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China's farm ministry seeks to salvage damaged wheat
China's agriculture ministry is urging local authorities to speed up the harvesting and drying of damaged grain, after heavy rain flooded fields of ripe wheat in the country's most important growing region.
Indian sugar mills export entire quota of 6.1 million tonnes
Indian mills have shipped out the entire 6.1 million tonnes of sugar allowed for exports, industry officials told Reuters, cashing in on multi-year high prices in the world market and robust demand.
Farm Scientist Recommends Incorporating Agriculture in School Curriculum to Promote Interest in the Field
Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, S.A. Patil has expressed concerns about the current state of agriculture and the declining interest in the field.
Around 50,000 hectare of agricultural land in Cuttack rainfed
The state government’s various schemes for irrigation of agricultural land remain out of reach for a large number of farmers in Cuttack district where around 50,000-hectare land comes under rainfed category.
Rice Seed Market: Growing a Sustainable Future | Latest Research Report 2023-2028
IMARC Group, a leading market research company, has recently releases report titled “Rice Seed Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028.”
Mindanao farm project gets World Bank’s nod
The World Bank (WB) announced that it had approved a $100-million loan for a program which aims to increase farm productivity in Mindanao.
Heavy rain benefits Thai farmers, boosts rice planting in Nakhon Ratchasima area
Heavy rains in Nakhon Ratchasima province have resulted in flooded fields, signalling good news for farmers who are now preparing the land for rice cultivation in the Phimai district.region.
Dispute related to Livestock and Agriculture Insurance: Who is to blame?
May 28: The agriculture and livestock insurance programme initiated by the government a decade ago to attract farmers to agriculture and animal husbandry is mired in controversy.
34 years old fish farmer setting the pace in cage farming in Tanzania
Elpidius Mpanju at MyFish Tanzania fingerlings production centre. He says fingerlings prodution is a process that requires a lot of attantion.
DA defends order on use of biofertilizers to increase yield, lower cost of farmers
It is time for Filipino farmers to use biofertilizers as the country is left behind in the more efficient and cheaper farming input, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday.