http://www.menafn.com/qn_mena_headlines_r.asp?ntype=industry&region=mena&mid=79&title=Agriculture MENAFN.com Agriculture en-us Copyright © 2013 MENAFN.com 60 http://www.menafn.com/qn_mena_headlines_r.asp?ntype=industry&region=mena&mid=79&title=Agriculture http://www.menafn.com/images/inc_images/img_menafn_small.gif 125 13 http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093638191/Grow-Africa-Reports-Substantial-Early-Impact-of-Agricultural-Investments?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093638191/Grow-Africa-Reports-Substantial-Early-Impact-of-Agricultural-Investments?src=RSS (MENAFN Press) The 2013 Grow Africa Investment Forum, a gathering of 300 leaders from politics, business and civil society, closed today, marking a historic shift in the quality and quantity of ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 23 May 2013 08:09:44 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093638163/Ukraine-to-lower-2013s-sugar-output-up-to-37?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093638163/Ukraine-to-lower-2013s-sugar-output-up-to-37?src=RSS (MENAFN) Ukrainian Agriculture Minister, Mykola Prysyazhnyuk, announced that during the current year, the country will lower sugar output from beets by up to 37 percent, reported Xinhua ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:28 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637647/Saudi-Factory-setting-example-to-employ-women-farm-sector?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637647/Saudi-Factory-setting-example-to-employ-women-farm-sector?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) The largest fruit and vegetable factory has opened its doors to Saudi women for the first time, hiring 100 female employees and aiming to hire 300 more in the coming two ... http://www.menafn.com Wed, 22 May 2013 01:52:40 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637608/Australia-seeks-to-raise-dairy-exports-to-Saudi-Arabia?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093637608/Australia-seeks-to-raise-dairy-exports-to-Saudi-Arabia?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News)  Australia aims to increase its dairy exports to Saudi Arabia from 28,000 tons ($ 80 million) to 50,000 tons in the next five years, according to Peter Myers, Dairy Australia's ... http://www.menafn.com Wed, 22 May 2013 01:27:03 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093636342/الإمارات-واحدة-من-أكبر-المنتجين-للتمور-في-منطقة-الخليج?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093636342/الإمارات-واحدة-من-أكبر-المنتجين-للتمور-في-منطقة-الخليج?src=RSS (MENAFN Press) أفاد سعادة المهندس سيف محمد الشرع وكيل وزارة البيئة والمياه المساعد للشؤون الزراعية والحيوانية ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 16 May 2013 08:26:08 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093635776/Saudi-Red-weevil-pest-threatens-6-million-palm-trees?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093635776/Saudi-Red-weevil-pest-threatens-6-million-palm-trees?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Despite the claims of officials declaring Al-Qasim free of the red palm weevil, the pest has broken out in 246 fields, endangering 6 million palm trees in the area. Landowners ... http://www.menafn.com Wed, 15 May 2013 01:43:25 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093635554/Ministry-of-HealthSharjah-Medical-District-appreciates-FrieslandCampina-ME-for-contribution-to-Dairy-sector?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093635554/Ministry-of-HealthSharjah-Medical-District-appreciates-FrieslandCampina-ME-for-contribution-to-Dairy-sector?src=RSS (MENAFN Press) May, 2013: FrieslandCampina Middle East, part of Royal FrieslandCampina -one of the largest dairy-cooperative in the world and famous for its Rainbow Milk brand, has received ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 14 May 2013 06:20:11 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093634000/Saudi-Coastal-work-adversely-affects-fish-reproduction?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093634000/Saudi-Coastal-work-adversely-affects-fish-reproduction?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Prince Turki bin Nasser, chairman of the Presidency of Meteorology and the Environment (PME), said that his department always seeks to develop and activate all possible means, ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 09 May 2013 01:08:38 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093633899/Saudi-Almarai-plans-to-sell-USD500m-worth-of-sukuk?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093633899/Saudi-Almarai-plans-to-sell-USD500m-worth-of-sukuk?src=RSS (MENAFN) Saudi Almarai company chief financial officer, Paul Louis Gay, announced that the company plans to sell USD500 million of its international sukuk, reported Arabian Business. The dairy ... http://www.menafn.com Wed, 08 May 2013 08:06:01 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093633838/UAE-Patent-for-Emiratis-water-collector?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093633838/UAE-Patent-for-Emiratis-water-collector?