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Technology is playing a pivotal role in transforming various sectors, and agriculture is no different. Thanks to agritech startups that are equipping farmers with cutting-edge tech tools and enabling them to function more seamlessly than ever. From crop health monitoring, crop yield estimation, crop loss assessment to various other farm …

Turkiye has welcomed the beginning of the Eid-al Fitr holiday, also known as the “Ramadan holiday,” which begins on May 2 as the holy month of Ramadan has come to an end. The three-day Eid holiday boosted domestic tourism, with millions hitting the roads days after the indoor mask mandate in the …

‘We cannot afford to continue taking land for granted,’ says UN’s Ibrahim Thiaw… HOUSTON, Texas… A UN study released this week shows humans are killing the planet. The UN report says up to 40% of the Earth’s land is degraded, threatening roughly half of the global Gross Domestic Product ($44 …

Energy prices expected to rise more than 50% in 2022 before easing in 2023 and 2024, says global body’s latest report… Commodity markets are facing a major shock due the Russia-Ukraine war, which is changing global patterns of trade, production, and consumption in ways that will keep prices at historically …

Press release… 26 April 2022, Ankara – A virtual inception meeting was held on 11 April 2022 to announce the Letter of Agreement (LoA) signed between FAO and the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM). In addition to high-level officers from FAO and TAGEM, representatives, researchers and experts from Azerbaijan, …

AfDB has developed $1.5B Africa Emergency Food Plan which is pending approval by bank’s top management… James Tasamba… KIGALI, Rwanda… The Russia-Ukraine war has disrupted wheat exports, driving wheat prices up by 60% in Africa, the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said Tuesday, warning that the continent will …

Rating agency anticipates inflation to moderate in second half of 2023… Inflation is expected to remain high in most of the world during 2022, due to rising food and fuel prices and supply chain disruptions, Moody’s said Monday. The global rating agency said in a report that it anticipates inflation …

Indonesia announced on Friday a ban on palm oil exports in a bid to stymie the soaring domestic price of cooking oil.Palm oil is the most produced, consumed and traded edible oil in the world.The price of cooking oil has risen substantially as a result of the conflict in Ukraine. …

Ukrainian farmers have sown 2.5 million hectares of spring crops so far in 2022, 20% of the expected area, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday, adding that areas of intense conflict could see a drop of 70% of the sowing area. Ukraine has said the 2022 spring sowing area could …

After analysing more than 1,000 raw foods, researchers ranked the ingredients that provide the best balance of your daily nutritional requirements – and they found a few surprises.As many countries urge populations to stay at home, many of us are paying more attention to our diets and how the food …