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China to invest in agriculture innovation to boost food security - Reuters

China to invest in agriculture innovation to boost food security Reuters | BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday it would boost agriculture innovation in an effort to increase food output, signaling that the world's most populous country is trying to tackle outdated farm and food infrastructure to feed its people. and more »

ConocoPhillips to pay 1 billion yuan for oil spill - AFP

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ConocoPhillips to pay 1 billion yuan for oil spill AFP BEIJING — China's agricultureministry said Wednesday ConocoPhillips had agreed to pay one billion yuan ($158 million) in compensation for damages caused by a huge oil spill in the nation's northeast. The leak last June from an offshore field operated ... and more »

China's agriculture white paper to show food security concerns - Economic Times

China's agriculturewhite paper to show food security concerns Economic Times "It would be the first time that (the white paper) focuses on agricultural technology, which reflects that China's agriculturemust seek a way out through improving land unit yields, labour productivity as well as resources utilization," said Lan ... and more »

TDAP for modernising agri sector - Pakistan Daily Times

TDAP for modernising agri sector Pakistan Daily Times KARACHI: Tariq Puri, Chief Executive Trade Development Authority Pakistan (TDAP) briefed the media about the outcome of the 10-member delegation Sindh Chamber of Agriculture led by Abdullah Rafi President SCA to China and attended 9th China Agriculture... and more »

Hanfeng Evergreen Begins Scheduled Shipments to Beidahuang - MarketWatch (press release)

Hanfeng Evergreen Begins Scheduled Shipments to Beidahuang MarketWatch (press release) As the first company to introduce slow and controlled release fertilizers into China's agriculturemarket, Hanfeng has established itself both as a market leader and innovator. A Canadian Company, Hanfeng is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and its ... and more »

Colombia Peso Gains to Four-Month High on Steeper Interest Rate - BusinessWeek

Colombia Peso Gains to Four-Month High on Steeper Interest Rate BusinessWeek Stocks in the US and Europe rose amid signals that manufacturing growth is gathering pace from America to China. AgricultureMinister Juan Camilo Restrepo said yesterday the central bank's rate increase will strengthen the peso further to the detriment ... and more »

Govt must appreciate plight of borrowers - Prof. - Daily Monitor

Daily Monitor

Govt must appreciate plight of borrowers - Prof. Daily Monitor People bought these shares and among the banks that benefited is the China AgricultureBank which now has an asset base of 21.7 billion. People own the bank, so they borrow money at very low interest rates and use it in agricultural production. 3. and more »

Tea therapy - Hong Kong Standard

Hong Kong Standard

Tea therapy Hong Kong Standard ...appreciate tea and grade tea according to their personal preferences, instead of blindly favoring the tea gradings that others have set," says the tea connoisseur, who is one of the select few to obtain a license from China's agricultureministry.