The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-08-09
DW Business
'Zombie' companies thrive on cheap borrowing - German firms concerned over China trade disruptions - Farm runoff blamed for Spanish lagoon disaster Read more
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2022-08-09
‘Who would have thought that cinema could reach this far?’: Lessons from implementing community-based edutainment in rural Senegal
A show set in a maternal health clinic offers perspectives on women's health. Read more
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2022-08-08
USDA Extends Comment Period on Proposal to Revise Pecan Standards
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule to revise the U.S. Standards for Grades of Pecans in the Shell... Read more
2022-08-08
Tonnes of South African citrus fruit stranded in EU ports over dispute
South Africa has referred the matter to the World Trade Organisation. Read more
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2022-08-08
Misleading beer festival video claims to show Italian farmers' protest
The footage actually shows an organised tractor beer festival that celebrates the local agriculture industry. Read more
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2022-08-06
Ukraine has a unique seed collection that could be ‘lost forever’
Ukrainian grain ships are leaving again, but the country’s seed bank is still in danger. Here's why its diverse contents are so vital. Read more
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2022-08-05
USDA Publishes Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards Proposed Rule
Comment Period Open for 60 Days from Publication Read more
2022-08-05
'Tragic situation': Rice paddies dry up in Italy amid record drought
The future of Italian risotto in the Po Valley is in peril as paddy fields dry up and turn salty amid a historic drought. Read more
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2022-08-04
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Nevada
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Nevada under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative... Read more
2022-08-04
Cameroon: Greenhouse farm to tackle global food insecurity
In Africa, greenhouse farming is proving a way of fighting food insecurity and high food prices caused by the Ukrainian war. In Cameroon, this agricultural technique — cultivating crops in an enclosed... Read more
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2022-08-03
USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty Programming with Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe to purchase and distribute... Read more
2022-08-03
Aid agencies struggle to keep world's poorest fed
Food and fuel prices are surging because of Russia's war in Ukraine, and some of the world's poorest regions are being hit hard. In eastern Africa, a severe drought adds to the crisis. A food used to... Read more
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