Author: Shraddha Warde
The program will contribute to boosting climate resilience in rural areas and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in grain production The World Bank has approved a loan of $255 million to support a program that will reduce methane emissions and improve irrigation and drainage services in rice production in central China’s Hunan Province, according to the Xinhua news agency. The program will contribute to boosting climate resilience in rural areas and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in grain production, according to the bank. The program, with a total investment of $1.24 billion financed by the World Bank loan and Chinese government funds,…
The program will scale up many of the successful interventions and approaches of Malawi’s Agricultural Commercialisation Project Malawi is set to establish new six irrigation schemes, support an additional 560 productive alliances that target more than 112,000 households, and work with smallholder farmers to execute productivity-enhancing investments with the support of a $250 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) and a $15 million grant from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program that was approved by World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors. The new financing is part of phase 3 of the regional Food Systems Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa,…
China produces more than 150,000 metric tonnes of silk every year The end of May is known as the silkworm cocoon season in China. In China, spring is the best season to raise the silkworm. Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Sichuan are silk-producing provinces in China. Silkworm farmers in these provinces are busy cultivating silk cocoons. China produces 70 per cent of silkworm cocoons and raw silk in the world. Each cocoon has only one thread and in a good cocoon, the length of the thread is around 1.5 kilometres. It takes 28 days for silkworms to transform into adult, pupae. China…
The United States of America and Taiwan have finalised the first phase of a 21st-century trade plan United States of America (US) and Taiwan have finalised the first phase of a 21st-century trade plan amid tension between Washington and Beijing, the trade will facilitate some agricultural exports to the US, according to the Council of Agriculture (COA). Moth orchids and guavas will gain quick access to the US. The export value of moth orchids has reached $64.6 million and the value of guavas reached $248,000 last year. Both countries have introduced digital declaration and a streamlined system under the deal,…
This shift will remove a significant export barrier for U.S. cotton to Bangladesh A Cotton Council International (CCI)-sponsored Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture Delegation’s U.S. visit coupled with indispensable efforts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) office in Dhaka, ultimately convinced the Bangladesh government to relax its nearly-five-decade-long fumigation requirement on U.S. cotton imports. This shift will remove a significant export barrier for U.S. cotton to Bangladesh, as well as save Bangladeshi mills time and money as they look to the U.S. to fill their cotton fibre import needs. Bangladeshi mills have been paying over a million dollars annually to cover…
The first phase of the collaboration includes capturing and verifying seaweed conditions through the development of scoring methodologies based on photos Oceanfarmr and Coast 4C have announced a collaboration to develop mobile technologies to help improve the livelihoods of small-scale seaweed producers in Southeast Asia. The collaboration between tech startup Oceanfarmr and Coast 4C will centre on developing mobile technologies to accelerate the development of improved farm operations performance, finance, and ESG monetisation for seaweed farmers. The first phase of the collaboration includes capturing and verifying seaweed conditions through the development of scoring methodologies based on photos and manager reviews. This will enable…
The loan will be used to finance advances to cotton and wheat farmers, benefiting more than 3,600 farmers and farm workers The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Foreign Enterprise Indorama Agro LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Indorama Corporation (IRC) signed a $15 million loan to support the livelihoods of farmers in Uzbekistan, enhance their climate resilience, and support ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The loan will be used to finance advances to cotton and wheat farmers, benefiting more than 3,600 farmers and farm workers, as well as provide direct agronomic support to strengthen their climate resilience and promote…
The facility, to be located in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, will utilise Honeywell’s leading Ethanol to Jet (ETJ) process technology to transform low-carbon ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) Summit Agricultural Group announces the creation of Summit Next Gen, a sustainable aviation fuel production platform that will revolutionise the global aviation industry by providing a scalable supply of low-carbon jet fuel. Summit Next Gen will utilise Honeywell’s Ethanol to Jet processing technology to convert ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Through the project, Summit Next Gen creates an additional market for low-carbon ethanol producers and advances the sustainability goals of…
The purpose of the MOU between Davis College and SPIA is to pursue collaborations on research and academic exchange programmes EpicQuest Education Group International Limited announced that Davis College signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Suzhou Polytechnic Institute of Agriculture, based in Suzhou, China. The term of the MOU is for a period of five years and can be renewed thereafter. Diane Brunner, President of Davis College, commented, “We are very enthused to be collaborating with Suzhou Polytechnic Institute of Agriculture to expand education opportunities for our students. In addition to Davis College offering practical career-oriented programming, we believe that international collaborations offer an enriched educational experience…
The Directory includes three national-level agricultural brands, the Top 10 Guizhou provincial-level brands and nine city/prefecture-level brands The directory of Guizhou Agricultural Products was launched in Shanghai to introduce 80 outstanding agricultural brands to the world. Guizhou, which lies in China’s southwest region, is well known for its clean environment, fertile soil and rich biodiversity resources. The Directory includes 14 categories which have been carefully selected and evaluated by experts in the past two years. These selected brands are in the public domain and can be shared by qualified agricultural products from their designated areas. The Directory includes three national-level agricultural brands, the Top 10 Guizhou provincial-level brands and nine city/prefecture-level brands…