-
Unlocking the potential of Cambodia’s handicraft products
29 Apr 2024 01:17 GMT
… the country (stone, wood, silk, cotton, silver, bronze, lacquer, natural fibre … export. That’s what India, Indonesia or Vietnam did, and now … command premium prices for their products. Unlike mass-produced items, Cambodian handicrafts often boast …
-
Meet Indonesia’s Rolex Awards for Enterprise laureate: how Denica Riadini-Flesch, ex-World Bank economist and founder of the SukkhaCitta sustainable clothing label, is ensuring a better deal for women
26 Apr 2024 04:42 GMT
For her efforts, in 2023, Riadini-Flesch became a laureate of the Rolex Awards for Enterprise, part of the watchmaker’s Perpetual Planet sustainability initiative. Since 1976, the awards have supported 160 people who are helping to protect the environment …
-
Monthly Cotton Economic Letter: April 2024
16 Apr 2024 20:48 GMT
… 2024/25 Northern Hemisphere harvest begins. Settlement prices for December … to 3.0 million) and Indonesia (-100,000 bales to 1. … competing crops may help bring in more cotton acres. Any increases in global planting and production …
-
USDA cuts global cotton ending stock estimate to 83.03 mn bales
12 Apr 2024 07:58 GMT
… of Agriculture (USDA) has further reduced the global cotton ending … last season. World cotton production was also cut from … reductions for Pakistan and Indonesia. Exports from Brazil, Australia … price received by upland cotton producers is projected to average …
-
NGO links H&M and Zara cotton to deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado
10 Apr 2024 23:19 GMT
… countries including Bangladesh and Indonesia. The report said … cotton from Brazilian farms involved in environmental crimes.
Better Cotton certifies producers … 22% of global cotton production. H&M … , said David Cleary, agriculture director at The Nature …
-
H&M, Zara Certifier Better Cotton Linked to Illegal Deforestation in NGO Report
11 Apr 2024 07:53 GMT
… chain showed that Brazilian cotton produced by SLC Agrícola and … Zara. Among them were Indonesia’s PT Kahatex, Bangladesh’ … group and product suppliers.”
The company asked Better Cotton to clarify … the 1950s to industrial farming. The rate of deforestation …
-
Laundry pods pose an injury risk, hand sanitizer could cause comas, and more l Latest consumer product recalls
10 Apr 2024 19:41 GMT
… laceration hazard
(U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
Walmart is recalling … flammability regulations
(U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
Over 23,000 … , "Made In Indonesia", "RN64664", "48% Cotton/;47% …
-
Ikat 101: Everything to Know About Its History, Production, and Use Today
25 Mar 2024 23:34 GMT
Whimsical and colorful, imparting a jolt of energy into interiors, ikat fabric is handmade using the ancient Indonesian technique of resist-dyeing yarns prior to weaving them to create a distinct, dynamic effect. While original, authentic ikat dates back 5 …
-
Kaffir lime Farming: Varieties, Planting, Growing, Cost and Profit
25 Jan 2024 18:40 GMT
… cuisines, especially Thai, Indonesian, and Malaysian dishes. … missed it: Lime Farming – Lemon Cultivation, Planting, Harvesting
The rind is … your products. A mature kaffir lime tree can produce … in agriculture?
They offer economic benefits as a cash crop, …
-
Occurrence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Bovine Bulk Milk and Farm Workers in Smallholder Dairy Farming Systems in Northwestern Ethiopia
11 Mar 2024 09:03 GMT
… and dairy products are produced by smallholder farmers under unsanitary … cotton-tipped swabs kept in transport media (1 farm worker per farm … animals and humans in agricultural settings. Thus, … risk factors from farms in Probolinggo, Indonesia. F1000Res. …