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Global 2024 staple food supplies to be strained by dry weather, export curbs
High food prices in recent years have prompted farmers worldwide to plant more cereals and oilseeds, but consumers are set to face tighter supplies well into 2024, amid adverse El Nino weather, export restrictions and higher biofuel mandates.
Turkish aid agency installs greenhouses in Somalia to boost vegetables, fruits production all year round
The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) has installed two greenhouses, each with a 250 sq meters area, at the National University’s (UMMADA) Department of Agriculture in Mogadishu as part of an extensive project
Kazakhstan sees no point in reviving domestic crossbreeds
The institute’s building is still standing, all equipment has been preserved, and there are young scientists ready to devote themselves to the revival of poultry genetics hand-in-hand with experienced researchers, the authors reported.
Uganda sets official date for vanilla harvesting to maintain quality, weed out errant middlemen
Uganda through its Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has officially designated January 5th to April 5th, 2024 as the nationwide harvest date for vanilla to help farmers maintain the crop’s quality
Malawi suspends unmilled maize imports from Kenya and Tanzania, sights necrosis disease
Malawi Government through the Department of Agricultural Research Services has this week suspended the import of unmilled maize from Kenya and Tanzania pending risk analysis
U.S. finds fewer cases of avian flu in wild birds, a good sign for poultry
A top official warned that risks remain high, though, and urged farmers to maintain stringent safety and cleaning protocols to protect flocks.
Asia feels the sting of India's onion export ban
MUMBAI/DHAKA/KATHMANDU,India's ban on the export of onions has driven up prices of the vegetable for Asian buyers, who are scrambling for cheaper alternatives, particularly as New Delhi is unlikely to lift the curbs before general elections next year.
Uganda’s organic food export projected to increase by 40 per cent in 2024
The National Organic Agricultural Movement of Uganda (NOGAMU), an umbrella organization for all actors in the organic value chain in the country has projected that organic food export from Uganda
Brazil steers clear of bird flu, boosts chicken production, lobby group ABPA says
SAO PAULO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Brazil has raised chicken production even after the arrival of the highly contagious bird flu virus, which was detected in national territory for the first time in May but has not contaminated commercial poultry farms.
Foreign buyers of ag land show interest in its potential to generate renewable energy
The large increases of the past decade in foreign control of crop and pasture land “are mostly due to foreign-owned wind companies signing, as well as terminating, long-term leases on a large number of acres,” said the annual USDA report.