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The German government appears to have dropped a much-debated idea of cutting diesel subsidies for farmers for now, but the question of what climate-friendly alternatives there are for tractors and other agricultural machinery remains... After lengthy negotiations with liberal Finance Minister Christian Lindner over spending and savings in the agricultural …

Press release… Director-General addresses International Conference on Food Security in Uzbekistan… Samarkand, Uzbekistan – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, today renewed calls for the transformation of global agrifood systems at an International Conference on Food Security in Uzbekistan. 07 September 2023, Samarkand, …

Press release… 08/09/2023 Strong supply conditions push international commodity quotations lower except for rice and sugar… Rome – International food commodity prices declined in August, led by staples other than rice and sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes …

The informal meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Cordoba focused on the use of new technologies to advance food security, combat climate change and achieve agricultural sector profitability. (The acting Spanish minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Luis Planas, welcomes the European Agriculture Commissioner, Janusz Wojciechowski. © Pool PEUE/Julio Muñoz) The …

Türkiye’s flour companies are ready to handle the Russian grain to be sent to African nations if the plan goes through, say representatives from the industry. Kazım Taycı Kazım Taycı, the president of the Istanbul Cereals Pulses Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (İHBİR) said that Turkish companies have enough capacity to …

Intelligent farming is the use of advanced technologies and data-driven insights to improve the efficiency, quality, and profitability of agricultural production. From small-scale farmers to large-scale agribusinesses, intelligent farming can help them anticipate market trends, optimise processes, prevent risks, and adapt to changing conditions. By the year 2050, the global …

Bloomberg writers Michael Hirtzer and Dominic Carey reported that, ″For more than half a century, US farmers dominated the international market for corn, shipping more of the critical crop than any other country to feed the world’s livestock, fill its stockpiles and manufacture its processed foods. ″No more. In the agricultural …

In coordination with UN, Türkiye continues efforts to revive Black Sea grain deal… ISTANBUL… Following Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal, which was implemented with the UN’s mediation and Turkey’s contribution, efforts to revive the deal continue. At a joint news conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov …

The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) will make a clear call to action for public and private entities to take action to reduce food loss and waste (FLW) toward transforming agrifood systems to contribute to the achievement of the 2030 agenda. Why is reducing food …