The government is banking on intervention programs aimed at strengthening local production of high-value crops as it ramps up plans for an aggressive export push, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the government is keen on replicating the...
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Manila Bulletin
2026.02.03
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The indian express
2026.02.03
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After US President Donald Trump on Monday slashed tariffs on India from 50 per cent to 18 per cent under the India-US trade deal, the American Agriculture Secretary, Brooke Rollins said that the trade deal will improve access to American farm products to “India’s massive market”. This comes amid...
Royal Bank of Canada
2026.02.02
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China will remove 25% tariffs on Canadian seafood, peas, and canola meal, and sharply reduce tariffs on canola seed from 75.8% to 15% as March 1, 2026.
In exchange, Canada will lower tariffs on imports of Chinese electric vehicles from 100% to 6.1%, allowing imports of up to 49,000 EVs this year...
Taiwan Immigrants' Global News Network
2026.01.28
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The winter strawberry season has officially begun, with orchards and markets across Taiwan entering peak harvest. The Ministry of Agriculture recently compiled visual materials to introduce several Taiwanese strawberry varieties, ranging from classic cultivars to newer specialty types, inviting...
FAO
2026.01.19
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Agriculture ministers from more than 60 countries meeting at the 2026 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) agreed that addressing water scarcity and competing uses requires placing agriculture at the core of water policy and governance. In the final ministerial communiqué, adopted at the...
FFTC-AP Platform
2026.01.19
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Link to the original full article: https://ap.fftc.org.tw/article/3904
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This paper analyzes recent shifts in U.S. tariff policy toward strategic protectionism and their implications for Japanese agriculture. Japan’s heavy reliance on imported agricultural products and fertilizers,...
FFTC-AP Platform
2026.01.19
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Link to the original full article: https://ap.fftc.org.tw/article/3907
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This study analyzes the structural causes of the rapid increase in vacant houses in rural Korea and examines the transition in government policy responses. As the demographic cliff and rural extinction...
FFTC-AP Platform
2026.01.19
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Link to the original full article: https://ap.fftc.org.tw/article/3905
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Indonesia faces pressing challenges in achieving sustainable food self-sufficiency due to climate change, population growth, land degradation, and inefficient agricultural systems. To address these multifaceted...