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,...
India turns to satellite images of scorched earth in bid to better measure farm...
NEW DELHI — India’s government plans to clamp down on polluting farm fires by measuring the areas burnt instead of live blazes, after reports...
PHL ships first batch of Hass avocados to Japan
THE PHILIPPINES has gained access to Japan’s export market for avocados, having shipped 12,320 kilos of the Hass variety from Mindanao worth $40,320 (P2.4...
Russian farmers rush to sell grain to profit from high interest rates
MOSCOW — Russian farmers appear to be changing their habit of withholding excess grain for better times amid low global prices, as high interest rates make...
Seaweed farming brings hope to Kenyan villagers hit by climate change
KWALE COUNTY — The people of Kenya’s coastal village of Mwazaro used to earn their living mainly growing cassava and maize, until the ravages...
Sugar import plans frozen until mid-2025
THE Department of Agriculture said that it will postpone sugar imports until the middle of 2025, noting that domestic supply is expected to be...
Food companies sell less healthy products in poor countries — report
LONDON — The world’s biggest food and beverage companies on average sell products in low-income countries that are less healthy than what they sell...
Famine imminent in Gaza, food security experts say
LONDON/UNITED NATIONS — There is a “strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas” of the northern Gaza Strip, a committee of global food...