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TOP GOV'T POLICYMAKERS PLEDGE TO AID S. KOREAN CATTLE FARMERS
SEOUL, July 25 Asia Pulse - Top South Korean government policymakers today pledged to take steps to help cattle farmers sell locally produced beef in the face of the full-fledged opening of the...
Asia Pulse News. - Friday July 25, 09:31 PM -
FILIPINO FARMERS' GRPS, NGOS SAY WTO PROCESS IS NON TRANSPARENT
MANILA, July 25 Asia Pulse - Filipino farmers belonging to the Rice Watch and Action Network (R1) and National Rice Farmers Council (NRFC) assailed on Thursday the ongoing process of the World Trade...
Asia Pulse News. - Friday July 25, 03:30 PM -
Comment sought on Dairy Farmers proposal
The competition watchdog is seeking comments on the proposed acquisition of Dairy Farmers by Italian dairy giant Parmalat and Murray Goulburn Co-operative.The Australian Competition and Consumer...
AAP. - Thursday July 24, 06:17 PM -
Farmers' lobby seeks shareholder vote
The farmer lobby trying to force two of the nation's biggest meat companies to get their act together on restructuring the industry says it wants 11 resolutions put to shareholders of the two...
NZPA. - Thursday July 24, 01:38 PM -
TURKMEN FARMERS HANDS STILL TIED BY GOV'T REDTAPE
ASHGABAT, July 23 Asia Pulse - While the Turkmen government appears to recognize the need for farming reforms, there are certain obstacles to success it must clear out of the way first, not least by...
Asia Pulse News. - Wednesday July 23, 08:25 PM -
S. KOREA'S FARM, SEAFOOD EXPORTS SURGE IN H1
SEOUL, July 23 Asia Pulse - South Korea's agriculture and seafood exports surged in the first half of this year, fueled by strong overseas demand for fresh farm products and processed food, the...
Asia Pulse News. - Wednesday July 23, 05:24 PM -
Allied Farmers to buy Speirs Finance
Palmerston North-based Speirs Group is selling its finance arm to Allied Farmers for $5.6 million.Payment will include $3.1m cash and new shares in Allied Farmers to the value of $2.5m, leaving...
NZPA. - Wednesday July 23, 01:15 PM -
NGO FURTHERS HELP TO AGRICULTURE IN VIETNAM'S MEKONG DELTA
SOC TRANG, July 22 Asia Pulse - Belgian non-governmental organisation VVOB has launched an agricultural promotion programme, to be carried out in five Mekong delta provinces in the 2008-2012 period....
Asia Pulse News. - Tuesday July 22, 01:32 PM -
EON, Dong buy Shell stake in British wind farm
FRANKFURT (AFP) - The biggest German power group, EON, and Dong Energy of Denmark have bought additional stakes in the London Array wind park from the Anglo-Dutch energy company Shell, an EON...
AFP Finance News. - Monday July 21, 09:18 PM -
National Foods lodges bid for Dairy Farmers-source
(Adds details) MELBOURNE, July 21 (Reuters) - National Foods, the Australian food producer owned by Japan's Kirin Holdings 2503.T, has lodged a final bid for Australian dairy producer Dairy...
Reuters Finance News, Australia. - Monday July 21, 05:37 PM -
New wind farm proposed in southern Hawke's Bay
Contact Energy is considering spending $500 million developing a wind farm on the Puketoi Range near Dannevirke in southern Hawke's Bay.The proposed Waitahora wind farm would be up to 177 megawatts...
NZPA. - Monday July 21, 03:18 PM -
VIETNAM DAIRY PRODUCT CO DOES WELL IN FIRST HALF
HANOI, July 18 Asia Pulse - Vietnam Dairy Product (Vinamilk) posted an after-tax profit of VND693 billion (US$42 million) in the first six months of this year, representing 60 per cent of the...
Asia Pulse News. - Friday July 18, 03:53 PM -
Kenyan agency rejects bid to write off farmers' loans
NAIROBI (AFP) - A Kenyan state-run lender has rejected a government plan to waive four billion shillings (60 million dollars, 38 million euros) owed by farmers, saying it would dent its...
AFP Finance News. - Thursday July 17, 06:49 PM -
SMEs will be affected by carbon trading
It is not just the nation's largest firms that will feel the impact of a carbon constrained environment, a non-profit organisation warns.Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) will be...
AAP. - Thursday July 17, 03:36 PM -
Lobby group seeks to force hand of meat companies
A major farmer lobby seeking restructuring of the nation's meat industry says it wants to force the two big South Island cooperatives, Silver Fern Farms and Alliance Group, to work together.The...
NZPA. - Wednesday July 16, 12:33 PM
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