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,...
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newspress
2026.03.16
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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
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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
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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....
Taiwan News
2026.03.09
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YesHealth Group on Feb. 13 announced the expansion of its vertical farming business model in Taiwan through a collaboration with Taichung-based Seasons Future Farm Co., Ltd.
The companies will develop a large-scale indoor vertical farm in Xinshe District, Taichung City, aimed at strengthening...
Manila Bulletin
2026.02.03
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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...
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...