The Department of Agriculture is streamlining and modernising the legislation underpinning Australia’s agricultural levy system to better support agricultural industries.
Since the 1990s, Australia’s levy system—and the legislation governing it—has grown in size and...
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2019.12.17
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The Department of Agriculture is expanding the range of cost-recovered import measures that support Australia’s biosecurity system.
These changes follow consideration of the report of the Biosecurity Imports Levy Industry Steering Committee. The committee supported increasing the breadth of...
2019.11.25
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Breakdown in the U.S.
According to the U.S. EPA’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory, 2% of U.S. emissions come directly from beef cattle [1](methane from cattle belches, methane and nitrous oxide from manure). Total direct emissions from all agricultural...
2019.11.25
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Pursuant to Proclamation No. 1667, the Department of Agriculture (DA), through the System-Wide Climate Change Office (SWCCO), joined the observance of the 12th Annual Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week from November 18 to November 25, 2019.
Agriculture Undersecretary for Policy...
2019.11.25
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The Philippines, through the Department of Agriculture (DA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the People’s Republic of China on food safety cooperation.
Agriculture Secretary William Dar welcomed the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) delegation headed by...
2019.11.25
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The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) will implement stricter measures on rice imports to ensure that only safe, quality, crop pest-free rice are sold in domestic markets.
“All rice importers will have to comply with the guidelines as...
2019.11.25
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Viet Nam had taken concrete steps in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) based on the European Council's (EC) recommendations, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Đuc Tien.
A national committee was founded in May to co-ordinate...
2019.11.25
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Government has been promoting organic farming under the dedicated scheme of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) which encourages all kinds of chemical free farming systems including Zero budget Natural Farming.
The budget allocation for PKVY for 2019-20 is Rs. 325 crores. Indian Council of...