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Human activity highlighted in the spread of bird flu across Europe
People carry the avian influenza virus into premises on contaminated shoes, clothes, machines, animal feed and bedding.
Italy to cut rice output as drought looms for second year
Italian rice output is set to fall in 2023 as farmers facing a second year of drought reduce the land dedicated to the crop to the lowest for more than two decades, agricultural groups warn.
Spain's drought devastates olive oil output, drives world prices up
Drought in Spain, the world's largest olive oil producer, is likely to halve the country's output this year compared with the previous year, official estimates from the European Commission show, pushing prices up.
Dairy sector boasts 100 years of successful herd data collection
The U.S. dairy industry operates a comprehensive data collection program that records herd production information from farmers nationwide.
Vietnamese poultry sellers face tough competition from imports
The local consumption of chicken in Vietnam has seen an increase in recent years, but the signing of free trade agreements and ongoing smuggling of poultry had led to fierce competition in the local market.
Kenya devices strategies to revive cotton farming in key growing areas
The government of Kenya has come up with various strategies towards reviving cotton production among smalholder farmers in key production areas where the crop was grown before the collapse of the sector in 1980s.
Two vaccines show promising results against avian influenza
The vaccines have been tested under controlled conditions at Wageningen Bioveterinary Research in Lelystad. The next step will now be to investigate whether the vaccines are just as effective under commercial conditions.
Zim farmer turns small rural land into viable enterprises
A Zimbabwean farmer, Nkosibona Satenga-Dube, has turned his rural homestead in Insiza District, Matabeleland South province into a viable and highly intensive farming project.
India should keep lid on wheat exports to replenish local stocks - flour millers
Workers fill sacks with wheat at the market yard of the Agriculture Product Marketing Committee (APMC) on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, May 16, 2022.
South African gene technology: we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg
Advances in genetic sequencing are uncovering a treasure trove of information that will have far reaching consequences for stable, continued food production.