The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has announced a €154 million investment from the Government of Italy, in partnership with BF International, to support the transformation of large-scale commercial agriculture in Ghana.
The Federal Government has launched the National Council on Livestock Development, a new policy and coordination body designed to drive major reforms and attract new investments into Nigeria’s livestock economy.
A new digital tool designed to help Scottish potato growers manage one of the industry’s most persistent pests has been launched by PCN Action Scotland.
Even as the government has announced relief packages worth Rs 11,138 crore for farmers for damages due to rains in September and October, the farmers in several districts say they do not see the situation getting any better.
Nickel is vital to the global green transition, but its extraction is bringing environmental disaster to Filipinos on the front line.
A new suite of farm-focused checklists, relocation tools and emergency steps will help producers prepare long before evacuation alerts arrive.
Laos continues to boost agricultural production by promoting modern techniques, quality standards, and sustainable practices, aiming to strengthen the economy and community livelihoods.
The funding, provided by sustainable investment firm Mirova, will go toward expanding Varaha’s regenerative farming and soil organic carbon practices across India.
Former Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai has written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah demanding urgent action to provide crop relief to farmers across Karnataka who have suffered repeated losses due to excessive rainfall over the past two years.
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture collected 546,431 pounds of unwanted pesticides across 12 counties during collection events this year. Since 2005, the Agricultural Abandoned Pesticide Program has overseen the collection and disposal of 6,967,301 pounds of unwanted pesticides across the state.
Since the General Authority for Veterinary Services launched the national campaign to vaccinate livestock against foot-and-mouth disease and Rift Valley fever last October, the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation announced that more than 6.5 million vaccine doses have been administered nationwide.
Facing a fast-building pest threat that could devastate local melon fields, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved extending an emergency declaration to combat the sweetpotato whitefly.
Tate & Lyle has expanded its regenerative agriculture programme into Europe, working with corn suppliers in France to embed more sustainable farming practices.
The federal government has unveiled the National Digital Farmers Registry (NDFR) collaborative knowledge-exchange platform aimed at building a unified, efficient and secure digital agriculture ecosystem.
Over the past fortnight, KwaZulu-Natal has endured relentless heavy rainfall and widespread flooding, with towns across the province reporting significant storm damage.
Wild animal attack now recognised as localised risk; Paddy inundation reintroduced under localised calamity.