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2023.12.06
New climate insurance a lifeline to smallholders experiencing devastating impacts
A new groundbreaking reinsurance fund called ‘One Acre Fund Re’ is set to provide a critical financial safety net for 1 million smallholder farmers in 2024, scaling steadily thereafter.
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2023.12.05
Canadian wheat, canola harvests expand, rebound from dry conditions
Canadian farmers will harvest more wheat and canola than was expected several months ago, as crops rallied from dry conditions that threatened yields, a government report showed on Monday.
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2023.12.05
Unfavorable weather slows soybean planting in Brazil
November continued the streak of weather issues for Brazil’s growing regions with hot and dry conditions in the central-west region and very wet conditions in southern Brazil.
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2023.12.04
The USA contributes US$50 million to a new multi-donor trust fund addressing climate and food crises hosted by UN’s IFAD
To confront the intertwined challenge of climate change and food security, Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, announced today at the COP28 UN climate summit in Dubai
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2023.12.01
ProVeg South Africa advocating for food systems transformation at COP28
COP28 marks the first time in history that a whole day of global climate talks among world leaders will be dedicated to food.
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2023.11.30
India to spend over $141 bln to extend free food grains program
India will spend 11.8 trillion rupees ($141.63 billion) to extend its free food grains program for the next five years, a federal minister said on Wednesday, but the government remains confident of meeting its fiscal deficit target.
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2023.11.30
Foreign buyers pay a premium for U.S. farmland, says analyst
Some 37.6 million acres, or 2.9%, of agricultural land in the country is owned by foreign entities, with Canadian citizens and companies holding 12.8 million acres.
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2023.11.29
True horror of EU live animal transport masked in official records
Inadequate and misleading official records are masking the true horror and scale of the EU’s long-distance trade in farmed animals, a shocking new report released today by international NGOs Compassion in World Farming and Eurogroup for Animals reveals.
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2023.11.29
Countries urged to curb factory farming to meet climate goals
Restricting factory farming should play a key role in efforts to cut climate-warming greenhouse gases, an environmental charity said on Wednesday, as emissions from "food systems" emerge as a major focus of COP28 climate talks in Dubai starting Thursday.
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2023.11.28
Precision layer nutrition for quality eggs
Precision nutrition strategies to extend the laying cycle are becoming increasingly important as farmers look to extend brown and white birds to 80 weeks and 380 eggs, and 100 weeks and 500 eggs, respectively.