The World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event is a dynamic global platform that transcends boundaries, generations and sectors to transform the future of our agrifood systems. On 16–20 October 2023, both at the Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) in Rome, Italy, and on...
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World Food Forum
2023.10.12
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FeedNavigator
2023.10.07
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The swine industry is facing several challenges globally, such as climate pressure and price volatility of raw materials. There are also issues specific to certain regions, related to legislative pressure and market constraints.
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The ASEAN Secretariat
2023.10.06
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The Twenty-Third Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry Plus Three was held on 6 October 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Meeting was chaired by His Excellency Datuk Seri Haji Mohamad bin Sabu, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Malaysia.
The Meeting commended the...
Bloomberg
2023.10.04
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he has lifted the cap on domestic rice prices, about a month after imposing it to rein in a spike in the cost of the staple grain.
Marcos, who’s also agriculture chief, imposed a ceiling on rice prices across the country on Sept. 5 after what he...
Mongabay
2023.10.02
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Renowned agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan, known as the father of India’s Green Revolution, passed away in Chennai on September 28, at the age of 98.
Swaminathan was the principal architect of a reform in the agricultural sector in India that started in the 1960s. When droughts in 1965...
Taiwan News
2023.09.27
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The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Wednesday (Sept. 27) that the destruction of 53.3 million imported eggs that reached their expiry date would cost NT$36 million (US$1.18 million).
The government policy to import eggs to counter a shortage was met with sharp criticism after allegations that...
Euronews
2023.08.30
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and three Cabinet ministers enjoyed sashimi fished off the coast of Fukushima at a lunch meeting on Wednesday, in an apparent effort to dispel safety concerns following the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant....
Logistics Update Africa
2023.08.30
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The Philippine Embassy in Cairo and its Agriculture Attaché for Middle East and Africa Nolet M. Fulgencio met with 50 Egyptian officials, exporters and importers of agricultural products, at the St. Regis Hotel in Cairo on 22 August 2023 to discuss the plan to boost two-way trade of agriculture...