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...
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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
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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...
SGGP
2024.08.29
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On the afternoon of August 28, Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) reported that a delegation led by Deputy Minister Hoang Trung visited the US and held a meeting with the US Department of Agriculture’s Deputy Minister, Mr. Jason Hafemeister, along with representatives...
Taiwan News
2024.08.25
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Live performances by wild animals held in captivity, including performances by dolphins, tigers, and other non-domesticated mammals, will no longer be permitted in Taiwan under new Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) regulations.
The MOA published the new regulations on July 29, due to a 2022 legal...
Taiwan Today
2024.08.23
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Two groups of young agricultural ambassadors from Taiwan will visit Thailand and Malaysia starting Aug. 26 and Sept. 1, respectively, under the government’s Young Agricultural Ambassadors New Southbound Policy Exchange Program, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
During a flag...