IFC, HBL sign pact to increase lending to farmers IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has signed an agreement with HBL to help the company increase lending to farmers, boosting agricultural productivity and spurring economic growth. IFC will advise HBL as it rolls out a plan to disburse almost 25,000 new loans to […]
Major agribusiness conference kicks off in Taipei Taipei City is hosting the Asian Food and Agribusiness Conference 2103: Biotechnology and Global Competitiveness July 15-18, the largest major international agricultural research event to be held in Taiwan in recent years, the ROC Council of Agriculture announced. Close to 100 industry members, government officials and academics from […]
IFC-HBL collaboration for farming loans KARACHI: International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has signed an agreement with Habib Bank Limited to help the company increase lending to farmers, boosting agricultural productivity and spurring economic growth, a press release issued on Monday said. IFC will advise HBL as it rolls out […]
Improve The Production In AGRICULTURE Pertinent to Agriculture Sector Development we all know that enabling environment is a prerequisite for boosting productivity, for which FINCON has mediated through one of its division AGRICON. Globally, the relative significance of farming has dropped steadily since the beginning of industrialization, and in 2003 – for the first time in history […]
Agribusiness Innovation and Growth 2013 New Zealand’s agritech sector is a $3 billion industry, generating export sales in excess of $700 million a year. Top players in the sector are gathering in Hamilton on the night before Fieldays for a mini-symposium on agribusiness and innovation. It’s a Universities New Zealand event, hosted by the University […]
Agribusiness and Commodity Risk Summary: This edited collection discusses risk management in world agricultural markets. The emphasis is on the use of exchange-traded and OTC derivatives to manage price risk. Two specifically useful chapters are on collateral management and the development of warehouse receipt systems in developing countries. Chapters on the credit risk of OTC […]
The ecosystem approach to fisheries management Aquatic ecosystems, including rivers, lakes and inland seas, flood plains, coastal lagoons and estuaries, coastal shelves and open oceans cover a very large part of the earth’s surface and, among other amenities, goods and services, sustain the production of fisheries and aquaculture. They yield about 120 million tonnes of […]
Quels leviers pour renforcer la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique? Tout d’abord, je souhaite vous remercier pour votre présence à ce premier séminaire spécialisé sur les opportunités et les défis, en Afrique, pour les investissements privés agroalimentaires européens. Ce séminaire arrive à un moment important pour la relation UE/Afrique dans le domaine agroalimentaire. Depuis les années 1980, […]
Preparing Financial Statements – Basic Concepts The Income Statement (Also called the “Profit and Loss” Statement) The income statement shows the financial results of operations for a period of time. Think of it as a “diary” of what transpired for, say, a 12-month period (e.g., “For the Year Ended 2005”). From the income statement, one can […]
Food Security & Agriculture OIC International’s Food Security & Agriculture programs aim to make measurable and sustainable improvements in farming production and resource utilization through instruction and skills improvement in growing, processing and marketing practices. We provide direct technical assistance to farmers through field extension agents, who live and work in communities to promote changes […]
AsiaInspection Q4 Barometer: China Held its Ground in 2012 Shenzhen, China, January 15, 2013 – AsiaInspection, a leading provider of quality control services for businesses importing from Asia, today announces the AsiaInspection 2012 Q4 Barometer, offering a year in review of Asia-based manufacturing and the quality control services industry. Here is a look back at a […]
Land Quality Management Preferred Option March 2011 The LQM strategy relates to the management of any contaminated ground or groundwater for which NDA or our Site Licence Companies are deemed responsible under relevant statutory provisions until the declared Site End State is reached and NDA’s mission is complete. The strategy considers management of radioactive and […]
Land quality and other indicators of sustainable development statistical data, quality control and problems of aggregation AN OVERVIEW OF THE WORK IN THE STATISTICS DIVISION Recently, work has started to develop land quality indicators (LQIs) to monitor changes which make an impact on sustainability of land resources in meeting human needs. This work takes into […]
AsiaInspection 2011 Q4 Barometer: 1 in Every 2 Food Inspections Failed in China in 2011 Shenzhen, China, January 25, 2012- AsiaInspection, a leading provider of quality control services for businesses importing from Asia, today announces the AsiaInspection Q4 2011 Barometer,a quarterly synopsis of Asia-based manufacturing and the quality control services industry. Inspection Failure Rates Show […]
Soil Quality Management: Key Strategies for Agricultural Land How can you manage land in a way that improves soil productivity, water quality, and other soil benefits? Start with these six components of soil quality management. If you want to assess the effect of your existing land management practices, begin by asking which of your practices […]
Soil management for food security THE cultivated area is decreasing due to salinity/sodicity, water-logging, erosion and urbanization of agriculture land due to population growth. The decrease in cultivated area seems to widen the already existing gap between the food production and requirements. Agriculture productivity is based on soil’s potential to support crops on sustainable basis […]
In search of the perfect grain Increasing the yield potential of rice has always been the priority in working to increase food security. But, in the race to feed the world, grain quality, is sometimes forgotten. Developing rice varieties without considering grain quality can leave farmers with a low-value product and consumers with rice they […]
Bear market tightens its grip on rice In the past 18 months, global rice prices have been moving in a tight range. For example, the Oryza white rice index (WRI) has fluctuated between US$475 and $500 since January 2012. However, in the past few weeks, prices have weakened on the back of surplus rice in […]
Largest-ever philanthropic investment into budding rice Anabole Steroide und Generika Viagra ist ein Kraut, das in den subtropischen Regionen Ost- und Westasiens, Südeuropas und Afrikas wächst. Es wird in der traditionellen Medizin bei Brustschmerzen, Herzproblemen, Schwindel, Haut- und Augenerkrankungen, zum Ausstoßen von Nierensteinen und verwendet umfang der manuia tabletten crossfit als Diuretikum und Tonikum. Anabole […]
Pakistan Agribusiness Report Q1 2009 Pakistan Agribusiness service provides proprietary medium term price forecasts for key commodities, including corn, wheat, rice, sugar, cocoa, coffee, soy and milk; in addition to newly-researched competitive intelligence on leading agribusiness producers, traders and suppliers; in-depth analysis of latest industry developments; and essential industry context on Pakistan’s agribusiness service. Despite […]