Vietnam: No agreement with Thailand on rice prices HANOI: Vietnam said on Thursday it had no deal with Thailand to jointly raise rice prices. Bangkok Post · Sep 23, 2022
Groundswell delegation lauds Andhra Pradesh for promoting natural farming technologies 32-member team comprising members from 14 countries is on a exposure visit to State The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022
‘This land belonged to us’: Nestlé supply chain linked to disputed Indigenous territory Investigation reveals cattle raised on Mỹky territory ended up in global supply chain including food giant The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022
The SPAC King Folds, Ending the Blank-Check Frenzy Chamath Palihapitiya pioneered a new way of raising money. Now he’s giving $1.6 billion back, and his preferred investment vehicle looks increasingly like a passing fad. Businessweek · Sep 22, 2022
India defends its decision to ban rice, wheat exports at WTO At a meeting in Geneva, the U.S. and the European Union raised questions over India’s decision to ban export of wheat and rice, stating it could have adverse implications on global markets The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022
Vietnam 'not in deal with Thailand' to jointly raise rice prices HANOI: Vietnam is not in a deal with Thailand to jointly raise rice prices, Le Minh Hoan, Vietnam's Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Le Minh Hoan said on Thursday. Bangkok Post · Sep 22, 2022
Victorian Farmers Federation releases Child Safety on Farms guide at coroner's advice Children aged 10 to 15 are the focus of a new farm safety book hoped to help reduce tragedies in a setting that has Australia's highest rate of workplace accidents and fatalities. ABC News · Sep 22, 2022
Brazil's Lula expects to reach trade agreement with EU in six months if elected Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he should reach an agreement on a trade deal between South America's Mercosur trade bloc and the European Union within six months, if he wins October's presidential election. Reuters · Sep 21, 2022
Grain prices remain low as growers eye third bumper harvest in a row All signs show Australia is on track for its third bumper harvest in a row, but the price for our grain is among the lowest in the world. ABC News · Sep 21, 2022
Andhra Pradesh: ‘No case of lumpy skin disease in Prakasam’ 7.28 lakh heads of cattle in the district, covering 80%, vaccinated: Animal Husbandry Joint Director The Hindu · Sep 21, 2022
Front line farming: Bombs disrupt critical Ukraine industry Ukrainian farms near the front lines are facing constant shelling that is damaging fields, equipment and buildings and making it difficult to plant and harvest crops The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022
Half of Western Sydney foodbowl land may have been lost to development in just 10 years More and more farming land is being lost to other land uses such as housing on the outskirts of our cities. But how much land is being lost? And why does it matter? The Conversation · Sep 20, 2022
Explained | What is the lumpy skin disease affecting cattle in India? What are its economic implications and does it affect milk for consumption? The viral infection has killed nearly 75,000 cattle in India and spread to more than 10 States and UTs, hitting Rajasthan the worst The Hindu · Sep 20, 2022
Reuters · Sep 20, 2022 As war, drought hit global crops, Argentina gambles on GM wheat In fields near Argentine farm town Pergamino, spiky green shoots of wheat stretch in neat rows to the horizon, a crop developers hope will boost yields of the grain thanks to a single gene borrowed from sunflowers helping it better tolerate drought.
The Hindu · Sep 20, 2022 Explained | Gujarat’s cattle control Bill and India’s stray cattle issue Stray cattle have caused injury, even death, but measures to control them have landed the government in hot water with rearers
AAP · Sep 20, 2022 Farmers 'big winners' of UK trade deal A free trade agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom would benefit a number of sectors including agriculture, a parliamentary committee has heard.
Daily Mirror · Sep 19, 2022 Genetically-modified purple tomatoes which are even more healthy than red ones approved Studying the benefits of the tomatoes, they found that if Cancer-prone mice ate the purple tomatoes they lived around 30 per cent longer than those that ate normal tomatoes
The Hindu · Sep 19, 2022 Farmers plan Vidhana Soudha Chalo on September 26 against sugarcane FRP and Electricity Amendment Bill The farmers will also be voicing their concern over the reported efforts by sugar mills to deny the farmers their rightful payment for supplying sugarcane
Bangkok Post · Sep 18, 2022 Tapioca shipments to keep rising amid high demand Thai exports of tapioca products are expected to continue growing this year, boosted by global demand as importers seek alternatives for maize, which has become costly because of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
Salon · Sep 18, 2022 Droughts endanger cranberry harvest Another year of erratic weather means cranberry farmers are facing slim margins and tough decisions.
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2022 Maggots key to crisis-time fertilizer for Ugandan farmers Moses Wamugango peered into the plastic vats where maggots wriggled in decomposing filth, the enviable project of a neighbor who spoke of the fertilizer problem he had been able to solve
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 18, 2022 Tunisian ‘Hanging Garden’ Farms Cling on Despite Drought High in the hills of northwestern Tunisia, farmers are tending thousands of fig trees with a unique system of terracing they hope will protect them from ever-harsher droughts. But the "hanging gardens" of Djebba El Olia have been put to the test this year as the North African country sweltered…
WEKU · Sep 17, 2022 As farmers split from the GOP on climate change, they're getting billions to fight it Democrats plan to spend $20 billion to help rural communities address the climate crisis. There's little sign the infusion of money will reshape politics in areas that traditionally vote Republican.