Star-studded line-up announced for Pasifika Fest Wednesday, 25 January 2014, Star-studded line-up announced for Pasifika Festival 2014 Auckland City is proud to announce a star-studded line-up for the 2014 Pasifika Festival that features a mix of hot headline acts and budding future stars handpicked from the Expressions Pasifika auditions held last November. The free Air […]
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Coffee is Fair Trade
Coffee is Fair Trade By Bradley Wilson/Commentary Daily Targum The Fair Trade movement is embodied by the work of advocates and farmers to establish market access for farming and handicraft cooperatives throughout the world. This movement deserves the support of the Rutgers community. Although Rutgers has taken honest steps toward increasing the volume of Fair […]
PERAJIN MAMPU SIASATI DAMPAK KENAIKAN HARGA BBM
PERAJIN MAMPU SIASATI DAMPAK KENAIKAN HARGA BBM; Patung Kayu dan Fiber Patuk Diekspor Jogjatoday.com/jogjaekonomi Perajin kayu yang memproduksi patung dan topeng di wilayah Kecamatan Patuk, sangat merasakan dampak kenaikan harga BBM. Di samping biaya produksi meningkat, eksportir banyak yang lari. Padahal para perajin sangat berharap bisa memasarkan produknya langsung kepada eksportir tanpa lewat buyer. Seperti […]
Food festival fails to whet visitors’ appetite
Food festival fails to whet visitors’ appetite Tuesday, January 24, 2014 12:43:9 IST Not too many takers at venue where even quite a participants did not show up.. The Mumbai Festival which started since about 10 days ago and which goes on till the last week of the month, has little celebration. The entire festival […]
Himachal Pradesh gives geographical status to Kullu shawls, Kangra tea
Himachal Pradesh gives geographical status to Kullu shawls, Kangra tea New Kerala By Rajiv Kimta, Kullu (Himachal Pradesh): Realising the potential of its world class Kullu shawls and Kangra tea, the Department of Science and Technology of Himachal Pradesh has accorded a Geographical Indications (GIs) status under the Geographical Indications of Goods Act, 1999 for […]
Craft wizards wait for tide to turn
Craft wizards wait for tide to turn Calcutta Telegraph, India ARTI SAHULIYAR Ranchi, Jan. 23: With as many as 40 National Awards and 40 National Certificates on offer in the field of handicrafts, it does come as a disappointment that, except for a lone artist getting the National Merit Certificate for bamboo crafting last year, not […]
His Majesty visits mukims in Belait District
His Majesty visits mukims in Belait District Borneo Bulletin, Brunei Darussalam By Lyna Mohammad Mukims Melilas, Sukang and Labi in the Belait District yesterday came under the scrutiny of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Negara Brunei Darussalam, the first of the monarch’s visits to mukims and villages this year. Yesterday’s visit by the […]
Handicraft industry Morocco participates in ‘Global Village’ festival in Dubai
Handicraft industry Morocco participates in ‘Global Village’ festival in Dubai Morocco Times The portal of the Moroccan stand, covering about 1,000 m², reflects Moroccan culture through the aesthetic of architecture and handcrafts. Morocco is exhibiting the Zellige mosaics, a means of decoration in Moroccan architecture, to put visitors into the atmosphere of Moroccan medinas and […]
Cooperation :New head of MCC to visit Morocco
Cooperation :New head of MCC to visit Morocco Morocco Times Danilovitch will visit Marrakech where he will meet cooperatives led by women as well as an agricultural project site, the communiqué underlined. Morocco was selected in November 2004 among the 23 countries eligible to apply for Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) assistance for the fiscal year […]
SLHB to rejuvenate Katubedda carpentry workshop
SLHB to rejuvenate Katubedda carpentry workshop by Irangika Range Daily News The Sri Lanka Handicraft Board (SLHB) will set up new machinery investing Rs. 9 million to increase the manufacturing of furniture in its carpentry workshop, in Katubedda, Moratuwa. The SLHB has targeted to create more self-employment opportunities in the carpentry industry through this programme. […]