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2024.04.02
El Niño to La Niña
El Niño and La Niña are warm and cool phases of a recurring climate pattern (every two to seven years) that form in the Pacific Ocean and can impact growing seasons in the U.S.
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2024.04.01
FAO and chef Fatmata Binta announce new project to empower women fonio producers in Ghana
A new project aimed at supporting women fonio producers in Ghana has been announced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and acclaimed chef Fatmata Binta.
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2024.03.29
NI water quality could miss standards target, says Audit Office report
A quarter of water pollution incidents in 2022 were linked to agriculture and one in eight to the operations of Northern Ireland Water, according to a new report.
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2024.03.29
CIP launches AI-griculture challenge to address global challenges in agriculture
The International Potato Center (CIP), a pioneer in agricultural research, proudly announces the launch of the AI-griculture Challenge Hackathon, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at leveraging the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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2024.03.29
Tractors gather at Parliament in farmer go-slow protest
More than 100 tractors have rolled past the Houses of Parliament as farmers protested against what they say is a lack of support for UK food production.
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2024.03.29
Once-thriving agriculture struggles to stay afloat in evacuated northern border area
Almost no supplies are delivered and few people remain at farms and food tech startups in zone battered by rocket fire and drone attacks from Lebanese terror group Hezbollah
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2024.03.29
French minister: Agriculture will be national ‘major general interest’
At the annual congress of the main French farmers’ union, Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau outlined in broad strokes the upcoming law on agriculture and took stock of the current and forthcoming national and EU measures in response to farmers’ protests.
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2024.03.29
EU provides EUR1.5M for smart agriculture in Laos
The European Union (EU) has approved EUR1.5 million for implementing a project in Laos to promote smart agriculture to respond to climate change and to address the needs of vulnerable women and youth farmers’ groups.
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2024.03.29
US farms are making an urgent push into AI. It could help feed the world
American farmers are rapidly ploughing ahead with adopting artificial intelligence. The technology is as sophisticated as it is essential.
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2024.03.29
Fighting animal diseases in Yemen
Tariq is one of 200 community animal health workers who was trained under a project implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the World Bank.