Grenadas government has launched a major initiative to boost its livestock sector with the importation of 466 pure-bred animals from the United States, representing an investment of over EC$4 million aimed at enhancing the nations food security.
The African aquaculture sector has formally committed to the establishment of the African Aquaculture Business Leaders Network (AABLN), which will aim toadvance industry sustainability through pre-competitive collaboration following the model of the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI).
Heavy rains have devastated watermelon crops in Mangaldan, leaving farmers facing significant losses during what should have been their harvest season.
The European Parliament has officially established the Intergroup on Sustainable Livestock Farming.
Maine, U.S.A.-based aquaculture company Cold Current Kelp has won the U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) Rural Development Value-Added Producer Grant of USD 24,700 (EUR 23,781), and one of the companys funding partners, the Maine Technology Institute, has pledged to match the grant with another USD 25,000 (EUR 24,070).
A calf born in Dumfries has made history as the first member of the UKs longest-runninglivestockgenetics project to be conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF).
The export of oranges from Pakistan to Malaysia has seen a pivotal development as the laboratory testing requirement has been lifted.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), have issued warnings regarding oysters harvested from multiple areas due to potential norovirus contamination.
In Auckland, New Zealand, a single male Oriental fruit fly has been discovered in a surveillance trap located in a Papatoetoe backyard, prompting immediate action from Biosecurity New Zealand.
Tripura Agriculture Minister Ratan Lal Nath today said that the main aim of the present BJP government in the state is to become self-sufficient in agriculture and double the income of the farmers.
A team from the University of Illinois has engineered potatoes to be more resilient to global warming, demonstrating a 30% increase in tuber mass under heatwave conditions.
Sri Lankas paddy farmers, already reeling from a series of crises, including recent heavy rainfall and wildlife intrusions, are now grappling with a new and alarming threat—an outbreak of an unidentified species of worms devastating their crops.
China has approved five gene-edited crop varieties and 12 types of genetically modified (GM) soybean, corn and cotton, expanding approvals to boost high-yield crops, reduce import reliance, and ensure food security.
A hot, dry austral summer is beginning to cause damage to Argentinas 2024/25 soybean and corn crops, the countrys two main grains exchanges said on Friday, after abundant spring rains had until recently provided excellent growing conditions.
According to the subsidy programs Management Committee, the amount for use throughout the country fell to R$820.2 million.The news came as a surprise to insurance companies. It is estimated that R$65 million that had already been contracted to subsidize 10,000 policies will have to be removed from the system.
Ranchers and producers are looking to recover losses they say have been caused by the wolf reintroduction program, submitting nearly $600,000 in claims.