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2023.01.29
Development partners commit $30 billion to food production in Africa
The continent is facing its worst food crisis ever, with more than one in five Africans – a record 278 million people – facing hunger, according to United Nations estimates.
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2023.01.29
Regenerative agriculture: An imperative to achieve food security in the Philippines
Food security in the Philippines remains an elusive dream. Despite numerous programs and projects to address food supply deficiencies, Filipinos remain food insecure.
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2023.01.28
Mechanisation vital for commercialising agriculture: Minister
The government has made a comprehensive plan to modernise and commercialise the agriculture sector in which mechanisation is going to play a very important role, said The Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.
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2023.01.28
Egypt receives 63,000 tons of grain from Russia
So far, since the start of the year, imports from Russia have reached 191,000 tons of wheat.
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2023.01.28
Seaweed farming could boost food security, yet preserve nature
A new study from the University of Queensland finds that seaweed offers a sustainable alternative to meet the world’s growing need for food and materials.
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2023.01.28
Exclusive: Indian sugar mills to close early as rain hits cane supply
Sugar mills in India's top producing state Maharashtra are set to stop cane crushing 45 to 60 days earlier than last year as heavy rain has curtailed sugar cane availability.
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2023.01.27
FCI to start e-auction of 25 lakh tonne wheat to bulk buyers from Feb 1
State-owned FCI, which plans to sell 25 lakh tonne of wheat to bulk consumers, on Friday said that it will start a weekly e-auctioning from February 1 at a reserve price of Rs 2,350 per quintal plus freight cost.
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2023.01.27
Parched Argentine crops feel relief from rains - grains exchange
Recent rains have brought badly needed relief to much of Argentina's parched agricultural land, the Buenos Aires Grains exchange said on Thursday, with coming rains expected to further help farmers in the planting stage amid a historic drought.
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2023.01.26
Mexico aims to considerably reduce corn imports by 2024
Mexico will not be able to completely replace all the corn it imports by 2024, Deputy Agriculture Minister Victor Suarez said on Wednesday, but it hopes to reduce its purchases between 30% and 40%, reported Reuters.
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2023.01.26
Lakes, rivers crucial in Africa’s food security needs: Research
There is a growing recognition that freshwater lakes and rivers in sub-Saharan Africa are crucial to the food and nutrition security of millions of people, a recent research has shown.