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2023.10.31
USDA says $3 billion available to offset 2022 disasters
Row crop and specialty crop growers are eligible for more than $3 billion from the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) to offset losses from natural disasters in 2022, said the USDA.
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2023.10.30
New legal tool can help governments get food systems back on track
The world has faced an onslaught of crises in the last five years. The COVID-19 pandemic. Climate change. War and conflict. Agrifood systems have been hit hard—with millions more people now facing hunger and malnutrition.
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2023.10.27
Rwandan government launches national roadmap to get rid of fake seeds by 2030
Rwanda through the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources in collaboration with the NSAR, and the Private Sector Federation (PSF) has launched a roadmap to strengthen partnerships in getting rid of fake seeds by 2030.
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2023.10.26
Feds pledge $2.3 billion to boost ag exports amid farm bill uncertainty
“This will complement existing trade promotion programs as we await Congress’s action on both the budget and the farm bill,” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said Tuesday.
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2023.10.25
Cold and snow risk late in October could delay harvest
Overall, October 2023 has been a warmer than normal month for the United States Corn Belt, but the final few days of the month will bring a change to much colder weather across the northern Plains.
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2023.10.24
IFAD and Grow Asia to support farmers with digital tools to modernize agriculture in Southeast Asia
The International Fund for Agricultural Development and Grow Asia launched the Smallholder Economic Empowerment through Digital Solutions project with financial support from the Republic of Korea’s Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs today.
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2023.10.23
Harvest in Kansas “hard to get excited about” thanks to below average yields
Glenn Brunkow, a fifth-generation farmer in Wamego, Kansas, says that yields are “really down” after drought conditions impacted his operation.
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2023.10.20
ANB and Norfund join forces to expand citrus in South Africa
“The partnership with Norfund will significantly impact our growth trajectory and will benefit not only our individual companies, but also those growers and service providers that form part of our ecosystem,” says Marcel O’Connell
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2023.10.19
SAB Commits to nourishing communities on World Food Day
This World Food Day, the South African Breweries has once again partnered with the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDOA) to host an event that aims to raise awareness of the world food shortage.
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2023.10.18
New poultry feed app helps farmers optimise nutrition
A free mobile app for chicken farmers claims to make optimal poultry nutrition easier, while also helping farmers save money and improve profits.