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In Perspective: What really holds back Islamic science
By David Dickson – SciDev.Net Conservative traditions, rather than religious belief, seem to be the main barrier to modern science in Muslim countries, says David Dickson. Earlier this month, I...
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Focus on Gender: Business can do more to aid women
By SciDev.Net – Henrietta Miers Companies have much to offer when it comes to helping female entrepreneurs in developing countries access markets, says Henrietta Miers. Ongoing research into controlling cassava...
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Abu Dhabi Farmers’ Services Centre unveils state-of-the-art Hydroponics demonstrations
Abu Dhabi Farmers’ Services Centre (ADFSC) unveiled its first hydroponics demonstration farms on 13 March in the Western Region communities of Tharwaniya and Husan. Hydroponics is an agricultural system set...
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Saudi Agriculture 2012 – Middle East’s top agriculture event – opens September 24th
Riyadh – 19 September, 2012: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s food market has been estimated to reach a value of USD 16 billion with the Halal food market alone valued...
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Qatar Holding to become largest foreign investor in IPO of Agricultural Bank of China, signs MOU for cooperation
Qatar Holding announces today that it has signed two agreements confirming its participation, as the largest foreign investor, in the planned Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the Agricultural Bank of...
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World food stocks to rise, but hunger risks persist in Sahel, Near East / Food security worsening in Syria, Yemen, amid unrest, says FAO
FAO’s quarterly forecast of agricultural production and food security gives an overall positive outlook for cereal production worldwide, but warns that several regions of the world are expected to struggle...
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AfDB Launches Initiative to Invest in Agribusiness in Africa
This initiative has the potential to catalyze unprecedented levels of investments into the agribusiness sector throughout the African continent The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) launched today, at the...