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€2.13bn rural development plan for Scotland
Aid of €2.13 billion, of which €676.3 million is EU-financed, including €317 million from voluntary modulation (47%), has been allocated to the Rural Development Programme for Scotland for the period 2007- 2013. Main priorities are: organic farming; forests; rural heritage; tourism; water quality; landscaping; and environmental management. Some of the key projects include the modernisation of ...
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Novosibirsk Region invests in the modernization of the livestock farming segment
The international trade fair AgroExpoSiberia is the ideal platform to enter the Siberian market The modernization of the livestock farming segment in Novosibirsk Region is the priority of the investment policy for the region’s agricultural sector. In 2011, a total of 65 investment projects were realized in Novosibirsk Region under the departmental programme "Construction of Milk-, Meat- and ...
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Avirtech awarded GTI from Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation and Iskandar Investment Berhad
Avirtech, a precision AgriTech leader in Southeast Asia, has been awarded Global Testbed Incentives (GTI) from Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), administered by Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB). Avirtech is the first receiving company and is recognized for its capabilities for positive impact on Malaysia agriculture. GTI is a pilot project covering a subsidy scheme to encourage ...
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ISO standards contribute to meeting World Food Day 2008 challenge
World Food Day 2008 addresses what has been categorized by many as one of the greatest challenges of our time: climate change and its impact on food security. ISO has here an important contribution to make, not only through its numerous International Standards on food related issues, but also through standards that help quantify and mitigate climate change. World Food Day is organized by the ...
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Ohio State Partners to Create New Agricultural and Food Law Consortium
Ohio State University Extension’s Agricultural and Resource Law program has partnered with a group of universities in the creation of a new Agricultural and Food Law Consortium that will work to research regional and national agricultural law issues. The consortium is part of and led by the National Agricultural Law Center, which is a unit of the University of Arkansas System Division of ...
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Minister ZAIA inaugurates the 109th FIERAGRICOLA - Recovery for consumption and prices. GMO: Open debate
The Minister for Agricultural Policies, Luca Zaia, accompanied by the Under-secretary for Health, Francesca Martini. The keyword, after a difficult 2009 for Italian agriculture, is "optimism". And facts and figures of Fieragricola confirm that sector experts expect a turnaround. Zaia unveiled the New Holland world premiere and (also) spoke about GMO: "I oppose GMO and we will take legal action ...
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