France bird flu-free after month without outbreaks

PARIS — France has declared itself to be free of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the absence of new outbreaks for more than a...

Regulator to intervene in sugar market to prop up millgate prices

THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said that it is considering a sugar purchase program to prop up declining millgate prices. SRA Administrator Pablo Luis S....

Meat imports up 16.8% in 10 months to October

THE volume of meat imports increased 16.8% in the 10 months to October, driven by higher beef and pork shipments, according to the Bureau...

Ukraine ready to step in after Russia suspends food shipments to Syria

KYIV — Ukraine, a global producer and exporter of grain and oilseeds, is ready to supply food to Syria following the fall of Bashar...

Meet SwagBot, the AI-powered robot cattle herder preventing soil degradation

CANBERRA — With four wheels and a bright red paint job, SwagBot is not your average cow. But researchers at the University of Sydney say...

Coconut output likely flat next year amid aging trees

PHILIPPINE COCONUT production gowth is likely to be flat next year given low yields from the country’s aging trees, an industry player said.

DA seeks to boost palay yield in Iloilo province

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Sunday said it would allocate P82.5 million more to boost rice production in farms in Iloilo province. In a...

FAO eyes farm entrepreneurship projects with indigenous peoples

THE Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said it is seeking to collaborate with more farm cooperatives and associations for its agri-entrepreneurship program in the...

Russia cuts wheat exports in move to contain inflation

MOSCOW — Russia, the world’s largest wheat exporter, cut its 2025 export quota by two-thirds, hiked wheat-export duties and abandoned import quotas for some...

India’s floating solar plans run into opposition from fishing communities

MUMBAI — Early each morning, fisherman Nitin Birute casts his net into the backwaters of Jayakwadi Dam in western India, catching enough fish to...

Meat imports up 12.65% at end of September

MEAT IMPORTS by volume rose 12.65% year on year in the first nine months, led by beef and pork, according to the Bureau of...

Cashew nutshell marine biofuel causing problems for some ships — testing agency

SINGAPORE — Several ships in Singapore and Rotterdam reported operational problems in recent months after using marine fuel blended with cashew nutshell liquid biofuel,...
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