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times)  No need for desalination anymore. An Emirati entrepreneur has obtained a patent for his sea-borne water collector, a unique invention to collect airborne moisture that ... http://www.menafn.com Wed, 08 May 2013 03:19:51 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093633833/Need-to-preserve-UAEs-wetlands?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093633833/Need-to-preserve-UAEs-wetlands?src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The projects to preserve wetlands in the country should be integrated in a positive way with urban growth and contribute to the community, according to Secretary-General of ... http://www.menafn.com Wed, 08 May 2013 03:16:40 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093633574/Green-experts-and-VIPs-to-attend-sustainable-landscape-event-Abu-Dhabi?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093633574/Green-experts-and-VIPs-to-attend-sustainable-landscape-event-Abu-Dhabi?src=RSS (MENAFN Press) Over 300 landscape architects, government authorities, urban planners, property developers, environmental specialists, contractors and landscape suppliers are expected to gather at ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 07 May 2013 10:28:10 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093633500/China-Sends-Fishing-Fleet-to-South-China-Sea?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093633500/China-Sends-Fishing-Fleet-to-South-China-Sea?src=RSS (MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) Thirty Chinese fishing vessels on Monday set off from a harbor in the country's southernmost province of Hainan for the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea. The ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 07 May 2013 03:13:22 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093632999/USSaudi-barter-trade-urged-to-ensure-food-security?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093632999/USSaudi-barter-trade-urged-to-ensure-food-security?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) The head of the national agricultural committee at the Saudi Council of Chambers and Industry (SCCI) said there will soon be a meeting between an American official and ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 06 May 2013 01:37:16 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093632476/GCCs-food-sector-to-grow-3.1-2017?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093632476/GCCs-food-sector-to-grow-3.1-2017?src=RSS (MENAFN) The demand for food has been growing steadily at 3.1 percent annually as food consumption per capita is expected to reach 983 kg by 2017, reported Gulf Daily News. The increase in ... http://www.menafn.com Fri, 03 May 2013 08:01:08 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093631289/CO2-Group-moves-to-PreFeasibility-stage-of-prawn-farming-project-?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093631289/CO2-Group-moves-to-PreFeasibility-stage-of-prawn-farming-project-?src=RSS (MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) CO2 Group (ASX: COZ) has confirmed the economic viability of its proposed industrial-scale prawn farming project in Northern Australia in a recent Concept ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:13:44 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093631072/SR-100-m-firm-to-expand-Saudi-farm-investments?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093631072/SR-100-m-firm-to-expand-Saudi-farm-investments?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Commerce and Industry Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah has approved the establishment of a new East Asia Agricultural Development and Investment Company with a capital of SR 100 ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:34:54 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093629784/Land-encroachments-up-Makkah?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093629784/Land-encroachments-up-Makkah?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Over 800 cases of land encroachments were registered in Makkah last year, with some areas witnessing an average of one violation per day, according to an investigative survey ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:03:10 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093629247/Saudi-5000-expired-poultry-products-being-sold-every-day-Riyadh?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093629247/Saudi-5000-expired-poultry-products-being-sold-every-day-Riyadh?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) A recent investigation conducted by the Consumer Protection Association (CPA) has revealed that a number of stores in Riyadh are selling nearly 5,000 chickens daily that are ... http://www.menafn.com Sun, 21 Apr 2013 05:20:14 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093627672/Oman-to-set-up-USD200m-sugar-refinery?