India - Farmers Anxious Over DAP Shortage, Probable Crop Damage in Haryana, UP
AIKS questions efficacy of Nano-DAP, blames Centre and state governments for delaying fertiliser imports as well as procurement.
14.11.2024
14.11.2024
UK - Labour is planting seeds of division: Total crop failure is inevitable
Farmers and rural communities across the UK are rightly outraged by the chancellors disastrous Autumn Budget.
13.11.2024
India - Punjab boosts horticulture with litchi exports and crop diversification initiatives
The government of Punjab, under Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, is focusing on enhancing the economic status of farmers through crop diversification, particularly in horticulture.
13.11.2024
US offshore aquaculture industry launches campaign to increase Congressional support
Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS), a coalition of stakeholders in the U.S. aquaculture industry, has launched a month-long campaign to educate federal lawmakers and their staff about aquaculture and raise support for offshore finfish farming.
13.11.2024
Pakistan - Minister for Agriculture and Livestock chaired a divisional-level review meeting on wheat cultivation
Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Punjab Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani, chaired a divisional-level review meeting on wheat cultivation held at Agriculture House, Lahore.
13.11.2024
Algeria seeks cooperation opportunities with Vietnam in hi-tech agriculture
Representatives of local firms had a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Tran Quoc Khanh, as part of his recent visit to the province.
13.11.2024
Namibia - Kelp Blue's biostimulant enhances crop production
The Kelp Blue project in Luderitz is setting the stage for a potential agricultural revolution by creating a biostimulant from seaweed.
13.11.2024
Tunisia Keen To Emulate Ethiopia’s Recent Best Agricultural Productivity Practice
Tunisia has expressed its desire to cooperate with Ethiopia, particularly in the sphere of wheat cultivation and replicate best practice.
12.11.2024
USA - Sonoma County measure to ban animal farms reveals public lack of agriculture knowledge
As of Monday, 85.3% of Sonoma County voters have rejected Measure J, an initiative that would have banned or downsized an estimated 21 animal farms in Sonoma County.
12.11.2024
Indian wheat prices hit record high due to strong demand, supply crunch
Indian wheat prices have jumped to a record high due to strong demand, limited supplies, and a delay in the government releasing stocks from its warehouses to augment supplies, industry officials said on Tuesday.
12.11.2024
French Farmers Rally Against Mercosur Trade Deal: A Fight for Future of Agriculture
French farmers are protesting a trade deal with the Mercosur bloc, arguing it threatens their livelihoods by allowing imports produced under lower standards.
12.11.2024
Indonesia - Ministry Of Agriculture Prepares 1.5 Million Hectares Of Land For Cattle Farm Investors
The Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) has prepared an area of 1.5 million hectares (ha) for domestic and foreign investors who are willing to build cattle farms. The farm is for the development of the local dairy industry.
12.11.2024
Netherlands - Agriculture giants snatching up farms out from under gov't buyout scheme
Agricultural giants like Van Drie and Klaremelk are buying up farms on the Veluwe, including from farmers who were negotiating with the government to close down their businesses.
12.11.2024
China - AI-powered model enhances rice lodging detection for improved agricultural outcomes
By leveraging advanced convolutional neural network (CNN) architecture and intelligent optimization algorithms, an AI-powered model significantly surpasses conventional techniques, offering enhanced accuracy and reduced computational costs.
11.11.2024
US envoy launches Climate-Smart Agriculture programme to aid Pakistani farmers
US Ambassador Donald Blome on Monday inaugurated a five-year Climate-Smart Agriculture initiative at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), aimed at equipping Pakistani farmers with sustainable methods to address climate challenges and improve crop resilience.
11.11.2024
Philippines farm, fisheries production down by 3.7% in third quarter
The countrys farm and fisheries production value went down by 3.7% year-on-year to P397.43 billion for the third quarter, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.