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Mr. Lee Kyong Won, Agricultural Economist, FFTC
2024.12.17
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In 2024, FFTC-AP platform received a total of 45 manuscripts from 13 contracted partners in 10 countries. FFTC analyzed the content of these articles using ChatGPT to identify key agricultural policy trends for 2024. Below is a word cloud of the results of analyzing key phrases (phrases...
Worldbank
2024.12.12
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The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a new project in Uttar Pradesh (UP) to increase farmers’ incomes through improved crop productivity, adoption of digital technologies and climate-resilient practices, and strengthened market linkages. The project also aims to leverage $15...
RTI
2024.12.10
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In an effort to create an agricultural industry without waste, the Agriculture Ministry has been researching ways to use surplus resources in fertilizer, livestock feed, energy, and other materials. This Tuesday, they released the results of their recycling efforts from recent years. 2023 Data...
indian express
2024.12.02
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW) has asked the states to organise camps to ensure a faster generation of Farmer ID. Known as Kisan Pehchaan Patra or Farmer ID is an Aadhaar-linked unique digital identity that is linked dynamically to the state’s land records, besides...
tehrantimes
2024.12.01
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Japan has been a key partner of the Government of Iran and UNDP since 2014 in supporting sustainable natural resource management in wetland basins and diversifying livelihoods of communities reliant on wetlands. During the signing ceremony on 1 December 2024, the Government of Japan and UNDP...
gmanetwork
2024.11.29
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The Philippines will develop seed production facilities in communities and universities to improve the country’s food production, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Friday. At the ceremonial turnover of the Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA) Greenhouses and...
Agriculturedive
2024.11.07
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As Donald Trump prepares to start a second term in office, farmers are bracing for the prospect of increased tariffs and another painful trade war at a time when U.S. exports already remain uncompetitive. Trump has threatened a blanket 60% tariff on goods from China in what would be a...
smestreet
2024.11.05
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Marut Dronetech Pvt Ltd, a leading drone technology company with DGCA certification for manufacturing and training has raised $6.2 million in Series A funding from Lok Capital. Marut Drones is at the forefront of innovation in drone technology and is building a robust ecosystem to promote drone...

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