Agrarian news
19.03.2010
In 2009/10 MY, Ukraine to decrease sunflower seed exports
In the current MY (September 2009 – October 2010), Ukraine will export nearly 150 thsd tonnes of sunflower seed as opposed to 767 thsd tonnes in 2008/09 MY, declared Stepan Kapshuk, the General Director of the association Ukrolyaprom, on March 18.
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Unilever comes out top in corporate responsibility rating
A new ranking of major food and beverage companies by their corporate social responsibility is published today, with Unilever, Nestle and Danone occupying the top three spots. The Tomorrow’s Value Rating was launched by consultancy Two Tomorrows in September 2009, and investigates the activities of the top ten companies in a given sector by the corporate responsibility activities reported in company materials, including annual reports, websites, and regulatory filings. It scored the food and beverage top ten as follows: Unilever 64%; Nestlé 59%; Danone 58%; PepsiCo 51%; Coca Cola 49%;
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Nestlé to evalute protein impact on muscle wastage
Combating muscle wastage in the elderly through greater understanding of the mechanisms of protein coupled with exercise is the primary focus of a three year research project involving Nestlé’s Research Centre and leading sports nutrition and physical performance research institutes.
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Ukraine. Agrarian products get up almost one third
In January-February, the average selling price of agricultural products by agricultural enterprises were 31% higher compared with the prices for the same period in 2009.
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Ukraine. This year’s late spring may negatively influence winter crops
This year’s late spring may aggravate the adverse impact of the icy crust, which remains in many areas of Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Cherkasy, Kyiv and some other regions, on winter crops. It should be noted that in 2003, when an icy crust killed 5.5 Ml ha, winter crops resumed their growth very late: on March 25 in the Steppe, on April 11 in the Forest-Steppe, and on April 17 in the Forest.
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FAO Agriculture Programme Development in Iraq
The United Nations Development Group Trust Fund will close in 2010 and FAO has been working in close consultation with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) to develop its agriculture programme in Iraq.
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John Deere AMS launches New Isteer and starfire 450 RTK radio products
John Deere AMS introduces two new precision guidance products in time for the 2010 planting season: iSteer™, an active implement guidance system, and a new StarFire™ 450 RTK radio system for enhanced RTK signal coverage. These latest additions to the company’s suite of precision guidance products give producers increased accuracy in field operations and applications when used as part of a John Deere GPS GreenStar™ system.
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High growth of agricultural production in Ukraine
During January-February of 2010, the growth of volumes of agriculture production in Ukraine totaled 5.2%, which became one of the highest indices compared to the same periods of 2001-2009, at the same time, agricultural enterprises of the country increased agricultural production by 12.4%, economies of the population decreased the index by 0.8%, declared Bogdan Danilishyn, the ex-Minister of Economics of Ukraine, on March 17.
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Ukraine increased grain share by 0.7% in the general commodity exports
In January 2010, commodity exports from Ukraine totaled 3.01 bln USD, imports – 3.32 bln USD, which formed the growth of export indices by 23.6%, and imports – by 63% compared to January 2009 respectively.
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Russian govt approves measures to optimise public services in agriculture
The Russian government has approved a list of measures aimed at improving supervisory and licensing functions and optimising the provision of public services in the field of agriculture.
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