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Al-Fath Agricultural Company: Cultivating Libya’s Sustainable Future
In the heart of Libya’s agricultural transformation, Al-Fath Agricultural Supplies Company stands as a symbol of progress, resilience, and modern innovation. As the nation advances its development and food security goals, Al-Fath has taken a...

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson talks immigration, school meals and more
Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, a Republican from Trilby, was elected to the state Cabinet post in 2022 after a decade in the Florida Senate, including two years as Senate president. He has been a successful businessman, with interests...

Business News | Healthy Life Agritec's Rs. 24.81 Crore Rights Issue Opens
PNN Thane (Maharashtra) [India], October 18: The Rs. 24.81 crore Rights Issue of Healthy Life Agritec Limited (BSE: 543546), a fast-growing food and agribusiness enterprise, has opened. The issue is aimed at strengthening the company's balance...

Elevating Vietnamese agricultural products through biotechnology
HÀ NỘI — Biotechnology is considered a strategic sector, helping Vietnamese agricultural products gain economic advantages, improving exploitation efficiency and enhancing international competitiveness. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and...

Trump and Co. as Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ Revisited
The Summit at the White House between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky on Oct. 17, 2025, deserves further comment. At least in my lifetime – and I am 73 years old – I have never witnessed more offensive and, yes, more obscene...

GITEX 2025: Inuwa Narrates How Nigeria is Shaping its Future as Africa’s AI Powerhouse
At the bustling corridors of GITEX 2025 in Dubai, one of the world’s largest technology gatherings, the spotlight once again turned to Africa. And right at the centre of that conversation was Nigeria, represented by a voice that has become...

Healthy Life Agritec’s Rs. 24.81 crore Rights Issue opens
PNN Thane (Maharashtra) [India], October 18: The Rs. 24.81 crore Rights Issue of Healthy Life Agritec Limited (BSE: 543546), a fast-growing food and agribusiness enterprise, has opened. The issue is aimed at strengthening the company's balance...

Friend or foe? The China challenge on the Moray Firth
Douglas FraserBusiness/economy editor, Scotland ShareSave The offer from Ming Yang would see parts built for wind turbines Accepting the offer to build parts for wind turbines looks like a no-brainer. About £1.5bn of investment, 1500 jobs -...

When the climate breaks the contract: Rethinking indemnity in a warming India
Farmers harvest rice crop in a paddy field on the outskirts of Guwahati India stands at a critical juncture where climate change is no longer a distant threat but a daily disruption. From flash floods in Himachal and glacial lake outbursts in...

How Kenya's delays on GMO are hurting farmers
For the last 30 years, James Migwi has been growing cotton. As Chair of the Lamu Cotton Farmers Cooperative Society, he has witnessed on first-hand, the struggles and rewards of cotton farming in Kenya. For most of his farming career, Migwi...

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Loss and Damage Fund Launches, African Union Mobilizes for Food Reform, and the CDC Faces Cuts and Confusion
Each week, Food Tank is rounding up a few news stories that inspire excitement, infuriation, or curiosity. Loss and Damage Fund to Open Call for Proposals at COP30 The Board of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) will launch its...

Sultan Kudarat hosts major coffee events, strengthens global agri-industry ties
October 18, 2025 | 5:44pm SULTAN KUDARAT, Philippines — The province of Sultan Kudarat recently held three major coffee events, further establishing itself as a hub for the agri-industry and international collaboration. In line with its global...

How Europeans and Indian reformers shaped Hindu ideas
WHEN Rishi Sunak became an MP, he swore his oath on a copy of the Bhagvad Gita, but few people – including perhaps Britain’s first Asian prime minister – will have been aware of the efforts of a Shropshire-born civil servant in that little...

BioFarm 2025: Ireland’s premier biological farming conference returns
The BioFarm 2025 Conference, Ireland’s leading event dedicated to biological, regenerative, and organic farming, returns this autumn to Mount Wolseley Hotel in Co. Carlow on November 4-5. Now in its eighth year, BioFarm has firmly established...

UPSC Key: India-Sri Lanka cooperation, LCA Tejas Mk 1 A, and Rising CO2 levels
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Story continues...

New Mining Deals Promise Bigger Gains for Africa
A wave of mergers and acquisitions is redrawing Africa’s mineral economy, boosting its scale, strategy, and fiscal resilience. The mining industry in Africa is entering a new phase of consolidation that could redefine who controls and profits from...
Beidahuang Group in China's Heilongjiang prepares soil for winter before ground freezes
An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 17, 2025 shows an agricultural machinery working in a snow-covered field of a farming company under Beidahuang Group in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. As many areas in Heilongjiang Province have...

Brazil Invites Indian Firms to Bid for Oil Blocks
Home Brazil Brazil Invites Indian Firms to Bid for Oil Blocks Brazil’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin outlined plans to expand energy, trade, and healthcare partnerships with India. Brazil has invited Indian companies to participate in its...

Trade talks are on in cordial atmosphere with US; farmer, MSME interest will be protected: Piyush Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said talks between India and the US on the proposed bilateral trade agreement are progressing in a cordial atmosphere and New Delhi will protect the interests of farmers, fishermen and MSME...

From Jaipur to Global Leader: The Inspiring Journey of Jagdish Nainwal, a Visionary in Agribusiness
New Delhi [India], October 16: The story of Jagdish Nainwal is a powerful testament to how ambition, coupled with world-class education and strategic acumen, can propel an individual from a small-town background to the pinnacle of global corporate...