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2023.06.12
WHO calls on Asian countries to quit tobacco farming
WHO advises Asian countries to stop subsidising tobacco farms and grow rice and vegetables instead. Asian countries devote more than a million hectares to tobacco cultivation.
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2023.06.12
Hungary enforces mandatory discounts on poultry
From 1 June, Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orban, has imposed mandatory price cuts on 20 basic food items, including poultry, by large groceries in a move called to tackle food inflation in the country in addition to food price caps.
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2023.06.11
Govt mulls harvesting padi 5 times in 2 years
KUALA LUMPUR: The Government will consider the five seasons in two years padi cultivation initiative as one of the efforts to improve the country’s agro-food ecosystem.
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2023.06.11
Less rain in the summer! EL NIÑO will cause severe droughts in Mexico
The Southern Oscillation (ENSO) meteorological phenomenon, which causes a heating shallow in the Pacific Oceanbetter known as “The boy” will begin its active phase during the summer, which will imply an irregular rainy season in the country.
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2023.06.10
Chocolate from SI cacao beans selling in Japan
CHOCOLATE produced from Solomon Islands cacao beans, which are highly reputed in Japan as fruity and flavorful, have been selling in Japanese markets since their debut in 2020.
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2023.06.09
Anwar agrees to keep chicken and egg subsidies going, ministries say
The Malaysian government will continue subsidising egg and chicken production to retain price controls on the two food staples beyond July 1, two ministries said today.
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2023.06.09
Seaweed farming could boost food security, slow climate change
A new study led by Tufts University has found that seaweed farming could help mitigate hunger and malnutrition while also slowing climate change.
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2023.06.09
Heat and drought return to parts of France
This spring has seen unusual weather and varied rainfall across different French regions. In the northern half of the country, the sun and wind have negated the benefit of April's rains.
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2023.06.08
Ministry of Agriculture hosts 2-day training workshop on Coconut, Pitahaya and Potato cultivation
Тhе Міnіѕtrу оf Аgrісulturе іѕ hоѕtіng а twо-dау trаіnіng wоrkѕhор tо dеvеlор ѕресіfіс асtіоn рlаnѕ аnd ріlоt рrојесtѕ tо іmрrоvе thе Vаluе Сhаіn fоr Сосоnut, Ріtаhауа аnd Роtаtо.
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2023.06.08
TSE and the agrivoltaic development in France
In this interview, Bertrand Drouot L’Hermine, Deputy General Manager Business Development with TSE, discusses the important role agrivoltaics will play not only in weaning the country off fossil fuels, but also in providing benefits to France’s farmers.