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All rights reserved.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/agriculturehttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091122040029The head of the agriculture department in Ninewa said that a plan to grow wheat and barley in the province has been launched, adding that agricultural equipment has been distributed to local farmers for this purpose.Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:46:54 GMTAswat Aliraq ZAWYA20091122040029Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091122040944Despite the fact that mushroom growing is quite new in Iran, the country ranks 17th in the field in the world.Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:43:18 GMTIRNA ZAWYA20091122040944Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091122043552The Dubai Tea Trading Centre (DTTC), an initiative of Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), will host the third Global Dubai Tea Forum on March 9 and 10, 2010, to add value to the industry and enhancing trade.Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:26:38 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091122043552Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091121071111During the last decade, the export sector has strengthened foreign exchange inflows, increased from 110 million dinars to 250 million dinars, said Mr. Abderrazak Daaloul.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:19:25 GMTTunisia Online News ZAWYA20091121071111Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091121053402Farmers in Karbala have begun the agriculture of wheat and barley on 29,000 donums for the current winter season, director of the Karbala agriculture department said on Friday.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:47:28 GMTAswat Aliraq ZAWYA20091121053402Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidDS211109_dsart8Lebanon may see parts of its coastline vanish if climate change continues unabated, according to a landmark report on the evolving environment of the Arab world. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:35:12 GMTThe Daily Star DS211109_dsart8Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091120T161539ZMJR54Libya signed a 71-million-dollar (47-million-euro) deal with the UN food agency on Friday to improve food security and sustainable development in the North Africa country.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:25:00 GMTAFP ANA20091120T161539ZMJR54Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091120065448 The National Food Safety Committee in a recent meeting has recommended continuation of the ban on Indian eggs and discussed various other issues pertaining to public health including the quality of saffron sold in the market, use of stapler pins on tea bags, and the oxygen content in a brand of bottled water. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:42:17 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091120065448Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119112559Funding from an Islamic bank will help develop agriculture in poor countries, a UN food agency said on Sunday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:07:43 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091119112559Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119055610Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Jay Knott said the agency would continue its support the Ministry of Water and Irrigation to develop best management in water projects.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:22:52 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20091119055610Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119062716TUNIS - The 10th International Agriculture and Farming and Fisheries Mechanisation Exhibition (SIAMAP), held under President Ben Ali's high auspices, was inaugurated, on Wednesday morning, by Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi; and it is due to last...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:39:42 GMTAgence Tunis Afrique Presse ZAWYA20091119062716Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119033728 The inflationary pressure which rose to historic highs last year is easing, Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) said yesterday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:00:28 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091119033728Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119042658Strengthening a country's agricultural sector should be a core element of national economic policy, Morocco Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi told international leaders at the World Food Security Summit in Rome on Tuesday (November 17th).Speaking on...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:02:31 GMTMagharebia.com ZAWYA20091119042658Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119052201The National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension (NCARE) and The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement to train Palestinian agricultural manpower for three years in the NCARE.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:58:40 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20091119052201Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091118T122424ZLZA64US chocolate maker Hershey and Ferrero of Italy said on Wednesday they were mulling a potential counter-bid for British confectioner Cadbury, the object of a hostile offer from Kraft Foods.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:32:33 GMTAFP ANA20091118T122424ZLZA64Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidWAM20091118095958337Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has signed an agreement to provide AED 62.44 million (US$ 17 million) to build a Dam in Tamkeet in Rashidia, Morocco, that will support the region?s agriculture.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:16:04 GMTWAM (Emirates News Agency) WAM20091118095958337Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118081847Islamic Republic of Iran ranks first in term of producing saffron across the globe, a top Iranian official said on Monday. Managing Director of Food and Drug Deppartment of Ministry of Health and Medical Education said that Iran supplies over 90 percent of the world's saffron. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:25:59 GMTIRNA ZAWYA20091118081847Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118074649Saudi-based Almarai Co says it plans to take a 50 percent share of the dairy market in Egypt, the Arab world's most populous nation, by 2013, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:10:35 GMTDaily News Egypt ZAWYA20091118074649Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118074717The main contributors to the 2.2 percent monthly increase in Egypt's inflation for October 2009 were the prices of fruits and vegetables, as well as the regulated price adjustments related to health insurance and school tuition, according to a statement released by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE). Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:10:01 GMTDaily News Egypt ZAWYA20091118074717Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118074850Middle Egypt Flour Mills saw net income decline to LE 1.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009/10, down from LE 4.7 million during the same quarter the previous year.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:08:59 GMTDaily News Egypt ZAWYA20091118074850Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118060802 The Iraqi minister of water resources on Tuesday met with the Iranian minister of agriculture to discuss the water shortage in Iraq, according to a ministry statement.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:22:09 GMTAswat Aliraq ZAWYA20091118060802Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117131955To align with the rapidly growing Halal food mega trend, Al Islami Foods today announced the key appointments of new Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, under company's new management and operational restructuring process. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:03:20 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091117131955Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117033513Qatar, which imports 90 percent of its food requirements, has launched an historic initiative to achieve food supply security. The initiative primarily aims at arid land agriculture research and similar unique issues that face the country and other arid regions in the world.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:12:47 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091117033513Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117060418Egypt granted 15 companies rice export licenses, a trade ministry statement said Monday, with each license worth between LE 700 and LE 1,250.