Miratorg cattle hides: Miratorg Agribusiness, one of Russia’s leading pork and beef producers, is planning to market…
Topic: GM
Technological developments, commercial and legislative news about genetically modified food
Tajik farming sector to get $22m World Bank grant
Tajik farming sector: The World Bank has approved a grant of $22 million for the implementation…
2014 Russian grain harvests to hit 5-year high
2014 Russian grain harvests are on target to reach 100m tons this year for the first time since…
Russian farm building subsidies for livestock farmers
Russian farm building subsidies: Russian livestock farmers are to get RUB4.5bn in subsidies for the renovation…
Tajik grazing rights in Kyrgyzstan discussed
Tajik grazing rights: A senior official from Tajikistan is to visit Bishkek to discuss the issue…
Duma may criminalise genetically modified food
Genetically modified food: Members of the Duma’s agrarian committee and the Liberal Democratic Party have submitted a…
Kazakh scientists make crop yield breakthrough
Crop yield breakthrough: A team of Kazakh scientists has found a way of increasing the yield…
New subsidy rules for Kazakhstan agricultural investment
Kazakhstan agricultural investment: The Kazakh Government is about to unveil new terms regulating the subsidies for agricultural…
Turkey and Azerbaijan establish agricultural council
Turkey and Azerbaijan have got together to form a council to co-ordinate the two countries’ joint…
24% increase in Russian grain production by 2020
Russian grain production: Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich this week predicted that Russian grain production will exceed…
Russian GM food imports to be subject to tougher controls
Russian GM food imports: Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev has indicated that his government is to impose tougher…
Breakthrough for Russian organic farming sector
Russian organic farming sector: The State Duma Committee for Agriculture is preparing a draft law which will…
KazAgro and Vicotex to supply wool to global fashion brands
KazAgro and Vicotex: Kazakhstan’s state-run agribusiness concern KazAgro company has signed a long-term co-operation agreement with…