Taiwan bans over 1,000 Chinese agricultural and fishery products, but China is rerouting vegetables like Napa cabbage, cabbage, and shiitake mushrooms through Vietnam in an “origin washing” scheme, the agriculture minister said Wednesday.
Agriculture Minister Chen Junne-jih (陳駿季) told lawmakers...
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Ministry of Agriculture officials have proposed to increase the quota for agricultural migrant workers by 20,000, but the Ministry of Labor said it would initially approve 7,000.
The proposal aims to address the labor shortage in agricultural sectors, such as farming, dairy production, livestock...
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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...
The Nation
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“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
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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).
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Vnexpress
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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...