management. Accenture’s solutions in commodity trading…
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