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Gates of Vienna

As a follow-up to Tuesday’s post about the majority-minority public schools in Oslo, the following brief account reports the latest statistics on the cultural enrichment of schools in Austria. Vienna is the most fully enriched location, and seems to be in roughly the same situation as Oslo. Many thanks to Hermes for the translation from Unzensuriert.at:

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Whither agriculture? Paradox of TZ industrialisation

What is more interesting is that Tanzania is Africa’s largest coconut grower with an estimated 25 million coconut palm trees planted countrywide on approximately 265 000 hectares, producing 875 million coconuts annually.

How monopoly allows EA firms to import oil palm, lock out

But while they have the capacity to convert locally produced oil seeds, the lure of cheap value addition from imported southeast Asian crude palm means local farmers are still in limited. According to recent Customs data, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda spent $2.2 billion on crude vegetable oil

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IFPRI› Economy

Enugu - Gov.Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has called for the revial of oil palm production nationwide to boost oil palm production and restore its lost glory as a prime income earner for Nigeria. Ugwuanyi made the call in Enugu on Saturday at an enlightenment workshop on “making oil palm…

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TZ, Malaysia to increase palm oil production - The Citizen

The Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA), the Zanzibar National Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (ZNCCIA) and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will partner through knowledge and technology sharing on how to increase production of palm trees.

Tanzania Energy Situationfo

Farming for Energy for Better Livelihoods in Southern Africa (FELISA) in Kigoma, is involved in palm oil production for energy. Their main objective is to produce biofuels for motive power amounting to 9,000 tons per annum but also generate electricity to 10 MW from Palm oil fruit cakes.

Brazil Set to Assist Tanzania Survey Biofuel Farming Areas

He said that the Brazilian Government had agreed to provide the required technical support so that Tanzania could go on carrying out its planned activities.Already investors have requested for 4 million ha for biofuel investment, especially for jatropha, sugar cane and palm oil countrywide.

Investors, Stakeholders Demand Reforms In Palm Oil Industry

Sustainable Palm Oil A Sham. Institutional investors worth trillions of dollars, along with some of the world’s largest consumer goods companies, have called on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to quickly plug loopholes in its palm oil certification standards.

Frozen or Failed? Sugarcane Project in Tanzania on Hold

We already know that the current focus of many governments on large-scale production of sugar, palm oil, corn and soy, leads to the displacement of farming communities by investors. Large-scale farming results in greater carbon emissions through deforestation and fossil fuel

Senate Seeks Ban On Importation Of Palm Oil | Independent

The Senate on Tuesday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to ban importation of palm oil to protect local production as well as encourage farmers.

Agro Process | MeTL

TPM uses palm oil instead of mineral oil for conditioning the sisal fibre. As such, bags are hydrocarbon free and suitable for packing food materials like coffee,

Senate seeks ban on importation of palm oil into Nigeria

While acknowledging that Nigeria is endowed with the land and manpower to boost palm oil production, the lawmaker emphasised that the focus should be directed toward returning to pre-independence status in palm oil production. “We have no business importing palm kernel or any oil palm product from any country.

#Tanzania: Economy, Trade, Development - Page 10

Mr Mgwassa sees a great potential in wine production in Tanzania and what is needed is to have a good policy and good business decisions to become a major market globally. He advises Tanzanians to think big rather than being inward looking. They should not waste opportunities on duplicating bad ideas and projects. Source:

list of sunflower processing companies in kenya | oil

Sunflower Oil company list in Tanzania - List of Companies Uncle Milo Sunflower Oil company is a growing sunflower oil processing business located in Dodoma, Tanzania, with total sales revenues of approximately $639, 000 2011.

Whither agriculture? Paradox of TZ industrialisation

What is more interesting is that Tanzania is Africa’s largest coconut grower with an estimated 25 million coconut palm trees planted countrywide on approximately 265 000 hectares, producing 875 million coconuts annually.

How monopoly allows EA firms to import oil palm, lock out

But while they have the capacity to convert locally produced oil seeds, the lure of cheap value addition from imported southeast Asian crude palm means local farmers are still in limited. According to recent Customs data, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda spent $2.2 billion on crude vegetable oil

[PDF]

IFPRI› Economy

Enugu - Gov.Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has called for the revial of oil palm production nationwide to boost oil palm production and restore its lost glory as a prime income earner for Nigeria. Ugwuanyi made the call in Enugu on Saturday at an enlightenment workshop on “making oil palm…

Get Price

TZ, Malaysia to increase palm oil production - The Citizen

The Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA), the Zanzibar National Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (ZNCCIA) and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will partner through knowledge and technology sharing on how to increase production of palm trees.

Tanzania Energy Situationfo

Farming for Energy for Better Livelihoods in Southern Africa (FELISA) in Kigoma, is involved in palm oil production for energy. Their main objective is to produce biofuels for motive power amounting to 9,000 tons per annum but also generate electricity to 10 MW from Palm oil fruit cakes.

Brazil Set to Assist Tanzania Survey Biofuel Farming Areas

He said that the Brazilian Government had agreed to provide the required technical support so that Tanzania could go on carrying out its planned activities.Already investors have requested for 4 million ha for biofuel investment, especially for jatropha, sugar cane and palm oil countrywide.

Investors, Stakeholders Demand Reforms In Palm Oil Industry

Sustainable Palm Oil A Sham. Institutional investors worth trillions of dollars, along with some of the world’s largest consumer goods companies, have called on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to quickly plug loopholes in its palm oil certification standards.

Frozen or Failed? Sugarcane Project in Tanzania on Hold

We already know that the current focus of many governments on large-scale production of sugar, palm oil, corn and soy, leads to the displacement of farming communities by investors. Large-scale farming results in greater carbon emissions through deforestation and fossil fuel

Senate Seeks Ban On Importation Of Palm Oil | Independent

The Senate on Tuesday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to ban importation of palm oil to protect local production as well as encourage farmers.

Agro Process | MeTL

TPM uses palm oil instead of mineral oil for conditioning the sisal fibre. As such, bags are hydrocarbon free and suitable for packing food materials like coffee,

Senate seeks ban on importation of palm oil into Nigeria

While acknowledging that Nigeria is endowed with the land and manpower to boost palm oil production, the lawmaker emphasised that the focus should be directed toward returning to pre-independence status in palm oil production. “We have no business importing palm kernel or any oil palm product from any country.

#Tanzania: Economy, Trade, Development - Page 10

Mr Mgwassa sees a great potential in wine production in Tanzania and what is needed is to have a good policy and good business decisions to become a major market globally. He advises Tanzanians to think big rather than being inward looking. They should not waste opportunities on duplicating bad ideas and projects. Source:

list of sunflower processing companies in kenya | oil

Sunflower Oil company list in Tanzania - List of Companies Uncle Milo Sunflower Oil company is a growing sunflower oil processing business located in Dodoma, Tanzania, with total sales revenues of approximately $639, 000 2011.