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093627672/Oman-to-set-up-USD200m-sugar-refinery?src=RSS (MENAFN) Oman Sugar Refinery Co project director, Ashwin Rana, announced that the company, a joint venture of local businessman Nasser Al Hosni and UK's Tate & Lyle Sugars, will establish a ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 15 Apr 2013 02:44:04 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093627315/Saudi-Kingdom-to-halt-wheat-production-2016?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093627315/Saudi-Kingdom-to-halt-wheat-production-2016?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab Times) The Kingdom is likely to totally depend on wheat imports starting from 2016, says Waleed El-Khereiji, head of Grains and Silos Flour Management Organization (GSFMO). Many ... http://www.menafn.com Sun, 14 Apr 2013 02:08:08 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093625508/Kenyas-Feb-tea-output-increases-to-38.5m-kg?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093625508/Kenyas-Feb-tea-output-increases-to-38.5m-kg?src=RSS (MENAFN) The Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) stated that the country's output of tea grew to 38.5 million kg in February from 18.4 million kg a year before, reported Xinhua News. Output within the ... http://www.menafn.com Sun, 07 Apr 2013 01:26:41 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093625054/US-CHS-reports-USD618.8m-profit-for-H1?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093625054/US-CHS-reports-USD618.8m-profit-for-H1?src=RSS (MENAFN) CHS Inc, the largest farm cooperative in the US, announced that its first-half profit grew by 25 percent to USD618.8 million, reported Reuters. The grain and energy trader said that ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:46:50 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093625012/US-Monsanto-posts-22-climb-Q2-net-income?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093625012/US-Monsanto-posts-22-climb-Q2-net-income?src=RSS (MENAFN) St. Louis-based Monsanto Co. announced that its net income jumped by 22 percent in the second quarter to USD1.48 billion, from USD1.21 billion a year before, reported Bloomberg. The ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:16:35 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093624985/Qatar-Hassad-Food-obtains-stake-Indias-Bush-Foods-for-USD100m?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093624985/Qatar-Hassad-Food-obtains-stake-Indias-Bush-Foods-for-USD100m?src=RSS (MENAFN) Qatar's Hassad Food Co chairman, Nasser Al Hajri, stated that the company has acquired a 51-percent stake in India's Bush Foods Overseas Ltd for over USD100 million, reported Arabian ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:46:20 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093624938/Nestle-to-set-up-USD15.97m-coffee-center-China?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093624938/Nestle-to-set-up-USD15.97m-coffee-center-China?src=RSS (MENAFN) Swiss Nestle inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China's municipal government of Pu'er to set up a USD15.97 million coffee center in the country's southwest, reported Xinhua ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:05:55 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093624863/Saudi-Milk-costs-and-consumption-on-rise?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093624863/Saudi-Milk-costs-and-consumption-on-rise?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Saudi food and dairy products have always been market leaders in the Gulf in terms of quality and quantity. Saudi dairy producers not only sell their products in the Kingdom but ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:30:48 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093624855/Saud-People-told-not-to-eat-pesticidelaced-locusts?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093624855/Saud-People-told-not-to-eat-pesticidelaced-locusts?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) The Ministry of Agriculture has warned citizens and residents against eating locusts found on the ground as they have been subject to heavy insecticide-spraying. The ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:25:37 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093624708/Arab-agricultural-sector-needs-USD80b-worth-of-investments?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093624708/Arab-agricultural-sector-needs-USD80b-worth-of-investments?src=RSS (MENAFN) UAE Minister of Finance and Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, stated that by the end of the decade, Arab countries should invest between USD65 billion and USD80 ... http://www.menafn.com Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:48:05 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093624408/Arab-states-need-USD-80.65-bn-agricultural-investment?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093624408/Arab-states-need-USD-80.65-bn-agricultural-investment?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Arab communities have been facing several challenges in light of the regional economic blocs in the world that require economic and social integration, according to Sheikh ... http://www.menafn.com Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:47:21 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093624206/World-Bank-Gives-Tajikistan-USD15Mln-Farming-Grant?