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Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC)
Provides financial assistance in the form of equity and loans for business projects.

European Union Commission, New Delhi
Provides financial assistance for development projects.

Profile of a US-based bio diesel supplier.
Established in June 2002, Distribution Drive is a USA based alternative fuel distribution company that supplies biodiesel to the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex and Texas areas.

Microalgae business
Hawaii-based firm producing valuable commercial products from microalgae.

Agritech 2003, Israel: International Agri Expo
Every three years a world famous agriculture exhibition takes place in Israel. Called Agritech this exhibition draws thousands of visitors from all corners of the world.

World vegetable oil market
Oil palm is recognised to be the highest edible oil - yielding crop, with a one hectare palm cultivation yielding upto five tonnes, as against 360 kg from groundnut and mustard, 250 kgfrom sunflower, 180 kg from soyabean and 600 kg from copra.

Anuga Food Fair, Germany : Poor Indian participation
The Anuga Food Fair in Germany held once every two years is one of the world's most prestigious agri exhibitions. This is the place to launch new products and strike new deals in the food industry. But India fails to effectively use the occasion to promote itself.

Agri tourism : Young farmers meet in South Africa
An international conference of young farmers is taking place in South Africa early next year. Here are more details.

Big market for baby potatoes in UK
British potato growers delivering to hotels and restaurants have been realising over 500 euros/t for especially small potatoes with an average diameter of 3 cm.

Regulations : Unresolved issues hurting trade
According to Dutch businessmen there are various government regulations in India still preventing Indo- Dutch agri business relationships from taking off. Here is a look at some of their concerns.

CBI : Promoting imports from developing countries
CBI is the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries, operating since 1971 within the policy framework set by the Netherlands Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Development Co-operation.

Plants First Ltd : Propogation of roses
Plants First Ltd. is a company, which undertakes propagation of rose plant material for flower production mainly to supply to Kenya and other African countries, South America and India.

Frigolanda : Setting up modern cold chain units in India
Today everybody is talking about setting up cold storages in India. There is a huge amount of subsidy available from the government for this purpose. But there is a dearth of quality consultants who can help you set up a cold store business.

Moerheim Roses : Latest rose varieties
The Indian office of Moerheim Roses and Trading is at Bangalore. The parent company is in Holland. Mr. Theo Ruys is the company's chairman.

K.I Samen b.v. : Artificial insemination company in Europe
In the early seventies `Holstein Pioneer' Bas Engelen, successfully introduced the Holstein Friesian Bloodlines into the predominantly dual purpose Dutch cow population.

NUTRIFEED Veghel : Specialist in feed for young animals
The Netherlands is a real dairy country with an annual production of over 10 billion kg of milk. It is one of the most important dairy producers in the world.

IPC : International training centre
IPC is an international training centre that is active in the agricultural and food business, engineering industry and retail.It has six branches in The Netherlands and has 300 professional instructors.

Australia : John Allwright Fellowships
John Allwright Fellowships for Agricultural Research allows Indians to undertake post graduate studies in Australia.

US markets : Tough on quality
Talk to any leading exporter to U.S. and you will certainly hear about the difficulties they are facing with the quality standards imposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. So what is the USFDA all about?

Agriculture Education : Wye college
Wye college, in the Kent countryside South of London, is one of the University of London's colleges that specialise in the scientific, social and economic aspects of agriculture.

Turkey : Agriculture reform struggles
Attempts to change inefficient, state-dominated agriculture to private sector in Turkey is meeting with resistance

Zimbabwe : Land owners threatened
Zimbabwe is in the news today because of large scale land grabbing. You have read the politics of the crisis in the newspapers, but read here about Zimbabwe's agriculture.

United Kingdom : Opportunities for Indian agroentrepreneurs
Overview of the farming and agro food industry in United Kingdom and the business opportunities it can offer to Indian agroentrepreneurs.

Spain : Organic farming on a large scale
In the last three years Spains organically farmed land has quadrupled in area since 1996. Today in Spain there are an estimated 300,000 hectares (741,300 acres) of organically farmed land. Three-quarters of which are still in conversion. Every producer has a different story to tell.

Western Australia : Fast growing horticulture business
Numerous achievements are taking place in the horticulture business in this part of Australia. Here horticulture is a highly developed industry.

US farmers hope bio diesel will expand their soybean market
Farmers in Delaware (USA) are looking hopefully toward biodiesel as a way to expand the market for their soybeans.

Skills gap in Irelands food processing sector.
The food processing sector in Ireland is currently experiencing unprecedented levels of change. How the industry, education institutions, training and State support organisations respond.

New Zealands Massey agriculture students
Just over $149,000 in scholarships were awarded to 80 Massey University applied science students at a special function recently.

Kenya flower exporters hurt by British Airways.
Unease has hit Kenya's horticulture following the cancellation of British Airways flights from Nairobi to London recently. It is also worried by the strengthening of the Kenya shilling.

Indians farm pact with France
Our farming practices will become of international standards. The Union Cabinet recently approved a fresh proposal for an agreement with France on cooperation in the fields of agriculture, fisheries, rural development, forestry and food industries.

US net farm income falls : What impact on Indian agriculture?
Despite the strongest wheat, corn and soyabean prices in half a dozen years and forecasts for prices to climb even higher in '03, few in US agriculture are declaring a recovery for the moribund farm economy.

Machines and equipments for food processing
Fact sheet of the Dutch food processing machinery industry. The general food processing sector covers manufacturers of machines and installations for the treatment and processing of fruit and vegetables, including potatoes.

Netherlands business support office (NBSO)
NBSO was set-up in 1996 at Madras with the intention of exploring and promoting trade and investment between Netherlands and South India.

Centre for promotion of imports from Developing countries (CBI)*
CBI supports small and medium-sized entrepreneurs in developing countries like India to improve their exports to EU countries.

Netherlands Management Cooperation Programme (NMCP)
NMCP is an independent organisation that assigns senior advisors, many of whom are retired or have taken early retirement to companies and organisations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe. These advisers share their knowledge and experience without receiving any financial reward.

Agriculture exhibitions and trade fairs in Holland
A review of different agricultural exhibitions and trade fairs that take place during the year in Netherlands.

Glasshouse vegetable growing
Glasshouse vegetables in Netherlands are mainly grown in family business, which is passed down from generation to generation. Comprehensive information on commercial vegetable cultivation in Holland.

Floriculture in Netherlands : Many lessons for India!
The Dutch exports about US$ 3.5 billion cut flowers annually. This article provides an indepth information on the production, sales, quality control and infrastructure of the Dutch floriculture sector.

Dutch gladiolus flower cultivation in Gujarat
Yograjsinh Chavda -an enterprising farmer in Gujarat - is cultivating and marketing Dutch gladiolus flowers. He writes about the flower and why he decided to cultivate it in Gujarat?

Interview : Agriculture Counsellor, Dutch Embassy (New Delhi)
Meet Mrs.Gretha Kostwinder the energetic agricultural counsellor at Royal Netherlands Embassy at New Delhi.

Overview of Dutch agriculture
Here is a comprehensive article providing an overview of the different areas of Dutch agriculture and related business sectors.

International Trade Centre, Switzerland
Provides market information on fresh horti produce, help exporters with contacts etc.

CBI - Netherlands
Provides trade information, intermediary and tradining services.