Agrarian news
15.03.2010
State aid: the European Commission approves the aid granted to Farm Dairy Flevoland in the Netherlands
The European Commission has today decided that the aid granted in 1999 by the Dutch Province Flevoland to the undertaking Farm Dairy Flevoland is compatible with the State aid rules which applied when the aid was granted. The aid amounts to ˆ 715 000. The aid had been granted by the Province Flevoland as investment aid to the undertaking Farm Dairy Flevoland, located in Lelystad, which specialises in the production of bottled milk, yoghurts and other milk-based desserts.
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FAO-African Virtual University agreement on e-learning
FAO and the African Virtual University (AVU) have signed a partnership agreement aimed at widening access to education and communications technologies in developing countries. The two organizations will share educational resources and integrate FAO e-learning courses in the AVU e-campus for Development and Peace.
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ConAgra Foods Named for the First Time to List of 100 Best Corporate Citizens
ConAgra Foods announced today that for the first time, CRO Magazine (formerly Corporate Responsibility Magazine) has named the company to its 11th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List.
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Ukraine To Produce 45.2 Mln Tonnes of Grains In 2010
In 2010, the general grain production in Ukraine will reach the level of 45.2 mln tonnes with the average yield of 30.1 c/ha.
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IMF predicts this year’s inflation in Ukraine may be up to 10%
The International Monetary Fund believes Ukraine’s inflation may reach 10% in 2010. IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine Max Alier said this at a news conference on the prospects of economic development in Ukraine after the presidential election and on Ukraine’s attractiveness for investors.
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Food imports grow by USD 813 million in 2009
Ukraine reduced the export of plant products, food, as well as fats and oils of animal or vegetable origin by over USD 2.871 billion in 2009 year-on-year, the State Statistics Committee has reported.
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Azarov became Prime Minister
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine appointed Mykola Azarov Prime Minister of Ukraine.
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Importers of plant protectors are unable to bring the product to Ukraine
From the beginning of the year, importers of plant protectors have no opportunities to bring the product to Ukraine, declared Svetlana Mikhailovskaya, the manager of regulatory issues of the European Business Association.
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Ukraine: in February, the Crimea sold 97.4 thsd tonnes of grains
In February 2010, agricultural enterprises of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukraine) sold 97.4 thsd tonnes of grains, declared the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
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All dressed in white – CLAAS’s thousandth XERION rolls off the production line
A few days ago, the thousandth XERION rolled off line four at the XERION production plant in Harsewinkel, Germany. The white giant was resplendent in a special white paint finish. The employees of the production plant turned out in force to witness the unveiling of the super machine and to bask in the glow of the photographers’ flashbulbs.
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