4 Million Ethiopian Farmers Join Cooperatives

Xinhua English Newswire;  August 17, 1998 ;     165 words ......Agriculture said Monday that 155 new farmers' cooperatives were established in the country...ministry said that the newly set up farmers' cooperatives have brought the total number of...Ethiopia News Agency. Takele said the farmers' cooperatives render loan services and facilitate...

Farmers want to distribute PL480 rice for benefit of...

Manila Bulletin;  March 25, 2008 ;     363 words ......which will benefit 1,000 rice farmers' cooperatives nationwide and enhance their...which must be participated by farmers' cooperatives, according to 11 Central Luzon-based farmers' cooperatives in a letter to US Ambassador...

AMBITIOUS LIVESTOCK PROJECT IN STATE

The Hindustan Times;  September 3, 2007 ;     509 words ......providing technical assistance to the farmers' cooperatives in implementing the project.The...livestock farming. The local livestock farmers' cooperatives will implement the project.The project...are its components. So far, five farmers' cooperatives of Baihata Chariali, Bezera, ...

Cocolife has P700 M for coconut replanting.(Business)

Manila Bulletin;  July 13, 2005 ;     428 words ......separate P200 million for coconut farmers cooperatives. It also lends through non-government...UCPB-CIIF-FDC has also been lending to farmers cooperatives for the purchase of seedlings and...P75-million loanable amount for coconut farmers cooperatives which can borrow at P7,500 per ...

SKorea Official Cut Self in Protest

AP Online;  August 12, 1999 ;     192 words ......Shin Koo-bum, head of the Korea Federation of Livestock Farmers' Cooperatives, slashed his abdomen with a knife as lawmakers pondered...protesting. It calls for the merger of 192 livestock farmers' cooperatives into the Korea Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives...

COTE D'IVOIRE-AGRICULTURE: LIBERALIZATION BRINGS A LIST OF WOES

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  April 25, 1997 ;   Melvis Dzisah;   610 words ......charge. Before liberalization, local farmers' cooperatives served as guarantees for the farmers...with government support, gave the farmers' cooperatives adequate funds to buy all the cocoa...facilities and jute sacks to the farmers' cooperatives. The only role left for CAISTAB...

Chinese government encourages farmers to set up more economic cooperatives

Xinhua News Agency;  July 11, 2006 ;     274 words ......government needs to create a more favorable environment for the development of farmers' cooperatives. He called for a new law on farmers' cooperatives to be issued and put into operation as soon as possible. A draft law on farmers...

We should be sensitive to land losers: Gopalkrishna Gandhi

The Hindustan Times;  September 24, 2008 ;     459 words ......alternative to compulsory land acquisition in farmers' cooperatives. "Empirical evidence has shown that options other than compulsory land acquisition are possible. Farmers' cooperatives have their own SEZ (special economic zone) and...

4,000 hectares to be planted to palm oil; Farmer coops, gov't agencies,...

Manila Bulletin;  June 23, 2002 ;     465 words ......palm oil to make it bear fruit. The farmers' cooperatives include the Florida Agri-business...QRCGC is extending a loan to the farmers' cooperatives in a fund provided by the Land Bank...months operation of the farm while farmers' cooperatives are expected to put in equity ...

ARCHER ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE ACTION ON H.R. 2513, A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE...

Capitol Hill Press Releases;  September 24, 1997 ;     448 words ......the sale of stock In agricultural processors to certain farmers' cooperatives, by voice vote. DESCRIPTION OF H.R. 2513 AS APPROVED...in Certain Processing or Refining Companies to Certain Farmers' cooperatives. The provision would allow a taxpayer to be able to defer...

Farmers cite Clark firm in food business.(Business)

Manila Bulletin;  July 12, 2004 ;     258 words ......inside the Clark Special Economic Zone in Pampanga for investing in frozen fruit and vegetable export business. Various farmers cooperatives notably mango raisers in Central Luzon and elsewhere said that the Agri-Fruit Freezing Corp. (AFFC) comes as ultimate...

WHERE MEAT COMES NATURALLY

The Boston Globe;  August 31, 2005 ;   LEIGH BELANGER;   119 words ......meat that's not naturally raised," says James Lionette. Lamb, chicken, and grass-fed beef in the market all come from farmers' cooperatives throughout the Northeast. Between the takeout shop and the restaurant, the brothers Lionette manage to move a lot of...

Commission in Charge of Cooperatives to Be Established in Ethiopia

Xinhua News Agency;  January 18, 2002 ;     196 words ......activities of cooperatives would be established at the federal level. The commission would mainly focus on expanding farmers cooperatives in the country, Addisu was quoted as saying by the Walta Information Center here on Friday. Presenting the action plans...

Gov't to expand rice import liberalization; More private sector...

Manila Bulletin;  September 16, 2002 ;     444 words ......of the rice importation for 2003 by involving not only farmers' cooperatives but also any interested private business even as it expects...time prepares farmers to the importation. Under the FAD, farmers' cooperatives are wholesaling one million cavans (of 50 kilos each...

More volunteer groups join movement for Cojuangco.(Metro and National...

Manila Bulletin;  September 22, 2003 ;     271 words ......movement, this was learned from Rosendo So recently. According to So, these groups came from different sectors like the farmers cooperatives, business industry, NGOs, civic groups, womens associations, Fil-Chinese communities and balikbayans who believe that...