Author: Shraddha Warde
Under GEA both countries will associate with 17 joint initiatives for climate change and strengthen trade and investment in clean energy. Australia and Singapore have signed a first-of-its-kind Green Economy Agreement (GEA). The agreement targets new areas such as sustainable agriculture and green shipping corridors. Singapore’s Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong and Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell signed the agreement at the Parliament House after a delegation meeting on Tuesday. Under GEA both countries will associate with 17 joint initiatives for climate change and strengthen trade and investment in clean energy across the region. The…
Malaysia imposed restrictions on export on June 1st this year, in response to a shortage of chickens in Malaysia. Malaysia lifted the export ban on live broiler chickens in October. According to the Singapore Food Agency (SFA), SFA has received an official notification from Malaysia’s Department of Veterinary Services. SFA said, “As Singapore will continue to face disruptions in our food supply from time to time, due to external factors, SFA will continue to accredit more sources of chicken and work with the industry to diversify. We encourage businesses to review their Business Continuity Plans and to diversify further. This…
17 date producers from the UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, and Mauritania have participated. The first International Festival of Mexican Dates is inaugurated in San Luis Rio Colorado. Victor Villalobos Arambola, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the United Mexican States inaugurated the festival. 17 date producers from the UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, and Mauritania have participated in the Festival. Minister Villalobos expressed his happiness for the valuable cooperation between the two friendly countries, the UAE and Mexico at various levels. He extended his thanks and appreciation to Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the…
Researchers identified 29 pairs of RNA-sequencing data for thale cress and 26 pairs for rice for the plants in both normal oxygen and oxygen-deprived states from the available datasets. Researchers from Japan are getting closer to identifying the molecular processes underlying how floods deprive plants of oxygen — and how to engineer hardier crops. The team from Hiroshima University’s Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life uncovered several common genes and their related mechanisms in rice(Oryza sativa) and thale cress(Arabidopsis thaliana). “Hypoxia is an abiotic stress for plants often caused by flooding,” said first author Keita Tamura, referring to the oxygen deprivation caused…
The festival provides a valuable opportunity for date farmers and producers in the UAE to communicate directly with date investors, exporters and producers. The first edition of the Liwa Date Festival and Auction kicked off, in Liwa City, Al Dhafra Region, Abu Dhabi, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region. The festival Organised by the Cultural Programmes and Heritage Festivals Committee aims to underscore the UAE’s rich history of palm trees and dates and provide a platform for businesses to communicate and build a stronger business network. Major General Faris…
China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said its general office has issued a notice asking authorities to enhance efforts to control African swine fever China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said its general office has issued a notice asking authorities to enhance efforts to control African swine fever and other major swine-related diseases this autumn and winter. The notice requires authorities to pay special attention to prevention and control as gradually falling temperatures heighten the risk of the spread of the diseases. Authorities should make full efforts to vaccinate pigs and continue strict monitoring, sterilization and quarantine measures…
China’s grain production has stabilized at over 1.3 trillion kilograms for seven consecutive years as of 2021 China’s grain output is estimated above 1.3 trillion kilograms by 2022, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced on Wednesday. China is having triple challenges this year of natural disasters, the COVID19 pandemic and price fluctuations of commodities in the Global market. Despite of COVID19 pandemic China has harvested an ample amount of grain in recent years, with a stable food supply. NDRC official Wu Xiao told in a press conference that, as Harvest season has begun in China, the country…
The NDRC announced to release of the fifth round of frozen pork to the market, in a bid to stable market prices China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the top economic planner, summoned domestic major hog producers to discuss stabilizing the rapidly rising pork price to further secure the market supply of the essential product.According to China’s state-owned newspaper, the NDRC suggested that large-scale hog producers maintain the release speed of normal live hogs to the market. The commission also required enterprises not to delay the live hog releasing date or even collude in price speculation. China’s five major hog…
The company will export the Shiitake mushrooms and black fungus to Israel. Farmmi, Inc. an agricultural products supplier in China, announced the receipt of a high-volume order for its popular dried Shiitake mushrooms and black fungus. The company will export the Shiitake mushrooms and black fungus to Israel. Yefang Zhang, Farmmi’s Chairwoman and CEO, commented “Israel continues to lead as one of the largest global health and wellness foods markets. With more of the population aware of the direct relationship between what we consume and our health, Farmmi is well positioned as an attractive supplier well-positioned on for high-quality agriculture products gives us a…
The ‘She Thrives’ program in Vietnam will focus on two key areas of change to make a sustainable difference in the lives of rural agricultural producers. Cargill and CARE International signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a two-year program, ‘She Thrives’. ‘She Thrives’ aims to improve sustainable livelihoods among rural smallholders, particularly women and ethnic minorities from Dak Lak province in Vietnam by connecting farmers and producers to the tools and resources they need to enhance their livelihoods sustainably. This program focused on the central highlands province of Dak Lak will commence immediately and run through August 2024. Over…