Iceland and Pakistan in talks about sharing information related to PHL technology and improving quality control services, as a means of strengthening both the political and economical ties of the two countries. http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/politics-a-policy/29156-khar-appreciates-icelands-strong-support-for-palestinian-cause-to-un.html
Tag Archives | Asia
Vinafood 2 Received $144 Million to Reduce Post-Harvest Loss
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Vietnam’s largest rice exporter, Vinafood 2, is the recipient of $144 million from Agribank to help the firm reduce PHL and purchase grain for processing. In the meantime, farmers in the Mekong Delta have harvested 385,000 hectares, or more than 60 percent, of their third rice crop; a small area of the crop is under […]
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Phl-Korea Rice Processing Complex Inaugurated
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Another Korean-Filipino joint rice PHL processing facility has been launched at last. This type of partnership has greatly aided both countries since the 1960s, when a Filipino-developed rice variety helped make South Korea self-sufficient in rice. This is the fifth such facility to be constructed between the two countries since 2006. http://www.pangasinan.gov.ph/2011/09/phl-korea-rice-processing-complex-inaugurated/
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The Pangasinan Province of the Philippines Received Aid from KOICA
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The Pangasinan province of the Philippines is building a rice processing complex with funding aid from the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), as well as federal and local departments. This project will affect 8,000 to 10,000 Filipino rice farmers, and is expected to cut current postharvest losses from the 20-25% range to 5%.
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Rabi Conference Accords High Priority to Enhancing Food Grain Production to Achieve 245 MT Target
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The recent two-day National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign 2011 has led to the outcome that 245 million tons of Rabi as needing to be produced for the next season, as well as a focus on location-specific high yielding crop varieties. “The conference advised the States to specially concentrate on critical areas such as […]
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North Korea Food Crisis Worsens as Prices Jump, Aid Vanishes
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North Korea is facing a shortfall of 700,000 metric tons of food this year due to summer floods and a harsh winter, a drop in aid and trade, and rise in food prices. South Korea is seen as a crucial factor in helping its northern brother, but policy continues to keep the amount of aid […]
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Functioning of MoFPI Comes under Scanner with Report Presented to the LS
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The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is under scrutiny for the past two decades of work as the Committee on Agriculture recently published a document in which it detailed the shortcomings of the food processing industry. This included a lack of information and data which has been the particular jurisdiction of the MoFPI, as […]
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Tackling the Burgeoning Agrarian Crisis in India
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India’s agrarian crisis has led to the suicides of over 250,000 farmers since 1995. Current programs and ‘new’ organizations are not aiding the root issue – farmers still lack access to credit, have high transaction costs, are exposed to exploitative middlemen, and poor quality technologies and contracts that are difficult to acquire. The author suggests […]
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Private Players to Help Government Stem Rot in Godowns Soon
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10% of total grain production was lost in the postharvest system due to lack of proper storage facilities – India has only about 17% of the needed storage facilities available currently, which is decreasing as the government continues to push for increased grain acquisition. The government is pushing for the design and implementation of such […]
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Vietnamese Agricultural Website to be Launched
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The HCM City Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has cooperated with the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre to launch a website on agricultural products for export. Rice export licenses and RICE exporters hit hard by rising prices.
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