Responding to the European Union’s Anti-Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), Indonesian palm oil farmers are holding a ‘Concern Action’ in front of the European Union Embassy in Jakarta, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Representatives of palm oil farmers who will carry out the Concern Action are APKASIND0 (Indonesian Palm Oil Farmers Association), ASPEK-PIR (Association of Palm Oil Farmers...
KUALA LUMPUR: Less than one percent of the country’s large-scale planters or farmers practice organic farming of Malaysia produce, the Dewan Negara was told today. Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said on that basis his ministry together with the private sector and non-government bodies are now taking an aggressive approach in...
In Spain, the fight for water is intensifying. The drought threatens jobs and the supply of fruits like oranges and vegetables. Spain is on its way to the desert. The country is going into the third year of drought, the south is already in its eighth. Water reserves are empty, the groundwater continues to fall. Farmers...
Statistics’ Date: 2023-03-30 Author: Source: Department of Marketing and Information Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China According to the monitoring of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the “Wholesale Price of Agricultural Products 200 Index” on March 30 was 130.10, down 0.22 points from yesterday, and the wholesale price index of “vegetable basket” products was 132.22, down 0.26...
April Floral Imports Highest of the Year The Korea Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine Service (KAHS) will operate a special quarantine period for imported flowers and plants during the month of April. April is the peak import month for carnations and other flowering plants ahead of May, the month of the home season....
In addition to traditional markets such as China, EU, US and Australia, many Vietnamese agricultural products are strongly supported from many other potential markets such as Algeria and Turkey. This will be an opportunity for businesses to expand export markets, especially in the context of the still incomplete Covid-19 translation. Open opportunities Coffee is one...
With the start of the new week, there was finally some good news for farmers who still have grain for sale: the downward spiral has finally been broken. The end of last week and yesterday’s Monday stood in terms of solid increases on world markets and this contributed to stopping the declines on the domestic...
Spain and Portugal corn highlights from the second Iberian Corn Congress: After two intense days of presentations, round tables and meetings between professionals, the II Iberian Corn Congress, organized by the Association of Maize Producers of Spain (AGPME) and the National Association of Maize and Sorghum Producers of Portugal (ANPROMIS), came to an end last Friday, March 24...
Nunhems, Netherlands: From the beginning of the tomato brown shrivel fruit virus (ToBFRV) outbreak, BASF (a seeds business based in Nunhems) has actively sought and delivered solutions for growers to combat this virus. In addition to the provision of seed varieties since 2020, the launch of new products resistant to ToBRFV to become commercialised in...
When Jean-Luc Picourlat, a farmer from Béarnais passionate about computers, turned to robotics, he first sought to meet the needs he encounters in the field. This is how an autonomous tractor rich in promises for driving field crops or France cereals was born. On the exhibition and demonstration areas of the seventh edition of the Word Fira, held...