UK - SNIB urged to review Gresham House funding
Land reform campaigners are calling on the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) to reconsider its £50 million investment in Gresham House.
08.10.2025
08.10.2025
Norway - Salmon Evolution hits record biomass production, higher harvest weights at “fully stocked farm”
Norwegian land-based salmon farming company Salmon Evolution has hit a new record biomass production at its Indre Harøy, Norway-based facility.
08.10.2025
Australia - Tasmanian salmon farmer Petuna partners with Ace Aquatec on biomass cameras
East Devonport, Tasmania-based salmon and trout farmer Petuna, which raises fish in the Tamar River estuary at Rowella and in Macquarie Harbour, has partnered with Dundee, U.K.-based Ace Aquatec to use the aquaculture technology company’s underwater biomass-measuring cameras.
07.10.2025
USA - Cargill donates $1 million to K-State Agriculture Innovation Initiative
Cargill’s donation of $1 million to the Kansas State University Agriculture Innovation Initiative brings the university one step closer to meeting its $210 million goal.
07.10.2025
Saskatchewan looks to expand trade in Indonesia
Saskatchewan intends to increase its agricultural partnership with Indonesia.
07.10.2025
Philippines - Over 600k hit by Cebu quake, ‘Paolo’ agriculture losses at P105.39m
More than 600,000 people across northern Cebu have been affected by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the province last week, according to the latest situation report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
07.10.2025
European Union signs new fisheries protocol with São Tomé and Príncipe
The European Union and São Tomé and Príncipe have signed a new fisheries protocol that will allow EU vessels to continue harvesting fish from the latter’s territorial waters.
07.10.2025
Mozambique’s forests under threat: Shifting agriculture and wildfires drive tree cover loss
Mozambique has witnessed a significant decline in its tree cover over the years, with shifting agriculture being the predominant driver.
07.10.2025
Canada - Ontario Investing $41 Million in Agricultural Research Infrastructure
The Ontario government is investing over $41 million over the next four years to build and revitalizeAgricultural Research and Innovation Ontario (ARIO)infrastructure.
05.10.2025
Indonesia's shrimp industry suffering after radioactive case, association says
Indonesia's shrimp industry suffered a 30-35 per cent drop in processing absorption after a radioactive contamination was detected in a batch of shrimp shipped to the US in August, the country's shrimp farmers' association said on Friday.
05.10.2025
Nigeria - Fintiri Administration Boosts Agriculture with Tractors and Fertilizer Support for Dry Season Farming
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri’s administration has announced plans to strengthen agricultural production in Adamawa State through the purchase of 22 Massey Ferguson tractors and the allocation of ₦1.9 billion for fertilizer procurement to support dry season farming.
05.10.2025
USA - MDA awarded $11 million to advance innovative irrigation practices
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture, in partnership with local and regional organizations, has been awarded $11.16 million through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to expand conservation practices on irrigated agricultural land across the state.
05.10.2025
Tanzania plans to allocate 6m hectares for livestock farming
THE Chama Cha Mapinduzi presidential candidate, Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan, has said her government will allocate six million hectares of open land countrywide to benefit livestock farmers, including those in the Kilimanjaro region.
05.10.2025
Slovenia blocks Albanian peppers over pesticide residues
A shipment of peppers from Albania was blocked by Slovenian authorities after testing revealed pesticide residues exceeding legal limits.
05.10.2025
Study may help Scottish kelp industry address key commercialization challenges
The U.K. Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) and U.K. Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) have released a new case study on Scottish kelp farming which the organizations say could represent a “step-change for the Scottish kelp industry.”
02.10.2025
Nigeria - Adamawa govt approves over N26b for roads, agriculture, other projects
The Adamawa State Government has approved over N26 billion for capital projects aimed at improving road infrastructure, boosting agricultural productivity, and strengthening essential public services across the state.