China’s five-year plan seeks to boost food output

BEIJING — China on Friday launched a five-year action plan to accelerate the digital transformation of the entire agriculture industry chain as part of...

Agriculture ‘most problematic’ area in India-EU free trade talks, German economy minister says

NEW DELHI — Agriculture is the “most problematic” area in talks to secure a free trade deal between India and the European Union (EU),...

Dairy regulator considering stock farm site in Palawan

THE National Dairy Authority (NDA) said it is seeking to establish a stock farm in Palawan to further grow the dairy herd. Administrator Marcus Antonius...

Russia seeks more control over global food prices with BRICS grain exchange

MOSCOW — Russia is proposing BRICS countries set up a grain exchange that would give Moscow greater control over international prices for its agricultural...

Indonesia free meals in spotlight as Prabowo takes over

SUKABUMI, Indonesia — Indonesian sixth-grader Shakila Fitriyani, a day laborer’s daughter who dreams of becoming a doctor, says she is keener to go to...

Madrid cancels sheep herding spectacle to avoid spread of bluetongue disease

MADRID — The Madrid regional government on Thursday canceled the traditional annual herding of flocks of sheep through the center of the Spanish capital...

Meat imports up 11.06% by volume in August

MEAT IMPORTS increased by 11.06% year on year by volume in the eight months to August, driven by beef, pork, and chicken, the Bureau...

PHL rice import forecast raised to 4.9 MMT in 2025

THE US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has raised its Philippine rice import forecast to 4.9 million metric tons (MMT) for 2025. In the Grain: World...

USDA expects PHL raw sugar output to fall 3.6% this year

THE US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Philippine raw sugar production is expected to decline 3.6% to 1.85 million metric tons (MMT) during the...

Sugar rush leads world food prices to jump in September, FAO says

ROME — The United Nations’  (UN) world food price index jumped in September, data released on Friday showed, posting its biggest gain in 18...

Dairy workers in California being monitored for bird flu after positive tests at two...

WASHINGTON — Health officials in California are monitoring other exposed workers for symptoms on two dairy farms where two human cases of bird flu...

France offers 75 million euros for disease-hit sheep farms

PARIS — France will provide 75 million euros in aid for sheep farms hit by a fast-spreading virus, Prime Minister Michel Barnier said Friday...
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