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Wageningen Plant Research announced a collaboration with the Korean company DDS Bio to advance agricultural practices in South Korea through innovations in digital breeding and digital farming. This collaboration, under the project title “Fostering Climate Resilient Future with Digital Breeding and Digital Farming Innovations for Agriculture in South Korea” (FOSTER …

Press release… Söke cotton, which crossed the borders from the Aegean Region, the land of fertile lands, made history as the first cotton product to be registered in the European Union. Türkiye celebrates the success of Söke cotton on 7 October World Cotton Day. Jak Eskinazi World Cotton Day will …

Press release… United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) raised its global cereal production forecast for 2024 slightly to 2 billion 853 million tonnes, as upward revisions to rice and wheat production outweighed a slight decline in global coarse grain production. The new figure, which is also included in the …

Press release… The benchmark for world food commodity prices saw its fastest increase in 18 months in September, with quotations up for all covered commodity groups, led by sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international …

Press release… Samsun Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) Faculty of Agriculture Professor Dr. Yusuf Demir stated that there is a high possibility of not getting enough rainfall in the winter months. Dr. Yusuf Demir “We should take precautions against this situation. As the ‘El Nino’ weather event, which causes an increase …

The fifth International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) observed on the 29th of September 2024, with the theme ‘Climate Finance for Food Loss and Waste Reduction’. IDAFLW calls on public and private entities across the food system, as well as consumers, to unite in reducing food loss and …

China, the world’s largest importer of dairy products, is becoming increasingly self-sufficient. But how does this development affect other countries’ exports of key commodities? Dairy supply has become an important policy topic for the Chinese government since 2018. The country has set itself the goal of increasing milk production by …

Press release… Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBIB) President Veysel Memiş announced that bulgur, which has a history of 12 thousand years born in Anatolian and Mesopotamian civilisations, has reflected the rich and deep-rooted Turkish cuisine culture for centuries. Veysel Memiş “Bulgur is one of the most …

Embracing collaboration for collective action! Our favourite brew is the result of wide collaboration, often unseen, among numerous actors across the global value chain, all working together to bring us that perfect cup, every day. On International Coffee Day 2024, join us in celebrating the power of collaboration by drinking …

In just a few short years, drones have gone from a novelty to a necessity in American farming. In 2019, drones sprayed thousands of acres; by 2023, that number skyrocketed into the hundreds of thousands. This isn’t just a tech trend—it’s a complete transformation in how we manage our fields. …