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093624206/World-Bank-Gives-Tajikistan-USD15Mln-Farming-Grant?src=RSS (MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) The World Bank has approved a $14.85-million grant for Tajikistan to finance its environmental land management and rural livelihoods project, the international lender ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 02 Apr 2013 02:32:36 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093623368/Abu-Dhabis-Al-Dahra-to-acquire-Serbian-farm-firms-for-USD400m?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093623368/Abu-Dhabis-Al-Dahra-to-acquire-Serbian-farm-firms-for-USD400m?src=RSS (MENAFN) Serbia's Finance Ministry announced that Abu Dhabi-based Al Dahra plans to spend USD400 million to acquire 8 farm firms in the Balkan country, reported Arabian Business. According to ... http://www.menafn.com Sat, 30 Mar 2013 03:55:44 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093623314/Morocco-to-receive-USD203m-loan-from-WB?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093623314/Morocco-to-receive-USD203m-loan-from-WB?src=RSS (MENAFN) The World Bank's (WB) Maghreb Country director, Simon Gray, stated that the international financial institution will provide Morocco with USD203 million loan to develop the agricultural ... http://www.menafn.com Sat, 30 Mar 2013 02:52:53 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093622831/Serbia-to-receive-USD400m-loan-from-UAEs-development-fund?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093622831/Serbia-to-receive-USD400m-loan-from-UAEs-development-fund?src=RSS (MENAFN) Serbian finance minister, Mladjan Dinkic, stated that his country will receive a USD400 million loan from the UAE's development fund, reported Arabian Business. Of the total amount, ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:27:15 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093620107/Clean-Seas-Tuna-on-capital-raising-drive?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093620107/Clean-Seas-Tuna-on-capital-raising-drive?src=RSS (MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Clean Seas Tuna (ASX: CSS) is preparing to reveal details of a proposed capital raising and has been granted a trading halt by the ASX today. The company ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:11:31 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093619732/Ukraine-earns-USD2b-from-sunflower-oil-exports?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093619732/Ukraine-earns-USD2b-from-sunflower-oil-exports?src=RSS (MENAFN) Ukraine's Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food stated that since July 2012, the country's exports of sunflower oil have reached USD2 billion, reported Qatar News Agency. The ministry ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:28:25 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093619609/Kuwait-Import-of-rotten-fish-meat-chicken-widespread-report?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093619609/Kuwait-Import-of-rotten-fish-meat-chicken-widespread-report?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab Times) The import of spoilt foodstuffs to the country have almost become a daily affair, as we hear of chicken infected with Salmonella, rotten fish and meat unsuitable for human ... http://www.menafn.com Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:52:58 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093619368/Ukraine-Keeps-World-S-Sunflower-Oil-Exporter-Leadership?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093619368/Ukraine-Keeps-World-S-Sunflower-Oil-Exporter-Leadership?src=RSS (MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) Ukraine keeps the world's leading positions in the export of sunflower oil, the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food said, quoting ... http://www.menafn.com Sun, 17 Mar 2013 03:01:50 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093619086/Egypt-wheat-stocks-enough-for-barely-3-months?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093619086/Egypt-wheat-stocks-enough-for-barely-3-months?src=RSS (MENAFN) An official report showed that Egypt's strategic stocks of wheat only cover 89 days, Reuters reported. According to the cabinets report, the strategic wheat stocks stand at 2.207 million ... http://www.menafn.com Sat, 16 Mar 2013 05:53:46 GMT http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093618447/Saudi-JCCI-plan-may-reduce-sugar-rice-prices?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093618447/Saudi-JCCI-plan-may-reduce-sugar-rice-prices?src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Nashwa Taher, chairperson of the Trade Committee in the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said three proposals will be presented by the chamber to reduce prices of basic ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:25:05 GMT