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Ukraine to set up 17 GMO labs - 16.03.2010

The State Committee on Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy (DerzhSpozhyvStandard) announced plans to establish 17 laboratories on testing genetically modified organisms (GMO) in food products in 2010, DerzhSpozhyvStandard chief Liudmyla Losiuk has told the press Monday. More corn ethanol may boost greenhouse gases - 16.03.2010

In the March issue of BioScience, researchers present a sophisticated new analysis of the effects of boosting use of maize-derived ethanol on greenhouse gas emissions. The study, conducted by Thomas W. Hertel of Purdue University and five co-authors, focuses on how mandated increases in production of the biofuel in the United States will trigger land-use changes domestically and elsewhere. Romania. GDP lower by 7.1%t in 2009 compared to 2008 - 16.03.2010

Romania's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), estimated for 2009 was 7.1 percent lower in real terms as against the GDP in 2008, the National Statistics Institute (INS) informs in a release remitted AGERPRES on Wednesday. Russia. Vladivostok expects over 30.000 tons of exported grain in Q1, 2010 - 15.03.2010

Commercial Sea Port of Vladivostok (CPV) has projected more than 30.000 tons of export grain to be transshipped in the first quarter this year from its grain terminal, the Port Authority statement said. In January-February CPV has handled 30.400 tons of grain. The volume includes 9.970 tons of coastal trade and 20.440 tons of exports. Ukraine. Ukrzaliznytsia boosts grain crops transportation - 15.03.2010

Over two months of 2010, the Ukrzaliznytsia conveyed 2.288 billion tons of grain crops, 109.6% of the plan. A tree for a child in Haiti - 15.03.2010

FAO is asking people to lend a hand to children in Haiti by donating a fruit tree that they can plant in school yards across the country. The UN food agency’s Director-General, Jacques Diouf, will launch the «Fruit Trees for Haiti» initiative at a symbolic tree-planting at a school in the town of Croix des Bouquets, outside of Port-au-Prince, which while untouched by the earthquake is now playing host to tens of thousands of refugees from the capital. State aid: the European Commission approves the aid granted to Farm Dairy Flevoland in the Netherlands - 15.03.2010

The European Commission has today decided that the aid granted in 1999 by the Dutch Province Flevoland to the undertaking Farm Dairy Flevoland is compatible with the State aid rules which applied when the aid was granted. The aid amounts to ˆ 715 000. The aid had been granted by the Province Flevoland as investment aid to the undertaking Farm Dairy Flevoland, located in Lelystad, which specialises in the production of bottled milk, yoghurts and other milk-based desserts. FAO-African Virtual University agreement on e-learning - 15.03.2010

FAO and the African Virtual University (AVU) have signed a partnership agreement aimed at widening access to education and communications technologies in developing countries. The two organizations will share educational resources and integrate FAO e-learning courses in the AVU e-campus for Development and Peace. ConAgra Foods Named for the First Time to List of 100 Best Corporate Citizens - 12.03.2010

ConAgra Foods announced today that for the first time, CRO Magazine (formerly Corporate Responsibility Magazine) has named the company to its 11th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List. Ukraine To Produce 45.2 Mln Tonnes of Grains In 2010 - 12.03.2010

In 2010, the general grain production in Ukraine will reach the level of 45.2 mln tonnes with the average yield of 30.1 c/ha. IMF predicts this year’s inflation in Ukraine may be up to 10% - 12.03.2010

The International Monetary Fund believes Ukraine’s inflation may reach 10% in 2010. IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine Max Alier said this at a news conference on the prospects of economic development in Ukraine after the presidential election and on Ukraine’s attractiveness for investors. Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218