agriculture and energy News
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New developing country network seeks to break down science barriers
Scientific organisations and researchers working in developing countries will be brought together through a network to be launched later this year. The programme, Scientists Without Borders, is an initiative of the New York Academy of Sciences. It seeks to integrate the efforts of the scientific and health community to address global health, agriculture and energy challenges in accordance with ...
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Aspermont highlighted in Hallgarten & Company May 2020 Portfolio Review
Aspermont was recently covered in the May 2020 research report published by Hallgarten & Company's research analyst Christopher Eccelstone. Hallgarten & Company: Remark positively on Aspermont's current $1.06m capital raising to boost its cash position. Maintain a LONG rating on (ASX:ASXP) Aspermont with a price target of 3¢. Challenge the company to do a share consolidation ...
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Aspermont in The news: `New Brand Extension` (NPN)
Aspermont was recently covered in a May 2020 news article by the Niche Publishing Network (NPN). The article can be accessed via this link. The article discusses how Aspermont has launched a new multimedia product series that aims to address a key issue that underpins the industry that it serves. NPN is Australia's only news and information website dedicated to small print and digital magazine ...
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Agricultural Biomass and Energy Crops: outgrowing the impasse
This is a key moment at EU level for bioenergy, including Agricultural Biomass and Energy Crops. The publication of the Clean Energy Package and the impending reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) beyond 2020 offer an unprecedented window of opportunity. Agricultural Biomass and Energy Crops have been thoroughly studied, researched and developed over the past 20 years. Their ...
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Rem Tec Obtains the Revocation of Fraunhofer Institute Patent
With the Hearing held in The Hague on 17/10/2018 REM Tec obtained the revocation of the patent EP 2 811 819 filed in 2013 by the Fraunhofer Institute. Fraunhofer's patent referred to agro-photovoltaic plants for the simultaneous use of agricultural crops and production of energy from solar sources, claiming characteristics already present in REM Tec's AGROVOLTAICO® plants, installed in ...
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RainWise Names New Director of Global Sales
RainWise is pleased to present our new Director of Global Sales, Alex Birdsall. Alex has over 6 years of global technology business development experience with strong client relationships in many industries, including meteorology, agriculture, engineering, forestry, transportation and energy. His enthusiasm, knowledge and creative mind are a perfect match for assisting our customers to get the ...
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Farmers Union Represented at Politico Agriculture Event
National Farmers Union (NFU) Secretary and Minnesota Farmers Union President Doug Peterson presented on a panel today (on November 14, 2013) sponsored by Politico Pro Agriculture. The event was designed to be a series of conversations among policy and industry leaders exploring the future of our nation's agriculture community, the farm bill and the regulatory road ahead. “The agriculture ...
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Russia and Japan plight to make Energy Relations and Trade Strong
Taro Aso, Japanese foreign minister and Viktor Khristenko, Russian energy minister, acceded that their countries will loosen the trade boundaries to encompass sectors like fishery and agricultural products, energy, IT and transportation. The two ministers talked about two oil and gas projects in Sakhalin Island in Russia and an oil pipeline project in East Siberia, informed a foreign ...
By RNCOS
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Irrigation key for Africa’s food security – Diouf
Water management is 'a key element' in food security, FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf told a ministerial conference on Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: the Challenges of Climate Change which opened this week. The conference is organized by FAO, as the Chair of UN Water, together with the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Government and in collaboration with stakeholders including the African ...
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FIGARO Project to Hold Annual Conference in Bologna in January
FIGARO, an EU-funded international project focused on developing the new precision agriculture Decision Support System (DSS) to improve irrigation management for increasing water productivity, will hold its Annual Partners Meeting from January 25–27, 2016 at the “Accademia delle Scienze” of the University of Bologna. Representatives of all 17 consortium members will attend ...
By FIGARO
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UN ‘matchmaker’ to foster South-South tech transfer
The UN has launched a new knowledge-sharing platform aimed specifically at private companies in low-income countries to help foster the spread of technology, assets and financing. The scheme is dedicated to the least developed countries (LDCs) as a direct response to the challenges they face in areas such as sustainable agriculture, climate change adaptation and water management. The ...
By SciDev.Net
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Sankalp - A commitment to deliver
Sankalp 2009, an amazing show, presented by Intellecap, The Rockfeller Foundation, NABARD, Rural Innovations Network, Rianta, Tie, VCCircle and their untiring team members in Bombay on 27th & 28th April, 2009 at Taj Lands End. It was an excellent opportunity for the enterprises engaged in the activities of education, health care, environment & clean energy, agriculture and scalable social ...
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From genetically modified eucalyptus trees to water powered cars, The Katerva challenge to shine spotlight on sustainability innovation
The Global Challenge Institute today announced that the Katerva Challenge has begun identifying the most ingenious sustainability initiatives worldwide for its annual award, with the goal of shining a spotlight on those innovative processes by which we make the world sustainable by 2050. Companies being identified include one organization that works to design mile wide turbines capable of ...
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Josh Svaty selected as senior adviser to EPA’s region 7 administrator Karl Brooks (IA, KS, MO, NE)
Today, EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks announced the selection of Josh Svaty, who just served as Secretary of the Kansas Department of Agriculture, to be his senior adviser. “I look forward to working closely with Josh on the range of urgent environmental issues we face,” said Karl Brooks, regional administrator. “His varied experiences representing a rural district in ...
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Celebrating 50 years of environmental action in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Environmental Society (SES) has been the organization working on environmental issues in the province for the past 50 years. SES began life in 1970 as a totally volunteer-run, local Saskatoon organization – this at a time when there was no such thing as a provincial Ministry of Environment; no Environment Canada. Our initial focus was protection of the Saskatoon riverbank ...
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Kentucky Cattleman Testifies before U.S. House Small Business Subcommittee
Today, Tim White, a cattle producer from Lexington, Kentucky, testified before the House Small Business Committee’s Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy, and Trade regarding the future of America’s small family farms. In his testimony, White called on Congress to address the overly burdensome regulatory environment that is hampering rural America, repeal the federal estate tax, and to ...
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DRC Mining Week returns to Lubumbashi and broadens focus to include new sectors for agri, energy and construction
The award-winning DRC Mining Week conference and exhibition is back in Lubumbashi in June and, while retaining its main focus on mining, will broaden its scope to include a focus on related and complementary sectors such as agriculture, energy and construction. Focus on agri to support diversification “DRC Mining Week is well established as the leading mining expo in the region and we ...
By VUKA Group
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WOTUS Rule Reset Would Promote Environmental Protection Laws for New Decade
The American Gas Association (AGA) is eagerly anticipating the release of the Trump Administration’s revised Clean Water Rule. Once implemented, this rule should provide the necessary guidance to both federal agencies and the regulated community to help reduce delays in the construction of vital energy infrastructure projects throughout the United States. “This new rule will provide ...
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Syngenta to acquire Lantmännen’s winter wheat and winter oilseed rape businesses in Germany and Poland
Syngenta announced today an agreement to acquire the German and Polish winter wheat and winter oilseed rape (WOSR) breeding and business operations of Lantmännen, the Swedish food, energy and agriculture group. Syngenta will gain access to high-quality germplasm, a seeds pipeline and commercial varieties which complement the company's portfolio in two of Europe's most important crops. ...
By Syngenta
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Use of residues from agriculture and forestry as energy source improves food security
The sustainability of growing crops for use as energy sources has been disputed for many years. A potentially attractive alternative is to use waste and residues from agricultural and forestry. However, using waste and other residues may have an impact on land use, biodiversity and food security. The additional sources of income from the sale of waste and other residues could prompt an increase ...
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