The remaining funds were split between goods and services for technical education centers (US$34 million), re-equipping security services (US$21 million), power generation equipment (US$16 million) and agricultural equipment (US$8 million) Figures obtained by Portuguese news agency Lusa from the foreign trade department of BNDES showed that most of the approved financing US$126 million was for goods and services for road construction in Angola. Sao Paulo, Brazil, 16 April Brazil s Banco...

Index : Company News : IIR Middle East Browse related articles Next article AGRA Middle East opens today. Recognising the economic benefits of an invigorated regional agriculture sector, event organiser IIR Middle East aims to not only encourage growth but more directly to help counterbalance the US$ 20 billion worth of food imports that industry analysts estimate the GCC will be paying by 2015 if local demands are not met domestically. Recognising the economic benefits of an invigorated...

It's only a $3,000 grant, but the funding to test drive a German invention that allows engines to run on straight vegetable oil opens up a world of hope - and possibilities - for Missoula's Garden City Harvest PEAS farm. The Rattlesnake Valley farm recently received funding from the National Center for Appropriate Technology to retrofit its tractor with something called an Elsbett system, which has been used in European vehicles for years but has not yet been applied to heavy equipment....

While pleased that tractor tires would be accepted, some farmers who called were upset that tires from their semitrailers used for hauling grain would not be allowed. The event, which is available only to Kandiyohi County households and farmers, is an opportunity to get rid of used tires that have been eyesores in the countryside and breeding grounds for mosquitoes, said Jeff Bredberg, county solid waste officer. This time around, tractor tires generated by farm use and tires from...

The CARDS program is an initiative to foster the increased long-term growth, employment and competitiveness of Canada s agricultural and agri-food industry. Since 1995, the CARDS program has provided over $20 million to more than 900 projects in Saskatchewan, assisting them in leveraging over $46 million in total funding. This program area was designed to develop, commercialize, and market new value-added agricultural products and processes in the province, Dmytryshyn stated. Dmytryshyn...

Monday, April 09, 2007 By ROBERT McCLENDON Staff Reporter CHATOM -- A Washington County commissioner took a tractor from his cash-strapped rural county and let his extended family use it for years before he sold it and pocketed the profits, according to Sheriff Richard Stringer. Monday, April 09, 2007 By ROBERT McCLENDON Staff Reporter CHATOM -- A Washington County commissioner took a tractor from his cash-strapped rural county and let his extended family use it for years before he sold it...