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Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Ahmet Bağcı attended the 17th Berlin Conference of Ministers of Agriculture held in Germany and held talks on international agricultural cooperation and sustainable bioeconomy. In the 34-point final declaration published at the end of the conference, the importance of food security, conflict zones and …

2024 has been a year of mixed fortunes for the agricultural sector. The mid-summer El Niño-induced drought negatively impacted summer crops, while events like the ongoing animal disease woes, the seemingly endless logistical crisis, high interest rates, and uncertainty about the national government all weighed heavily on the sector. The …

Farmers can utilize remote sensing, big data, artificial intelligence to simulate real-world crop production scenarios​… Jan. 15, 2025 Crop farmers in South Texas are witnessing the future of agriculture unfold with the advent of digital-twin technology. Spearheaded by Texas A&M AgriLife Research, this cutting-edge approach combines remote sensing, big data …

Recently, seed oils have been the target of some criticism. What does the scientific data say about this? Seed oils have been used in the production of food and beverages and sold directly to consumers for decades. During this time, there has been little concern about production patterns or potential …

By Jeff Rowe, Chief Executive Officer, Syngenta Group… Jeff Rowe As a fifth-generation farmer and CEO of one of the world’s largest agriculture technology companies, I’ve seen the challenges and opportunities facing modern agriculture firsthand: how to farm sustainably while maintaining productivity. Farmers play an essential role in tackling climate …

Vegetable imports up by 9.9% to 1.7M tons last year compared to 2023, while fruit imports rose by 2.4% to 6.1M tonnes… MOSCOW… Russia’s vegetable imports increased by 9.9% and fruit imports by 2.4% year-on-year in 2024, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision revealed on Friday. More vegetables …

Press release… The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) stood at 127.0 points in December 2024, down 0.6 points (0.5 per cent) from November. This decline was driven by decreases in the price indices for sugar, dairy products, vegetable oils and cereals, offsetting increases in meat prices. The FFPI was 8.0 …

The United Nations General Assembly declared the first International Year of Cooperatives in 2012 and called to highlight the contributions of cooperatives to socio-economic development, particularly their impact on poverty reduction, employment generation and social integration. Cooperatives around the world celebrated this inaugural event under the theme Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better …

Global food commodity prices declined by 2.1% in 2024 compared to the previous year, the United Nations food agency said on Friday, but they remain considerably higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) overall Food Price Index averaged 122.0 points last year – 2.6 …

When Wang Fei started his agricultural drone company five years ago, the distinctive whirr of the autonomous vehicles went practically unheard over the wide swathes of farmland in his home county of Anlu. A former sales manager for agricultural machines in the western hub of Chengdu, Wang said at the …