PEF technology enhances fruit preservation and snack production efficiency
Eleas PEF systems use precision electrical pulses to open cell membranes (electroporation).
13.01.2025
13.01.2025
Australia considers national standards to address misuse of 'organic' label
Australian organic farmers and retailers are raising concerns over the misuse of the organic label, which they argue leads to consumer deception.
12.01.2025
India - Stray cattle causing accidents, damaging crops in Radaur area of Yamunanagar
Stray cattle are causing accidents on roads in Radaur town and damaging crops in fields in villages falling under the Radaur subdivision of Yamunanagar district.
12.01.2025
Argentina - Half of the banana plantations in Formosa have been destroyed
After years of poor harvests and a lack of government policies, the province of Formosas banana sector started 2024 with 1,000 hectares of banana plants but ended it with only 500.
12.01.2025
Nigeria - FG allocates N1.77 billion to boost animal health and livestock management in 2025 budget
The federal government has allocated N1.77 billion in new projects to boost animal health, disease prevention, and sustainable livestock management across Nigeria.
12.01.2025
8F Asset Management secures USD 460 million toward building Japan-based salmon RAS
Singapore-based investment firm 8F Asset Management has successfully closed an investment fund which it said finalizes the funding it needs to complete a land-based salmon recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) in Japan.
12.01.2025
Japan - Bird flu outbreaks strike Iwate Prefecture farms
Japanese authorities began culling some 50,000 chickens Sunday after a bird flu outbreak at a farm in the northern Iwate Prefecture region.
12.01.2025
$100 billion export target set for India’s food, agriculture sectors
India has allowed 100 per cent foreign investment in the food and beverage sector, full foreign ownership, and complete foreign management of such foreign-owned enterprises, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, has announced.
12.01.2025
India - Gujarat, Bihar to rejoin Fasal Bima
Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand rejoined the scheme last year while Telangana has announced rolling it out from next kharif season.Bihar has agreed to rejoin PMFBY by the next kharif season. Also, talks are on with Gujarat to persuade the coastal state to implement the scheme.
12.01.2025
The Union Cabinet approved continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme till 2025-26
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme till 2025-26 with an overall outlay of Rs.69,515.71 Crore from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The decision will help in risk coverage of crops from non-preventable natural calamities for farmers across the country till 2025-26.
09.01.2025
Indonesian forestry minister proposes 20m hectares of deforestation for crops
An Indonesian government plan to clear forests spanning an area twice the size of South Korea for food and biofuel crops has sparked fears of massive greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss.
09.01.2025
Ireland - Snowfall causing collapsed farm sheds and injured livestock leads to increase in insurance calls
Insurance companies are receiving large amounts of calls from farmers about collapsed sheds and dead animals following heavy snowfall in recent days, according to a specialist in loss assessing who has worked in the industry since 1980.
09.01.2025
Philippines - Kanlaon eruption damage to agricultural sector reaches P129.39 million
The amount of damage to agriculture caused by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros has reached P129.39 million, according to the Department of Agriculture.
09.01.2025
South Africa farmers raise alarms amid steep decline in agricultural sector
AgriCulture South Africa (Agri SA) and the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) have raised concerns following a sharp decline in South Africa’s agricultural performance in the third quarter of 2024.
09.01.2025
India - Nilgiris faces threat of forest fires and crop losses due to severe cold and frost
Night temperature fell to 2°C in the last week of December. On January 4, it was 2.6°C and has not increased since then.
09.01.2025
FoodTechBangladesh makes major investments in aquaculture sector with the help of Dutch government
FoodTechBangladesh, a Bangladeshi-Dutch aquaculture partnership, has achieved two major milestones with the help of the Dutch government.