India, a leading producer of agricultural commodities, faces declining farm profitability. To address this, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, with support from the World Bank, is revamping agricultural education to create a new generation of skilled professionals. These professionals aim...
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Worldbank
2024.09.26
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Philippine News Agency
2024.09.26
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday signed a new law to combat agricultural smuggling, profiteering, and hoarding, making food more affordable and accessible, and providing better income to local farmers
In a ceremony at Malacañang Palace, Marcos signed Republic Act No. 12022 or the...
FAO
2024.09.23
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The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has welcomed the adoption of the Pact for the Future, an agreement among UN member states designed to turbo-charge the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
In his address to the...
Taiwan Today
2024.09.13
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The Ministry of Agriculture held the International Conference on Smart Agriculture Sept. 12 in Taipei City to stimulate exchange of smart agriculture technologies while exploring new possibilities for digital transition and transnational cooperation.
Faced with climate change and the need for...
BBC
2024.09.11
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Ambitious plans to make farming ‘net zero’ by 2040 - 10 years ahead of the UK’s legally-binding national target – may not be achieved, the National Farmers' Union (NFU) has told the BBC.
Reaching net zero means no longer adding to the total amount of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere....
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan
2024.09.06
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Taiwan Sugar Corporation (Taisugar) has raised pigs using the circular economy concept and has achieved outstanding results in promoting the resource utilization of livestock waste. The Dong Hai Feng Agricultural Circulation Park, Taisugar's representative green farm, was awarded the Silver Prize...
Mongabay
2024.09.06
11
Recently, news of the presence of microplastics in sugar and salt sold in India made headlines. Although it has raised concerns about quality and regulation, the impact of agricultural production and consumption on microplastics in food is not widely discussed.
Food systems are a major driver of...
abc news
2024.08.30
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In Japan, it's not easy right now to find a supermarket stocked with the national staple — rice.
Store holders have put up signs asking consumers to limit purchases to one bag per person and social media is awash with images of empty shelves.
Tokyo resident Mito Mitsue told the ABC she had...