Negotiations on the EU’s economic partnership agreement with the Pacific region and the impact of the food and financial crisis on developing countries are taking centre stage at the 16th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 24 to 28 November 2008. Delegates are concerned that the financial […]
Romania’s Agriculture Ministry will launch next year a EUR400,000 advertising project promoting local wine in Romania.
Adrian Porumboiu, President of the Racova Com Agro Pan Vaslui group, a major producer in the Romanian agricultural and food sectors, said he is estimating a 2008 turnover of over €250 million, €50 mln above the initial estimate, due to massive investments in increasing production capacity, modernization, and a very good agricultural year.
The European Commission decided Tuesday to extend SAPARD payments to Romania until the end of 2009, Michael Mann, spokesman for EU Commissioner for Agriculture Mariann Fischer Boel, told Mediafax Tuesday.
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) spears harvested at intervals during a 24-h cycle exhibited a clear diurnal pattern in postharvest shelf-life, with spears harvested at 0200 h lasting 1.1 days longer at 20deg.C than spears harvested at 1400 h. Susceptibility to tip rot did not appear to fluctuate with harvest time during the day, but was […]
Approximately 1,000 employees of Romania’s chemical fertilizers maker Azomures (AZO.RO), or half of the employees, will be put on technical unemployment as of Monday, management sources said Thursday.
Plots of Romania’s national forestry fund may be used for the exploitation of crude oil and natural gas resources and the construction of communication and potable water networks, according to an emergency ordinance approved Tuesday by the Government.
Romanian wine sales are seen up 11% to around EUR500 million in 2008, from EUR450 million a year ago, the general manager of the Vineyard and Wine Employers’ Association PNVV, Ovidiu Gheorghe, said Tuesday at Romania Retail Forum 2008 organized by Mediafax.
The European Commission requested additional data on Romania’s course of actions regarding the EU-funded SAPARD program before making a decision on whether to resume payments to Romanian farmers, EC spokesman for agriculture, Michael Mann said Tuesday.
Interagro, the largest player in the Romanian chemical and agricultural industry, is estimating €1 billion in turnover in 2008, down 30 percent from initial estimates, due to the financial crisis, which has led to the temporary closure of the group’s chemical complexes, according to Ioan Niculae, the company’s President.
