Ministry of Agriculture Event on Martyrdom of Imam Hussein

[Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:50:03 +0300] Sana'a (Saba) – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources and its affiliated agencies organized a speech event to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. At the event,...

New UH Agriculture Dean Wants To Help Hawaiʻi Grow More Of Its Own Food

During 16 months on the job, Parwinder Grewal has hired more faculty, secured millions in funding and started setting up a new undergraduate degree in farming. The new dean of the University of Hawaiʻi’s agricultural research college inherited an...

Agricultural Policy on Rice: Deepen Debate on Revising Acreage Reduction Policy

Editorial 14:26 JST, July 8, 2025 The postwar agricultural policy on rice that has given more consideration to producers than consumers has revealed its limitations due to the high prices of the grain during the so-called “rice shortage crisis in...

Moinabad: Enikepalli farmers guard land round-the-clock over fears of government takeover for cattle shelter

The Telangana Health Department has transferred 44 senior-grade Professors from major tertiary hospitals to peripheral medical colleges. Doctors fear this could affect healthcare quality and postgraduate training in city hospitals, with few...

AFT awards almost 3 million dollars to next generation of agricultural stewards

kamonrat / Depositphotos.com American Farmland Trust awarded $2,820,250 in grants to 208 farmers and ranchers across the country through the 2025 Brighter Future Fund programs. Of the recipients, 113 are beginning farmers, underscoring AFT’s...

Firm Launches $5bn Cooperative Trust Fund to Boost Long-term Investment in Agriculture

James Emejo in Abuja Mechanised Agricultural Investment and Services (MAIS) Limited, has launched a $5 billion AssuredInvest Cooperative Trust Fund to “unlock full economic potential of our people, farmlands, small businesses, and national...

Farmers to protest India-US trade deal in Delhi on August 25

BENGALURU: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) announced that a nationwide farmers’ rally will be held in Delhi on August 25 to protest against the proposed India-US trade agreement, and to press for key farmer demands. The decision was...

Authorities intercepts smuggled agri products from China in Subic

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Authorities inspected on Tuesday (July 8) agricultural products imported from China that were intercepted in this freeport, in what could be the largest single confiscation under the recently implemented Anti-Agricultural...

Otjimati agricultural show a resounding success

Zebaldt Ngaruka The chairperson of the Otjimati Mini Agricultural Show, Charles Kukaurua Tjaronda, described the recent agricultural event as a resounding success and one that accorded farmers an opportunity to showcase their animals and exchange...

Ndonga Linena farmers feel sabotaged

NDONGA LINENA – Chairperson of the Ndonga Linena Small-Scale Farmers (SSFs) Boysen Mutelo has complained that they feel sabotaged by those entrusted with managing key green scheme projects. This is because farmers have not yet received their...

Committee on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Visits Ministry of Food and Agriculture and its agencies

Farmers turned soldiers, fields full of mines and a rural exodus: how Russia is punishing Ukraine’s countryside

In a field outside the eastern Ukraine city of Sumy, Mykola Mondrayev, 55, is moving the wreckage of a Russian drone. A pickup truck stands nearby, mounted with a gun, the only defence against the deadly unmanned aerial devices. Three days a week,...

Agriculture sector: World’s largest freshwater guzzler

BEFORE the sun rises, billions of people across the globe begin their day with one pressing concern: how to put food on the table. But behind every meal lies an invisible cost— the world’s freshwater reserves, dwindling fast and undervalued. For...

Farmers in Sirsa suffer as canal water floods fields

Despite the district administration’s assurance of full preparedness for potential flooding from the Ghaggar, two major canal breaches in just three days have exposed the claims. With only 8,000 cusecs currently flowing in the river, far below its...

Workshops to empower farmers

Agriculture Victoria is sponsoring the Here and Now workshop series at Drouin, Kyabram, Colac and Warrnambool to equip farmers with cutting-edge insights and practical tools to navigate climate challenges and optimise feed farming practices....

Supreme Court rules Police violated farmers’ rights during protest over elephant encroachment

July 08, Colombo (LNW): Sri Lanka’s highest court has found that two farmers were unlawfully treated by police during a public demonstration held in 2018, criticising the authorities’ failure to address the growing problem of wild elephant...

ADB to Support Agrifood Systems Transformation in Lao PDR

KPL The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 65.8 million financing package for the Sustainable Agrifood Systems Sector Project. The project will improve climate resilience, food security, nutrition, and incomes of vulnerable households...

Kazakhstan plans to increase meat exports by introducing new concessional lending programs for livestock farmers

The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan plans to expand the concessional lending program for dairy farms to include the meat livestock sector, which will help increase meat exports. This was reported by the press service of the Prime Minister of...

ITC to scale up value-added agri products portfolio: Annual report

Diversified conglomerate ITC Limited said that the strategic focus of its agriculture business continues to be on accelerating growth by scaling up its value-added agri-products portfolio. In the annual report for 2024-25, the...

India News | Bihar Cabinet Nod for 35% Reservation for Native Women, Rs 100 Subsidy for Farmers, Youth Commission

Patna (Bihar) [India], July 8 (ANI): Bihar cabinet on Tuesday approved 43 schemes and projects, including the formation of the Bihar Youth Commission, 35 per cent reservation for women native to the State and Rs 100 diesel subsidy for farmers....