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Crop-killing weeds advance across U.S. farmland as chemicals lose effectiveness
Over the last two decades, chemical companies have reduced the share of revenue devoted to research and development spending and are introducing fewer products, according to AgbioInvestor, a UK-based firm.
Climate change is taking a major toll on agriculture. Here's how to support farmers
Half the world eats rice. In Bangladesh, everyone eats it. The small, densely-populated nation is the third-highest rice-producing country in the world.
Agriculture Minister Warns of Morocco’s Challenging Water Situation
Morocco’s utmost priority is providing drinking water, as the nation tackles the challenges marked by delayed rainfall and drought, the minister said.
Cirencester 'zero dig' garden to teach climate friendly farming
More than £100,00 has been granted to create a 'zero dig' market garden to teach students about climate and nature-friendly farming.
Morocco: agriculture, an omnipresent factor in the new reality of the 21st century
Agriculture plays a major role in the development of many Mediterranean countries, including Morocco. Efficient water management and the use of diversity make it possible to produce a variety of quality products that generate employment and added value
Oikocredit, Dutch-based global cooperative offers $5million loan to support Kenya’s smallholder farmers and micro enterprises
Impact investor Oikocredit, Dutch-based global cooperative has approved a five-year loan of US$ 5 million (KES 750 million) to Juhudi Kilimo, a non-deposit-taking microfinance institution (MFI) in Kenya
WSAVA responds to the decision to ban the dog meat industry in South Korea
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) welcomes the decision by South Korea to ban the dog meat trade. Currently up to one million dogs a year are factory farmed and killed for human consumption in the country.
Iowa eyes tougher enforcement of land ownership rules
The new legislation would require foreign entities to provide additional information on annual reports to state officials, including a list of all their landholdings in the United States.
Brazil's pesticides market faces headwinds after feeble 2023
Though companies are still finalizing estimates for agro-chemical sales in Brazil for 2023, Eduardo Leao, head of CropLife, cited potentially dismal results after a tough season that followed two strong ones.
As inflation falls, ‘backwards pressure’ on food prices, analyst says
“Consumers are going to be very happy” with low inflation in the food sector, said Michael Swanson, chief ag economist at Wells Fargo’s Agri-Food Institute.