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Commodity Market Roundup 2012

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Despite a disappointing 2011, many commodities rebounded in a year that was tough for all asset classes. Among agricultural products, wheat and soybeans yielded the highest gains and coffee the biggest loss while in metals, gold’s rally stretched to a 12th year whereas oil posted its first annual loss since 2008 as commodities ended 2012 focused on the U.S. fiscal crisis after riding through a blistering drought and Europe’s debt debacle. Stocks showed best performance in three years after posting [...]

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Scholarships available students to do MSc agricultural extension program 54 comments
Masters and PhD Scholarship in Agriculture for African Countries, Australia 2012-2013 26 comments
India expands kissan call centers to help farmers 21 comments
2012-2013 Erasmus Mundus Europe Asia (EMEA) Scholarship, Europe 15 comments
Surge in guar prices 14 comments

2012-2013 Erasmus Mundus Europe Asia (EMEA) Scholarship, Europe 3930 views
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Mango: US, Japanese markets to remain out of reach 3089 views
German firm to set up first solar panel plant in Pakistan 2910 views

Holland may offer agriculture based fellowship programmes

“Horticulture is the core business of the Netherlands as the country was a globally recognised flower producer and exporter,” says Gajus Scheltema. FAISALABAD: “Holland can help Pakistan by offering various fellowship programmes to faculty and students of the Pakistani universities thereby building their capacity in horticulture, floriculture, dairy and food processing,” said Gajus Scheltema, Ambassador of Netherlands to Pakistan during his visit to the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) in a meeting with deans and directors. Scheltema said that Holland [...]

August 6, 2012 5:25 am

Agriculture universities: going back to basics

AS the Punjab government prepares to establish an agriculture university in the southern part of the province (probably Multan), it may be time to get back to the basics — ‘the Land Grant System’, which gives an institution the financial autonomy and integrates three most essential services — education, research and extension — in the sector. Punjab had been running its agriculture universities on this system, as the world has been doing for the last 150 years, till 1961. Then, [...]

May 31, 2012 10:05 am

Scholarships for Ghanaian Students

Ghana is located in the western part of the Africa. Students from different families usually wish to get educated from the private schools. It takes around 20 years for a child to complete their education in Ghana. Therefore the students who enter in the University level for further studies use to select the best university to get educated. Below is a list of the international scholarships available for Ghanaian students who are willing to upgrade their advance studies internationally. The scholarships are available for Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Research and PhD students. There are different [...]

May 24, 2012 11:54 am

To give or not to give patents to plant breeders?

By Sonia Malik ” 80% of 5,000 varieties of seeds patented by companies in the US in 2012 were from Pakistan and India,” Centre for Culture and Development Advisor Dr Nadeem Omar. LAHORE: Different views were presented at a seminar on Tuesday on the Plant Breeder Rights (PBR) Bill 2012, pending in the National Assembly (NA) since March 2012, and the impact of genetically modified (GM) seeds on indigenous crop varieties in Pakistan. The seminar titled ‘Biodiversity Under Threat: Traditional [...]

May 11, 2012 9:04 am

2012 Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers

Purpose of the Award The purpose of this award is to increase motivation among young researchers contributing to research and development in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and related industries in developing countries, which is promoted by Japan for the benefit of those countries. Young researchers who show outstanding performance and research achievements that lead to future innovation will be commended with the Award. Last Date: Friday, June 29, 2012 Complete Information Click Here 1. Purpose of the Award The purpose of [...]

May 6, 2012 10:15 am

3RD WORKSHOP AND INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON RED PALM WEEVIL MANAGEMENT SLATED FOR MAY 19-23

The 3rd Workshop and International Training Program on Red Palm Weevil Management is scheduled for May 19-23, 2012, at King Saud University, according to the Chair of Date Palm Research (CDPR) director Saleh A. Aldosari. One of the five days will include a visit to date palm farms near Riyadh. The date palm is a major agricultural crop in the Middle East’s desert ecosystem, but for the past 25 years, date palms have been damaged by the invasive Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, [...]

January 2, 2012 8:17 am

Farmer Advisory for January 2012

Vegetable Production Technology Guidelines 2012 Advisory for Mango Growers Advisory for Citrus Growers Advisory for Vegetable Growers Advisory for MANGO Growers Agriculture Extension Wing [...]

December 28, 2011 1:42 pm

Sugar rates at lowest level of the year

By Tanveer Sher KARACHI: While the end of the year is drawing to a close, wholesale and retail prices of sugar have plunged to the lowest rates of previous 12 months period, providing immense financial relief to a large number of the city’s consumers. It may be recalled here that sugar rates round the year kept hovering around Rs 65 to 80 per kilogramme (kg), but during the last one-month complete halt in its export to Afghanistan has brought down [...]

December 20, 2011 12:34 pm

USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Fellowships for Developing Countries

Fellowship Title: The Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program, United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Fellowships for Developing Countries Brief Fellowship Description: The Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program (Borlaug Fellowship Program) helps developing countries strengthen sustainable agricultural practices by providing scientific training and collaborative research opportunities to visiting researchers, policymakers, and university faculty. The Borlaug Fellowship Program has provided over 500 fellowships for agricultural professionals from 64 developing countries worldwide. Employer: United [...]