The project could not only prompt the revival of the sugar industry in Afghanistan, but also, as indicated by the FAO, offer an alternative to poppy production by introducing a profitable cash crop. Tailoring apprentices have just produced two thousand sets of shalwar kameez for a future demobilization package for disarming soldiers and ANBP has ordered another 8,000 sets. A factory based training service will be set up to provide technical and managerial assistance for sugar beet...

British police hold seven over triple bomb plot PAISLEY (Reuters) - British police held seven people on Monday, after two overnight arrests in their pursuit of a suspected al Qaeda cell which rammed a fuel-packed jeep into a Scottish airport and left two car bombs in London. The company forecast an overall increase of 5 percent in input costs when labor is included. CHICAGO (Reuters) - Higher costs for corn, milk, labor and other items are weighing on food companies' earnings, and analysts...

Feedstocks forbioethanol production are much more diverse and higher yielding than theoilseed crops required for biodiesel production; thus bioethanol could be abetter solution and investment to address Europe's energy needs. As the biodiesel market reaches overcapacity, and producersstruggle due to pressure on feedstock prices, investment focus is beginningto turn to the relatively undeveloped bioethanol market. Highlights of the briefing include a technical overview ofbioethanol...

But lawmakers stopped short of banning the use of the word "vodka" for spirits made from other ingredients, such as sugar beet or fruits, a move that experts said could have provoked trade disputes with countries like the United States and Brazil. Parliamentarians from traditional vodka-producing countries, such as Finland, Poland and Sweden, had pushed for stronger rules that would effectively have expelled vodka producers from other continents from the European market. The rules -...

Acxiom proxy outlines buyout details Sunday, Jul 1, 2007 By Roby Brock Acxiom filed a preliminary proxy this week which noted that the database giant began shopping the company for a sale in early 2005, nearly three months before the first of two hostile takeover attempts. Acxiom proxy outlines buyout details Sunday, Jul 1, 2007 By Roby Brock Acxiom filed a preliminary proxy this week which noted that the database giant began shopping the company for a sale in early 2005, nearly three...