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Australia Set for Record-Breaking Farm Exports After Heavy Rains
Australia is expected to report record agricultural exports in the current fiscal year, according to the government, after years of heavy rain boosted yields.
Egg prices in Taiwan sizzle to all-time high
The Taipei City Egg Commercial Association announced on Sunday (March 5) that it decided to increase the wholesale price of eggs by NT$3 per Taiwan catty (600 grams) starting Monday (March 6) from NT$52 (US$1.70) to NT$55, a new high.
Shifting UK poultry meat towards slower-growing breeds
The RVC says that a major barrier to switching to slower-growing breeds is the lack of clear information on the holistic implications for UK Sustainable Agriculture, in which animal welfare plays only one important part.
Mango exports to US to get boost
With the setting up of the fourth irradiation facility at Ahmedabad, India’s exports of mangoes varieties Kesar, Alphonso and Banganappale to the United States is expected to give a boost in the coming season (April-July).
Egg farmers want government to support business
Waiba Poultry and Agricultural Farm of Mechinagar, Jhapa was doing well. The farm owned 5,000 layer chickens and produced 2,520 eggs daily. It looked like the perfect poultry farm success story.
"India Needs to Improve Its Post-Harvest Infrastructure," say Experts
According to experts, India's post-harvest infrastructure, including storage facilities, should be improved in order to strengthen the plantation sector.
China Promises to Increase Its Support for Malawi's Agriculture Sector
The Chinese Embassy in Malawi made the pledge in Lilongwe at the start of a 3-day programme in which Chinese agricultural experts train over 40 senior extension workers from the country's eight agricultural divisions on rice production.
AATF reinstate commitment to improving farmers’ livelihood
The African Agricultural Technology Foundation has restated its commitment to keep its promise of transforming farmers livelihood through innovative agricultural technologies that will improve incomes, food, and nutrition security in sub-Sharan Africa.
In Argentina's drought-hit fields, billion dollar losses and farmers going under
In the Argentine town of Ciguena, rancher Andrés Betiger is fighting to keep his farm from going under amid the South American country's worst drought in sixty years, which has pummeled soy, corn and wheat crops and dented cattle herds.
Exclusive: China rolls out GMO corn planting, starts small
China will likely plant less than 1% of its corn fields with genetically modified varieties this year, said two people familiar with the plans, dashing hopes for a full market launch of the technology in the world's second-largest corn market.