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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.
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.
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.
German plans to end crop-based biofuels would hit farmers, cut rapeseed output
Any German government plans to stop crop-based biofuel production would severely hit farmers and cut rapeseed output, Thomas Mielke, CEO of Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World said on Wednesday.
How small family farms in the Amazon region supply Clariant with unique ingredients for cosmetics
Around 50 smallholders are involved in growing cupuaçu for Clariant. They are organized as a local cooperative and practice what is called agroforestry.
Seed funding awarded to grow seaweed to feed laying hens
Seaweeds are fascinating organisms, and the more we study them, the more potential we see in them," said Paddy Estridge, Seaweed Generation CEO.
Stem Borer Management in Paddy Farming: Symptoms, Rice Damages, Natural, Organic, Chemical, and Biological Control
Stem Borer Management in Paddy Farming: Symptoms, Rice Damages, Natural, Organic, Chemical, and Biological Control.
Is the UK heading towards a food supply crisis?
Herds and flocks are being reduced to cut costs in a bid to keep businesses going, while farms are facing a lack of manpower post-Brexit.
Sugar beet farmers cry foul after French U-turn on bee-killing pesticide
A sugar beet leaf infected with jaundice disease spread by aphids at a farm in Oye-Plage, northern France, in August 2020.
As the pace of urbanization quickens in Asia-Pacific, so too does the threat of urban food insecurity
In 2021, 396 million people in the region were undernourished and an estimated 1.05 billion people suffered from moderate or severe food insecurity.