UAE to promote community plantationHis Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has issued a Cabinet resolution on community plantation and agriculture. According to the new resol More… |
UAE to promote community plantationHis Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has issued a Cabinet resolution on community plantation and agriculture. According to the new resol More… |
Sofitel Dubai restaurant wins top awardSofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach recently picked up the Global Award for Best Restaurant in the European Cuisine category at the World Luxury Restaurant Awards held in Pontresina, Switzerland. Based on consumer votes, the World Luxury More… |
Sofitel Dubai's Plantation introduces new menuSofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach, a luxury property in the UAE emirate, has revealed its Plantation restaurant and terrace with a refreshed look in tandem with a new menu. Retaining the subtle essence of the French touch, the restaurant has More… |
Averda plants 650 treesLeading waste management company in the Middle East, Averda, recently planted 650 trees, as part of the UAE’s first tree planting programme managed by Goumbook, ‘Give a Ghaf’. All 650 tree seeds were planted at the Al Awadi Field Study Cen More… |
India’s rubber output falls, consumption risesIndia’s natural rubber production declined 3.8 per cent in the fiscal 2009-10 to 8.31 lakh tonnes while domestic consumption soared 6.7 per cent to 9.30 lakh tonnes as against 8.71 lakh tonnes in the previous year. According to a data comp More… |
Rubber output down 6pc in MalaysiaAssociation of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC ) said rubber output in Malaysia, world’s third largest producer, was down 6 per cent from an earlier forecast, due to expansion in palm oil plantations. In its latest report ANRPC h More… |
Malaysia to step up rubber replantingMalaysia will accelerate its replanting scheme involving 32,000 hectares of existing rubber land under the country's initiative to improve market conditions following the weakening of raw natural rubber prices since July 2008, said a senior go More… |
Africa agrees on sustainable cocoa farming planFourteen African nations and major industry leaders have finalised the first-ever sustainable cocoa farming plan for Africa, a report said. The plan is designed to help cocoa farmers significantly increase their income by growing tree More… |
Dubai Islamic takes full ownership of PlantationDubai Islamic Bank has taken full ownership of an equestrian-themed real estate development from its previous owner, Authur Fitzwilliam. DIB shocked investors in September by repossessing parts of The Plantation Project, which, at its 2004 More… |