Author: Shraddha Warde
It will ensure proper soil use and management, address land degradation, enhance crop productivity, and improve farmers’ income Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. President of the Philippines has vowed to empower the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Soils and Water Management (DA-BSWM), especially through capacitating soil laboratories nationwide to yield better data. During the opening program of the 1st National Soil Health Summit, the President stressed the need to address the country’s growing problem of soil degradation, acidification, and pollution. “I cannot emphasise enough how significant and influential this 1st National Soil Health Summit is. With the discourse amongst our leaders and…
The programme aims to prevent Ukraine from requiring food assistance in the long term The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a joint programme in collaboration with mine action partner Fondation Suisse de Déminage (FSD) to support smallholder farmers and rural families most affected by the war. The programme has already started in Kharkivska oblast, and will later expand to Mykolaivska and Khersonska oblasts, focusing on farmers with land plots smaller than 300 hectares as well as rural families growing food for their own consumption. The programme is designed…
Dr Sarah Dodd will collaborate with Noochies! on product formulations and cell-cultivated proteins for pet foods CULT Food Science Corp has partnered with Dr Sarah Dodd, a board-certified veterinary nutritionist, to support Noochies! product formulations and the design, analysis and validation of nutritional tests with Noochies! ingredients and products. In addition, Dr Sarah Dodd has joined the company’s Advisory Board. Dr Dodd graduated from the veterinary science program at Massey University in New Zealand in 2016, after which she completed her MSc and PhD degrees at the University of Guelph in Canada. In 2021, Dr Dodd passed her certifying exam and was recognised as a diplomate of the European College of…
Exports of agri products rose 6.4 per cent to $31.74 billion, while imports went up 11.2 per cent to $79.97 billion China’s foreign trade of agricultural products maintained the trend of expansion in the first four months of this year, with the total value up 9.7 per cent year on year to $111.71 billion dollars, official data showed. Breaking it down, exports of those products rose 6.4 per cent to $31.74 billion, while imports went up 11.2 per cent to $79.97 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The trade deficit hit $48.23 billion in the January-April…
With almost €6m of investment, the expansion of the R&D site in Eschbach, Germany, enables Corteva Agriscience to conduct state-of-the-art crop protection studies Corteva Agriscience has opened its first combined crop protection and seed research laboratory in EMEA, helping drive innovation and deliver sustainable solutions for farmers. With almost €6m of investment, the expansion of the R&D site in Eschbach, Germany, enables Corteva Agriscience to conduct state-of-the-art crop protection studies to help develop solutions which protect crops from pests and diseases. In addition, the research centre is energy-efficient with zero emissions from wastewater in line with Corteva Agriscience’s sustainability commitment.…
China resumes imports of sugar apples from Taiwan after two years Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture (COA) is satisfied with the decision and urged China to communicate and discuss quarantine regulations on the platform of the ‘Cross-Strait Agricultural Products Quarantine Inspection Cooperation Agreement’ regarding the agricultural and fishery products that are still suspended by China. Taiwan hopes that mainland China will conduct technical dialogue with Taiwan in accordance with international trade norms and resume trade as soon as possible. China has resumed imports of sugar apples from Taiwan, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council announced this. After two years China…
BBNJ agreement was approved at an intergovernmental conference in New York The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the approval by UN member states of a landmark legally binding agreement, under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in international waters, covering nearly two-thirds of world’s ocean. FAO is set to support its Members in implementing the accord, often referred to as the ‘High Seas Treaty’, on safeguarding Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), which has been under discussion for nearly two…
The platform will invest an initial amount of AUD 200 million (CAD 178 million) over the next three years The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), an Australian government-owned green bank, and CDPQ, a global investment group, announced the launch of a strategic partnership focused on agricultural land in Australia, with a first acquisition of a farm dedicated to row crops located in New South Wales. The new platform will invest an initial amount of AUD 200 million (CAD 178 million) over the next three years to acquire assets that will be managed by Gunn Agri Partners, a leading Australian farmland manager, of which CDPQ and the CEFC will become…
The project entails the utilisation of the ¥251 million donation from the Government of Japan for 4,000 small-scale coconut farmers The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), and the Government of Japan forge cooperation to restore agri-fishery-based livelihoods and promote climate resiliency among farmers and fisherfolk affected by the onslaught of Super Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai). “Back-to-back crises—conflicts, typhoons, flooding, earthquakes—make it difficult for many farmers and fishers in the Philippines to rebound as they struggle to replace what was lost or damaged—by it seeds and tools, livestock, or fishing…
This latest order underscores the high-quality products are sought after despite the availability of locally produced and wild mushrooms Farmmi, an agriculture products supplier in China, announced a new high-volume order for its dried Shiitake mushrooms and dried black fungus, which will export to Romania. The latest high-volume order represents a further sales expansion in Europe. According to the World Bank, Romania’s economic growth has been one of the highest in the European Union since 2010. Economic growth was robust in 2022 at 4.8 per cent. Romania has made impressive strides in raising its economic performance and prosperity over the past two decades. However, the COVID-19 pandemic…