Author: Shraddha Warde
Testing methods are being developed to identify the source of more agricultural and fishery products. Tea, agricultural and fishery products in Taiwan are set to be regulated from 1st Jan 2023. Taiwan Government is establishing a traceability system, according to the Council of Agriculture (COA). Domestically cultivated tea must be certificated with an indication of its origin, such as a QR code or a label listing it as organic. The measure will be introduced to fight counterfeit tea being labelled as Taiwan tea. Over 4,000 businesses in the tea industry have registered their products as required by the Agricultural and…
Yangxin has 136 beef cattle farms and 76 slaughtering enterprises, with an annual output of 280,000 cattle and slaughtering capability of 1.2 million cattle. Yangxin county in China’s Shandong province has striven to transform beef cattle into a pillar industry in an effort to drive development, increase local farmers’ incomes and maintain an ecological environment. The county authority has steadfastly pushed forward the integration of the beef cattle industry and rural vitalisation. It has issued several policies to enhance support of beef cattle breeding and slaughtering, as well as brand promotion. Now Yangxin’s three beef and cattle brands have been…
The measures will help in pest control and mitigating pests’ hazards and damages. Pakistan’s Ministry of National Food Security and Research and the Agency of the Plant Protection and Quarantine of the Republic of Uzbekistan have agreed to further strengthen cooperation in the field of plant quarantine. In this regard, a ceremony was held at the Pakistan ministry. Ibrohim Ergashev, Director General Agency of the Plant Protection and Quarantine of the Republic of Uzbekistan while representing the Uzbek side agreed to improve mechanisms of pest control measures between the two countries. According to the Pakistani media, National Plant Protection Organizations…
It is a large improvement to the old fashioned traditional techniques being used with results immediately visible when compared side to side. Agroforestry Group announced it has successfully completed the review of its new R&D-driven oud oil inoculation technique and will be introducing it across its Aquilaria plantations. This groundbreaking new technique aims to generate additional profitability through the production of increased agarwood volume as well as higher quality oud oil and woodchips. Agroforestry Group reviewed the yield volume and distribution of oud oil found within trialled inoculated trees, before deciding to implement the new pipe-based technique on a larger…
AGN tokens will provide farmers in both developed and developing countries to sell their products at fair prices directly to end consumers. XT.COM, the world’s first socially infused trading platform, announces the listing of AGN on its platform in the Main & Web3 Zones. The AGN/USDT and AGN/ETH trading pairs have opened for trading from 2022-12-26 at 8:00 (UTC). About AGN token AGN is an ERC-20 token deployed on the Ethereum blockchain with a total supply of 3,690,000,000 tokens. The tokens will be used to create an efficient supply chain within the Agrinode agricultural ecosystem. AGN tokens will provide farmers in both developed and developing countries…
The share of Taiwan fruit exports to China has dropped from 80 per cent five years ago to 3 per cent. Taiwan has cut its reliance on the Chinese market for its fruit exports to 3 per cent, according to the Council of Agriculture (COA). Over the past year, China restricted the import of products including pineapple and other fruits, beer and beverages, fish and seafood. As a result, the share of Taiwan fruit exports to China has dropped from 80 per cent five years ago to 3 per cent now, COA Minister Chen Chi-Chung said. After Taiwan and China…
The package is designed to address growing risks to food security traced to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and natural disasters caused by climate change. Japan’s government adopted a set of measures to strengthen the country’s food security including the promotion of domestic production of fertilizers and animal feed to reduce its dependence on imports. According to the local media, in the package, adopted at a relevant meeting, the government says it will “secure with responsibility funds necessary to implement reforms for enhancing food security through the budget compilation process every year.” “We will strongly promote a structural shift of the…
The move is part of efforts to ensure sustainable food security and achieve the goals of the comprehensive development march, led by King Hamad. More plots of land will soon be allocated for agricultural investment as Bahrain seeks to bolster food security. Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister directed the Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture Ministry to offer new lands for agriculture and make them available soon through the government land investment platform. He said the move is part of efforts to ensure sustainable food security and achieve the goals of the comprehensive development march, led by King…
The partnership will effectively contribute towards realizing key UAE initiatives like the National Food Security Strategy 2051, UAE Net Zero 2050 and Ne’ma Pledge. Right Farm, a disruptive UAE-based Business-to-Business (B2B) digital platform for the food service sector, announced its partnership with The Waste Lab, an impact-driven startup that helps divert food and organic waste from landfills and uses them to create healthy compost and other byproducts that benefit the UAE’s soil, farms, food, and creates jobs. At a total cost of AED 13 billion, 3.27 million tons of food go to UAE landfills each year; it is estimated that each resident contributes, on average, a resounding 197kg…
The Council explored the finance solutions offered by Emirates Development Bank to modern agricultural SMEs and start-ups and highlighted the next steps in developing targeted extension services for farmers. The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) hosted the first meeting of the Farmers’ Council, presided over by Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment. The meeting highlighted the government’s directions to promote sustainable modern farming systems across the UAE to increase the agricultural sector’s productivity and commercial value and enhance food security. The Minister said: “Food security is a strategic priority of the UAE that…