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22.10.2024

Festivals, agriculture, elections set to boost India's oil products demand in Q4

Indias appetite for oil products in the October-December quarter is set to get a boost from the upcoming festival season as well as the agricultural season, recovering from a few months of subdued consumption because of excessive monsoon rains, industry sources and analysts told S and P Global Commodity Insights.

22.10.2024

Mexico announces food and agriculture plan that could take the country back to the 1980s

Mexicos new president announced a new agriculture plan on Tuesday that could make the countrys food production and distribution look a lot more like it did in the 1980s, when meals inMexicowere dominated by tortillas, beans and instant coffee and cheap hot chocolate.

22.10.2024

South Korea to supply stocks of kimchi cabbage after hot weather damages crop

South Koreas government said on Wednesday it will ensure 24,000 tonnes of cabbage are supplied from national stocks to provide support during the upcoming peak kimchi-making season, after blaming unusually hot weather for affecting thecabbage crop.

22.10.2024

Australia - Crops hit hard in hail storm

Severe hail and rain across parts of western Victoria last week were a further blow in an already tough season for the regions farmers. A drier than normal season, plus frost damage, were already affecting farmers decisions around their harvests.

21.10.2024

Lack of housing a major issue for Faroes aquaculture

Salmon farming on the Faroe Islands will continue to expand, but more must be done to accommodate the extra overseas staff the industry will need, says a report from the islands economic council.

21.10.2024

Iran - TZ seek to expand partnership in agriculture, petro-chemicals, tourism

Iranian Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri Ghezelcheh announced about the expansion of cooperation between Iran and Tanzania in the fields of agriculture, petrochemicals and tourism.

21.10.2024

USA - Florida agriculture facing ‘unprecedented financial strain’ after four major hurricanes pummel the state

Damages to farmers and ranchers from Hurricane Milton may double the statewide agricultural destruction from three other storms that pummeled Florida since August 2023, according to state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Wilton Simpson.

21.10.2024

USA - Northern Colorado agriculture workers meet with Sen. John Hickenlooper to discuss avian flu

Avian flu continues to impact agriculture workers and their operations, causing some companies in Northern Colorado to spend millions of dollars to combat further spread.

21.10.2024

USA - Milwaukee's first Urban Agriculture Conference aims to strengthen the local food network

In Milwaukee, a vibrant community of urban farmers, agriculturists, and business owners gathered for the citys first-ever Urban Agriculture Conference.

21.10.2024

Grenada - Over 90 Farmers to Benefit from First Phase of Irrigation Equipment Under the G-CREWS Challenge Fund for Agriculture

The Grenada Development Bank has reached a significant milestone in the implementation of the Challenge Fund for Agriculture, a key component under the Climate-Resilient Water Sector in Grenada project.

20.10.2024

English harvest 2024: Heavy crop losses due to wet weather

English winemakers have suffered heavy crop losses after persistent wet weather and downy mildew plagued vineyards throughout the growing season.

20.10.2024

Bangladesh Faces Agricultural Crisis As Floods Ruin 1.1 Million Tons Of Rice Crop

Floods in Bangladesh have destroyed 1.1 million tons of agriculture led to rising food prices

20.10.2024

Chinese Firm to Invest Over N1trn in Niger State Agricultural Sector

Niger State agricultural revolution under Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has received a big boost following the decision of a Chinese firm to invest over N1.094 trillion in the recently established Special Agro- Industrial Processing Zone in Minna, the state capital.

20.10.2024

Phillipines and Italy strengthen agricultural cooperation on World Food Day

Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. on Wednesday October 16, World Food Day, met Italian Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida to enhance agricultural partnerships and reaffirm the two countries commitment to sustainable food systems and trade.

20.10.2024

India - KTR questions false claims by Congress on crop loan waiver in Telangana

The official national handle of the Congress party posted that the Telangana Congress government had waived off loans for 40 lakh farmers under its crop loan waiver scheme.

20.10.2024

USA - Hippie urban farmers to get evicted from NYC plot before they can harvest crops — as new luxury development breaking ground

About 600 urban farmers say they are being evicted from their Williamsburg plot so suddenly that they wont even be able to harvest their last batch of crops.

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