The Bangladeshi government is keen to procure palm oil from Malaysia using its state-owned trading arm to ensure consistent edible oil supply and price stability prevails in the domestic market, reported Malaysian News Agency, BERNAMA. Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister ...

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Bangladesh yesterday celebrated 38 years of victory in the Liberation War, 1971. The whole country was in a festive mood, and the National Mausoleum at Savar drew people of all ages and religions, as reported by the Daily Star. Thoroughfares ...

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladeshi government Monday signed two agreements worth 22 million U.S. dollars in soft loans which aimed at promoting tourism and completing design of a bridge in the South Asian country. The ADB said ...

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In what they have described as historical record, the African nations and led by Nigeria and countries in the European Union, have called for a more legally binding agreement from the developed countries at the coming conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. ...

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The Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has urged that reforms in the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) be hastened to overcome hunger in the world, which is now affecting more than one billion people. He said a ...

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The United Nations hosted a World Food Summit between November 16 and 18 in Rome, Italy, with the fact that more than one billion people are hungry echoing in the minds of concerned participants. Following the opening ceremony, Heads of ...

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The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) and Orion Genomics announced on November 9, that a consortium co-led by the Advanced Biotechnology and Breeding Centre of MPOB and Orion Genomics has sequenced three oil palm genomes from two oil palm species, ...

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The 12th Session of The Group of Eight Developing Islamic Countries (D-8) ended here today, with member countries agreeing to work on launching feasible projects, enhance trade and create a charter for the grouping and embark on a young diplomat ...

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In Indonesia, the national government has approved PetroAlgae protein for importation, and use as a raw material in animal feed in Indonesia, after the Ministry of Agriculture completed testing. According to a statement by PetroAlgae, “Licensees of the PetroAlgae production ...

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The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have developed a 15-point action plan to assist Nigeria attract more Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) and thereby achieve its 20:2020 vision. The initiative, ...

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