FARMING
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Greek Investor Shifts From Furniture Making And Real Estate To Snail Farming
Nikos Chlepas, a Greek investor who was involved in the Neoset furniture business five years ago, as well as in several real estate projects, last year switched to snail farming with a 10-he...
Euralis: Romania Leads EU by Corn and Sunseed Output, But Lags Behind By Yield
Romania ranks second in the European Union in terms of corn production and leads by sunseed output, but the yields are among the lowest in the region because of the uncertified seeds that fa...
Owner Of Shalke 04 Football Club Has Farming Business In Romania
Klemens Tonnies, the owner of German football club Shalke 04 and of Tonnies Fleischwerk, one of the largest pork producers in Europe, is farming more than 4,000 hectares of rented land in Ro...
Lebanese Farming Entrepreneur Jihad El Khalil Announces EUR22M Investment
Businessman Jihad El Khalil, one of the leading farmers in Romania, announced investments worth EUR22 million in an alfalfa bale processing facility and a vegetable oil plant.
Farmers Set To Harvest EUR4.5B Worth Of Grains
Romanian farmers will harvest between 18 and 19 million tons of grains in 2013, 50% more than last year, but nowhere near the 40 million-ton production potential of local agriculture.
Agricola Bacau: Only Premium Products Are Still Profitable
Agricola Bacau, one of the largest companies in the Romanian poultry business, is pondering whether the targets set early in the year are still attainable after the drought sent prices of ma...
Romanian Agriculture After Five Years Of EU Funds: 2.5M-Ton Silos, 9,000 Tractors And 25% More Fertilizer
Romanian farmers have received almost EUR4 billion for investment projects in the six years the EU has been pumping funds into agriculture. But what is the actual impact of these funds on ag...
Drought Costs Romanian Farmers EUR2B Because Of Lack Of Irrigation Systems
Farmers will lose EUR2 billion in revenue to the drought because only 100,000 hectares, that is 1.5% of the total arable land of Romania, are irrigated.
Government Approves Financial Aid For Cattle, Buffalo Farmers In Disadvantaged Areas
Romania's Government has approved financial aid for cattle and buffalo farmers in disadvantaged areas, up to a limit of EUR30 million.