 |
Global soil loss 'threat to food production'One third of the world's arable land has been lost to soil erosion or pollution in the last 40 years, and preserving topsoil is crucial for feeding a growing population, scientists said in research published during climate change talks in Pa More… |
|
Global soil loss 'threat to food production'One third of the world's arable land has been lost to soil erosion or pollution in the last 40 years, and preserving topsoil is crucial for feeding a growing population, scientists said in research published during climate change talks in Pa More… |
 |
Heera launches food unit, e-shop platformHeera Group, a UAE-based conglomerate of 20 companies, has launched a food production facility at Sharjah Airport International Free Zone as well as an e-commerce platform promoting online shopping for family customers. Heera Food More… |
 |
Bahrain to raise food production by 40pcBahrain is set to increase domestic food production from 20 per cent to 60 per cent in the next four years, said a senior government official. Concerns about food security and plans to enhance the role of small farmers and local b More… |
 |
Farming boost as normal monsoon likely in IndiaIndia on Tuesday forecast normal rains for the 2011 monsoon, strengthening the prospects of a plentiful farm output. Rainfall is likely to be 98 percent of the long-term average, Earth Sciences Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal told reporters, a More… |
 |
Yemen grain imports fall 12pc, food output hitYemen's grain imports are expected to decline 11.7 per cent in 2010, a report said on Saturday, further straining the Gulf Arab country's food production, which has already been hit by shrinking harvests and low groundwater. Yemen grain im More… |
 |
New technologies, processes to go on showExperts will present the latest technologies, equipment and ecological methods aimed at increasing local food production at an upcoming major agribusiness show in Dubai. A series of free seminars by leading names in international agribusin More… |
 |
DuPont 'investing $700m in food R&D'DuPont said it invests around $700 million, half of its annual $1.4 billion research and development budget, on boosting food production and technologies that can help address the expected rapid growth in global food demand. A science More… |
