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2024.05.13
FAO puts focus on importance of technology for International Day of Plant Health
How innovation contributes to safeguarding the health of plants and our planet takes centre stage
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2024.05.13
Bilateral meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova, H.E. Vladimir Bolea
The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and His Excellency Vladimir Bolea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova,
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2024.05.11
Australian government offers five year $107m package to ban live sheep exports in 2028
Agriculture minister says the ‘live sheep export industry has shown time and again that they are unable to meet the community’s expectations’
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2024.05.10
Solar, other energy production emerging as pillar for farmland values, says Purdue
One in five producers said they were actively involved in discussions about leasing farmland for solar generation of electricity, compared to one in seven in April 2023.
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2024.05.09
Harvesting Green Gold: Exploring the Industrial Hemp Market
The global industrial hemp market size reached US$ 5.4 Billion in 2023. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 19.7 Billion by 2032, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 15.1% during 2024-2032.
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2024.05.08
Corn planting pace falls behind the average for first time this season
USDA released its sixth Crop Progress Report of the 2024 growing season on May 6. Here's a look at the most recent corn, soybean, oat, and wheat numbers.
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2024.05.07
FAO’s environment and climate monitoring portal Earth Map receives Google impact award
The user-friendly platform helps visualize, process and analyze extensive environment and climate data
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2024.05.07
Deep learning techniques for Hyperspectral image analysis in agriculture
The agricultural sector is experiencing unprecedented transformations rapidly through technological advancements. In the last decade, we have witnessed seismic shifts as drone technology has boosted crop yields by 5-10%
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2024.05.07
Agri credit surpasses target, rises 15% to Rs 24.83 trillion in FY24
Despite a record disbursal of the agricultural loans by banks to over Rs 24 trillion in FY24 against a target of Rs 20 trillion, regional disparity persists, according to latest data by Nabard.
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2024.05.07
Strategic sector should not become a victim of anti-dumping investigations, argues EU commissioner
The EU is lobbying China to exclude agriculture from a series of escalating commercial disputes, calling for the “strategic sector” to be protected from trade tensions in the renewable energy and electric vehicle industries.