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The NCDEX Commodity Index is an equal-weighted spot price index of 10 agricultural commodities covering different goods such as oils and oilseeds, fibres, etc. It is the first such index to be launched in India .
National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) is an Indian online commodity and derivative exchange based in India. It has an independent board of directors and provides a commodity exchange platform for market participants to trade in commodity derivatives.
Population density of Nigeria per square kilometer Agricultural sustainability in Northern Nigeria requires flexibility in both ecological management as well as economic activity. [ 1 ] The population densities of the rural area in this region climbed from 243 to 348 people per square kilometer between 1962 and 1991, but the land area under ...
As of 2007, Nigeria's oil revenue totaled $340 billion in exports since the 1970s and it was the fifth largest producer. [53] Nigeria imports most of its motor spirit, though it is a major oil exporter, and when fuel subsidies were lifted in January 2012, fuel increased from roughly $1.70 per gallon to $3.50. [54]
In 1942 the Porton Down biology department outsourced the production of 5,273,400 linseed press cakes to Olympia Oil and Cake Company in Blackburn Meadows [4] which would then be infected with Bacillus anthracis (bacteria that causes Anthrax) and using in the biological warfare program Operation Vegetarian.
A key part of the initial purpose of the marketing board was price stability, fixing producer prices whereby excess surplus is saved during rainy times to be used to subsidize farmers during lean times. However, in 1962, this policy was changed and surplus was mandated to be used for developmental purposes. [7]
Apple seed oil is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing apple seeds. It is used in manufacturing cosmetics. [1] Apple seed oil may be used as an edible oil, with the oil cake being used to supplement animal feed. [2] Apple seed oil has a relatively high iodine value and because of this it is used in the production of alkyd resins, shoe polish ...
[3] [4] Oil extracts from the seeds are used to make 'owala' butter, an ingredient used in making candles, lubricants and ointments in Central Africa. [5] A decoction of the bark is applied as a topical treatment for sores and wounds. [6] In parts of Nigeria, leaf extracts are used in traditional medicine for the treatment of diarrhea related ...