World: The future of “Golden rice”
- 22.04.2013
Fourteen years ago, scientists developed a genetically engineered version of rice that would promote the production of vitamin A to counter blindness and other diseases in children in developing countries.
In a few months, the Philippines will become the first country to start giving golden rice out to its farmers. Bangladesh and Indonesia will follow suit soon, and India is seriously considering it.
Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus will raise raw sugar import tariffs
- 22.04.2013
Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus will raise raw sugar import tariffs to US$205 per metric tonne from May 1 following a rise in international prices, says Alexei Lomanov, an analyst at the Russian Sugar Producers' Union.
Greece: 30 injured in the farm shooting
- 22.04.2013
About 30 migrant workers have been injured in a shooting on a strawberry farm in Greece after requesting salaries that had not been paid.
The migrants - mainly from Bangladesh - were shot at by at least one farm supervisor, in a Peloponnesian village in southern Greece.
Several of the workers have been taken to hospital but none are in a critical condition.
Kyrgyzstan: Trade turnover between Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan in 2012 decreased by 34%
- 22.04.2013
Trade turnover between Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan in 2012 compared to 2011 decreased by 34%. This was stated on April 19, 2013 at the meeting of the Minister of Economy Temir Sariev with Azerbaijani Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Hidayat Orudjev.
Belarus: Cooperation of Belarus and Georgia Agrispecialists
- 19.04.2013
Belarus and Georgia will discuss the ways of expanding cooperation in agriculture and supplies of Belarusian agricultural products onto the Georgian market. The issues will be considered during a visit of the executives of the Agriculture and Food Ministry and the Industry Ministry of Belarus to Georgia on 18-19 April, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of Belarus Andrei Savinykh told media on 18 April.
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