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2024.05.27
Committee OKs farm bill after scrap over climate-smart ag
The House Agriculture Committee approved a Republican-led farm bill early Friday morning that reflected divisions on agriculture’s role in responding to climate change.
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2024.05.24
New Action Plan launched for implementing FAO Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity Across Agricultural Sectors as biodiversity-related projects approved
From bees to earthworms, from coral reefs to rain forests - biodiversity helps to ensure our food diversity and must be key to transforming our food production systems, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations underlined today.
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2024.05.23
U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund $300 million in grants to boost exports
“USDA is pleased to be able to provide the startup capital to tap into these opportunities,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on a call with reporters Monday night previewing the announcement.
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2024.05.22
On International Tea Day, FAO spotlights the role of women in the sector and their significant contributions
Women’s vital roles in the tea industry and how to overcome the challenges they face was the theme of today' s celebration for the 2024 International Tea Day hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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2024.05.21
Expanded and improved Sustainable Farming Incentive offer for farmers published
Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer from July will give the sector a clear path forward and boost farm business resilience.
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2024.05.20
FAO highlights the potential of AI and the digital revolution to transform the world's agrifood systems
Director-General QU Dongyu spoke at the Business Federation of the G7 in Rome
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2024.05.19
‘We call it our farm’: meet the Australians swapping supermarket shopping for farm shares
In a paddock by an old shed, a crowd of “passionate eaters” and the odd farmer surround Randal Breen. This is Breen’s farm, and crowds are part of the business model.
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2024.05.18
Rising costs threaten future of farming shows
With more than 100,000 visitors each year, the Balmoral Show is a success in anyone's books. But for the season of agricultural shows that it kicks off, things may not be as secure.
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2024.05.18
Ag tech venture capital remains on sidelines
Agriculture venture capital investment was an outlier in 2023 as it increased slightly over 2022, according to the Canadian Venture Capital Association.
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2024.05.18
Murang’a Residents Want More Funds Allocated To Agriculture
Murang’a residents want the agricultural sector to be given top priority in the 2024–2025 financial year. The residents who aired their views at Kiriaini Secondary School in Mathioya during