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Bahrain plans agri training for farmersPlans are underway to set up a state-of-the-art training facility for local farmers in a bid to boost Bahrain's agriculture industry, said a top official. It is part of a Municipalities and Urban Planning Affairs Ministry init More… |
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Egypt to spend $1.6bn on wheat purchasesEgypt's government has allocated 11 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) to buy 4.5 million tonnes of wheat from local farmers this year, state media said as the most populous Arab country struggles to ensure supplies. More… |
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Tamkeen plans $11m fisheries boostTamkeen, Bahrain’s labour fund, has allocated a budget of BD4.4 million ($11.67 million) to support 1,100 the kingdom’s fishermen, and BD5.93 million to support 600 farmers. The organisation has created two support pro More… |
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Malaysian farmers get windfall from IPOMalaysia's oil palm farmers will be getting a $553 million election-year windfall from an initial share sale of a giant state-controlled palm oil plantation company, Prime Minister Najib Razak has announced. Najib has been trying to regain More… |
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Bahrain animal show draws good crowdMore than 15,000 people visited the Animal Production Show (Mara'ee) on its first day on Thursday at Bahrain International Endurance Village in Sakhir. The event, being organised by the Municipalities and Urban Planning Affairs Ministry an More… |
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Bahrain plans farm technology centresBahrain will introduce eight specialist centres to train more than 680 farmers in how they can use modern technology to improve their yields, said a senior government official. Each will feature laboratories, a seed plantation chamber, sor More… |
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US farmers may fail in fertiliser face-offWhile the price spike of fertilisers has triggered a buying boycott by farmers across the Midwest in the US, sales of key products have hit their lowest levels since 2008, but farmers may lose in the face-off unless they place their orders soon. More… |
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Rising costs hurt Indian farmersStrong monsoon rains and good crop should have made India's large farming community happy, instead the rising costs have cast a pall over their preparations for the upcoming festive season. India will celebrate one of its most important ho More… |
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Abu Dhabi calls for better agri marketingAbu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) together with the Farmers' Services Center (FSC) has launched a campaign aimed at streamlining agricultural marketing policies that allow farmers to adapt to new market developments. The Zera’atona More… |
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Iraq rice farmers to get extra powerRice farmers in central Iraq will get extra power to help them irrigate their fields and save drought-threatened crops, a government spokesman said. "The ministry of electricity has ordered power supplies from 3 am to 11 am from mid-June t More… |
