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Poor law and order : Demand of dates falls to 35 percent

Poor law and order : Demand of dates falls to 35 percent

Poor law and order : Demand Le sildénafil est un complément intéressant car ses bienfaits ne sont pas aussi directs que les suppléments comme Cenforce 200 (Sildenafil) France le lactosérum ou la créatine. Il joue un rôle de soutien pour aider à garder votre corps en bonne santé malgré le stress de consentement lié au […]

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Fostering agriculture through marketing reforms

Fostering agriculture through marketing reforms

Fostering agriculture through marketing reforms LAHORE: Agriculture is the main driving force behind Pakistan’s economy and is the key contributor to economic growth and development. It contributes 21% to the gross domestic product, employs 44% of the labour force and has a significant share in export earnings. The sector not only meets food requirements of […]

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Electricity debt: Iran agrees to barter wheat

Electricity debt: Iran agrees to barter wheat

Electricity debt: Iran agrees to barter wheat  Iran has agreed to barter wheat worth $9 million from Pakistan in relation to Pakistan”s debts for electricity supplied by Iran, Iranian Deputy Energy Minister Mohammad Behzad said. It is worth mentioning that the Iranian Plant Protection Organisation had announced earlier that it will not approve the quality […]

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IFC, HBL sign pact to increase lending to farmers

IFC, HBL sign pact to increase lending to farmers

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 […]

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Major agribusiness conference kicks off in Taipei

Major agribusiness conference kicks off in Taipei

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 […]

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IFC-HBL collaboration for farming loans

IFC-HBL collaboration for farming loans

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 […]

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Improve The Production In AGRICULTURE

Improve The Production In AGRICULTURE

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 […]

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ENHANCED EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY

ENHANCED EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY

ENHANCED EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY   permanent administrative arm of government and comprises permanent and pensionable officials employed in civil capacity working in government ministries, departments, and agencies. Public service also includes the military, police, teachers, health workers, local government workers, and public enterprises. Civil service advises on, develops, and implements government policies and programs and […]

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Government of the Netherlands and Clinton Foundation partner to implement climate-smart agriculture News item | 12-07-2013

Government of the Netherlands and Clinton Foundation partner to implement climate-smart agriculture News item | 12-07-2013

Government of the Netherlands and Clinton Foundation partner to implement climate-smart agriculture News item | 12-07-2013 The Clinton Foundation announced a partnership with the Government of the Netherlands to implement Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) in Malawi and Tanzania. The Government of the Netherlands will invest $3 million to expand the Clinton Development Initiative’s (CDI) smallholder farming […]

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ODW Agricultural and Economic Development Fund

ODW Agricultural and Economic Development Fund

ODW Agricultural and Economic Development Fund The ODW Agricultural and Economic Development Fund is an issue-specific fund designed to empower communities with the resources needed to increase and stabilize food and economic security, which can consequently and directly improve health and education. Of the nearly one billion people living in chronic hunger worldwide, 800 million […]

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Categorical Propositions

Categorical Propositions

Categorical Propositions Now that we’ve taken notice of many of the difficulties that can be caused by sloppy use of ordinary language in argumentation, we’re ready to begin the more precise study of deductive reasoning. Here we’ll achieve the greater precision by eliminating ambiguous words and phrases from ordinary language and carefully defining those that remain. […]

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Promoting Economic Development in Rural Areas

Promoting Economic Development in Rural Areas

Promoting Economic Development in Rural Areas Ten individuals, including economic strategists, business leaders, government policymakers, and academics from Ireland and Northern Ireland were selected to engage with their American counterparts to explore and share strategies for encouraging economic development in rural areas. The programme examined the role that small business development, inward investment, corporate incentive […]

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Agribusiness and Innovation Systems in Africa

Agribusiness and Innovation Systems in Africa

Agribusiness and Innovation Systems in Africa This book examines how agricultural innovation arises in four African countries – Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda – through the lens of agribusiness, public policies, and specific value chains for food staples, high value products, and livestock. Determinants of innovation are not viewed individually but within the context of […]

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Agribusiness Innovation and Growth 2013

Agribusiness Innovation and Growth 2013

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 […]

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Agribusiness and Commodity Risk

Agribusiness and Commodity Risk

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 […]

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The ecosystem approach to fisheries management

The ecosystem approach to fisheries management

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 […]

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Quels leviers pour renforcer la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique?

Quels leviers pour renforcer la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique?

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, […]

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Preparing Financial Statements – Basic Concepts

Preparing Financial Statements – Basic Concepts

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 […]

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Food Security & Agriculture

Food Security & Agriculture

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 […]

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AsiaInspection Q4 Barometer: China Held its Ground in 2012

AsiaInspection Q4 Barometer: China Held its Ground in 2012

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 […]

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