The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced three initiatives to help enterprising youth in the field of One Health, and outlined the three pillars undergirding the integrated approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and...
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The Nation
2026.04.05
4
“Organic agriculture” is moving beyond its status as a niche product to become a “core structure” of the modern global food system, reflecting data from Thailand’s Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) under the Ministry of Commerce, which points to continued growth in the organic market despite...
Taipei Times
2026.04.04
3
A NT$30 billion (US$938.32 million) agricultural security fund would be set up to ensure agricultural workers’ rights and benefits, the Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday in response to concerns over the Taiwan-US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART).
The Office of the US Trade Representative...
Vnexpress
2026.03.30
3
The World Bank (WB) has approved a US$1 billion loan aimed at boosting agricultural productivity and strengthening the climate resilience of the Philippines’ food system.
The Washington-based lender announced recently that its Board of Executive Directors formally green-lit the funding for the...
livemint
2026.03.16
17
With the ongoing Iran war in West Asia and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a route that carries nearly 70% of India’s urea imports, New Delhi is quietly rewriting its sourcing strategy. The new plan is to diversify fertiliser imports by ramping up purchases from Indonesia, Belarus, Morocco,...
newspress
2026.03.16
9
Senior economic officials from the United States and China were expected to conclude trade discussions in Paris on Monday, with talks focusing on agriculture, critical minerals and mechanisms to manage bilateral trade ahead of a possible summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
Sources...
Asia News Network
2026.03.12
13
Thailand is making a significant push to expand its footprint in Japan’s luxury food market, seeking protected status for four additional agricultural products under the Geographical Indication (GI) framework.
Auramon Supthaweethum, director-general of the Department of Intellectual Property (...
FAO
2026.03.09
18
Guidelines formulated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the World Programme of Census of Agriculture in 2030 were endorsed on 6 March by the UN Statistical Commission at its 57th Session, elevating them to the status of an internationally agreed standard....