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Corn seeds for farmers

 

 

KOTA MARUDU: Steps are underway to encourage local farmers to plant better species of maize from Taiwan and China to replace local hybrid corn, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said.
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Organic Facts


ACO OPERATORS’ SUCCESS

 

Five small to medium organic operators, all certified by the Australian Certified Organic (ACO), have been recognised for their innovation and product quality on a large-scale national platform as finalists, and three have been winners in 2008 Food Challenge Awards.


Other contestants in the awards are giant food companies such as Nestle, Kraft and Heinz, but ACO certified operators dominated the finalists’ list, including the hotly contested category, ‘Health and Wellness’ section, by filling half of the ten places in the final.


Source: BFA