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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.
North Indian cold wave impacts two major Rabi crops in different ways
The cold wave in the first fortnight of this month has remained favourable for the wheat crop.
U.S. raises 'grave concerns' over Mexico's anti-GMO farm policies
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai attends the APEC Leaders' Informal Dialogue with Guests during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand November 18.
Plan for £100m campus at Royal Agricultural University released
Prof McCaffery believes the Innovation Village could help British farmers in the future.