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:07:24 GMTDaily News Egypt ZAWYA20091117060418Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_16112009_171110Customers have complained about the increased price of livestock as Eid Al Adha approaches. Some people, mainly those who live in low cost housing, prefer buying their livestock some time before Eid.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:01:03 GMTGulf News GN_16112009_171110Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116032752In a major move to address food security concerns and to cover a shortfall in wheat supplies, Saudi Arabia has announced plans to import three million tons of wheat a year by 2016.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:12:50 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091116032752Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116033802Jordan's government is expected to conclude a revised study of a Jordanian agricultural initiative in Sudan to decide whether to revive the megaproject, a senior official said.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:08:56 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091116033802Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116042307Iran has replaced the UAE as the largest direct importer of edible Malaysian palm oil in the Middle East after many Iranian traders stopped sourcing the product from UAE.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:48:35 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091116042307Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091115T151149ZLNQ08The Islamic Development Bank announced Sunday an extra one billion dollars (670 million euros) to support farmers in developing countries in a project with the UN food agency, the agency said.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:31:35 GMTAFP ANA20091115T151149ZLNQ08Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116052615Iraq's Ministry of Agriculture Secretary General, Radi Tarawneh, discussed with U.N. World Food Program (WFP) Regional Advisor, Paul Philip Bovart, scopes of cooperation between Jordan and the U.N agency.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:07:48 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20091116052615Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116060041Delta Sugar (SUGR) reported a 52% year on year decline in pretax income in the nine-month period that ended Sept. 30, 2009 to record LE 132.3 million vs. LE 277.8 million a year ago, an 11 percent increase from CICRe of LE 119.5 million.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:43:47 GMTDaily News Egypt ZAWYA20091116060041Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_15112009_161111A team of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) researchers and students is conducting a study on meat production and meat quality from Omani camels.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:09:31 GMTGulf News GN_15112009_161111Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115055829TUNIS - Secretary of state in charge of fisheries Abderrazak Daaloul conferred, on Saturday, with Mr. Wieslaw Woda, chairman of the Tunisia-Poland Parliamentary Friendship Group, who is presently in Tunisia on a working visit at the head of a Polish...Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:56:34 GMTAgence Tunis Afrique Presse ZAWYA20091115055829Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091114064142The Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Mr. Abdessalem Mansour, chaired on Thursday in Tunis, a working session devoted to monitoring cereal crop.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:13:18 GMTTunisia Online News ZAWYA20091114064142Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_13112009_141134Costa Rica's banana producers association, Corbana, is eyeing Dubai as its future hub for exports to the Middle East.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:58:56 GMTGulf News GN_13112009_141134Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091113073257Jordan's water resources will be depleted by climate change even if the Kingdom witnesses an increase in precipitation, a report launched on Thursday indicated.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:29:27 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091113073257Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091113073155 The Ministry of Agriculture has imported thousands of sheep from around the world over the past two months in preparation for Eid Al Adha, a senior official said on Thursday.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:48:55 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091113073155Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091113070228The President of Board of Directors of Qatar Meat and livestock Company "Mawashi", Khalid bin Mohammed Al Khatir confirmed that the merger of Mawashi and Al Meera Consumer Goods Company is in relation with the State supreme policy in investment and development fields to serve national economy, and forms business centres to face the global financial crisis. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:42:21 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091113070228Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091112061326 The project on "Food Security and Traceability in Maghreb Countries" (MAG-TRACE) was the focal point of a news conference held on Wednesday in Tunis by Maghreb Farmers Union (UMAGRI) Chairman and Head of the Tunisian Farming and Fisheries Union Mabrouk el Bahri. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:24:59 GMTAgence Tunis Afrique Presse ZAWYA20091112061326Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091112034040Iraq is close to concluding a multi-billion dollar agriculture deal with a private sector firm in the UAE to lease farmland on a long-term basis, an official said.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:45:03 GMT7Days ZAWYA20091112034040Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091112062540The Agricultural Bank has given more than ID126 billion in loans to farmers, the Bank's director said on Wednesday. "The amount is for the period from Aug. 2008 to June 2009," Mohammed Hadi al-Khafaji told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:41:23 GMTAswat Aliraq ZAWYA20091112062540Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091112043835Algerian teams are on the alert for locust infiltration in the country's southern areas, and other personnel will collaborate with colleagues in Mauritania to stamp out the destructive insects. Algeria plans to dispatch four locust monitoring teams...Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:56:40 GMTMagharebia.com ZAWYA20091112043835Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111084608The price of tomatoes in Yemen witnessed a large jump recently compared to previous months, rising 200 percent since last September.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:19:56 GMTYemen Times ZAWYA20091111084608Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111045136Iran has hiked the tariff on rice imports to 45 percent from 4 percent and is set to review the same this month to protect the domestic rice market.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:20:47 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091111045136Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111041439The Iraqi Agriculture Ministry signed on Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD).Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:17:30 GMTAswat Aliraq ZAWYA20091111041439Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111033224 Eggs and chicken are expected to be much cheaper once a number of mega poultry projects which are being launched in the country go on stream over the next few years. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:44:08 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091111033224Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111034501Soil experts at a workshop on soil degradation and salinity held yesterday, have opined that Oman needs to invest in organic farming and conduct research on its sustainability, taking into consideration the soil conditions.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:42:48 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091111034501Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111051334Delta Sugar is seeking approvals for the establishment of a new sugar beet factory in Kafr El-Sheikh instead of Sharqeya, the local press reported.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:30:11 GMTDaily News Egypt ZAWYA20091111051334Open