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Africa for Africans: The west must let go of the levers of exploitation
Business and Financial Times
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June 4, 2025
By Peter Justice GARIBA For far too long, Africa — a continent rich in resources, heritage, and human potential — has been subjected to the strategic extraction and manipulation of Western powers. From colonial resource theft to modern-day visa...
Australia, EU determined to seal trade deal as talks revived, Farrell says
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 4, 2025
Australia and the European Union have revived talks for a sweeping free trade agreement, after Australia’s trade minister Don Farrell met with the European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič in Paris on Wednesday. The meeting on the sidelines...
Big Brother’s Farmer Dave Handed AVO After Assault Conviction
Star Observer
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June 5, 2025
Former Big Brother star Farmer Dave has been convicted of assaulting a man staying on his farm, and has consequently had an AVO taken out against him. David Graham, better known as Farmer Dave, rose to fame when he memorably came out on season six...
Việt Nam’s agri-exports remain resilient amid global volatility
Vietnam News Agency
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Việt Nam’s agro-forestry-fishery sector has continued its strong performance into 2025, despite global headwinds and market fluctuations. Việt Nam News reporter Quỳnh Như talked to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Phùng Đức Tiến to...
VKSA campaign empowers farmers in Kohima, Tseminyu
Nagaland Post
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June 4, 2025
The Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (VKSA), led by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, continued its outreach on the sixth day in Kohima and Tseminyu districts. The campaign is implemented through the Indian Council of Agricultural...
Piyush Goyal begins Italy visit to bolster economic ties and co-chair India–Italy joint commission
ETManufacturing.in
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June 5, 2025
The forum will serve as a platform for Indian and Italian companies to forge business-to-business partnerships, drive investment flows, and explore joint ventures in innovation-led and sustainability-focused sectors.Union Commerce and Industry...
Most Asian markets rise as US data feeds rate-cut hopes
KPC Media Group - Indiana
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Asian shares mostly rose Thursday after soft US economic data boosted expectations the Federal Reserve will soon cut interest rates and put the focus on key jobs figures coming at the end of the week. Investors were also keeping track of...
World Environment Day | From waste to wealth: How circular economy can power India’s green future
The Week
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India has recently surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, crossing the $4 trillion milestone. But the nation’s ambition doesn’t end there. The target is clear: to become a $5 trillion economy, and the dream isn’t very...
American Agriculture History Minute: One-Room Schoolhouses Move West
AGNet West - Florida
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June 4, 2025
Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute relates that one-room schoolhouses are a part of American agriculture history. Early settlers knew the importance of education, and since a large ... The post American Agriculture History...
Feature: Sowing seeds of hope -- Chinese agronomist's 18-year dedication to Madagascar's rice dream
Xinhua News Agency
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ANTANANARIVO, June 5 (Xinhua) -- As usual, 67-year-old Chinese agronomist Hu Yuefang started his day at dawn, donning a wide-brimmed hat and draping a towel over his shoulders. Barefooted and with trousers rolled up, he waded into the muddy...
Sunburnt but seasoned: Young Irish farmers back from Down Under
Irish Examiner
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June 5, 2025
Many young farmers make the pilgrimage to Australia or New Zealand to do their 88 days of work and to experience the sunshine down under.These days, it’s almost a rite of passage to bid farewell to the parents for a time and jet off to the other...
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Fed District farmland values up slightly
Agrinews - Ilinois
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CHICAGO — In the first quarter of 2025, the Seventh Federal Reserve District’s agricultural land values saw a 1% increase from a year ago, and “good” farmland values rose 4% from the fourth quarter of 2024 on average across five states. The...
Okada Manila and SEED Philippines unite to empower students in agriculture
Asia Gaming Brief
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June 4, 2025
Okada Manila has partnered with the School for Experiential and Entrepreneurial Development (SEED Philippines) to provide scholarships that support agri-education and hands-on training for young Filipinos as part of its commitment to sustainable...
Business : Malaysia Seeks Strategic Ties With China’s Anhui In Digital, Green Tech, Palm Oil
Bernama
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June 5, 2025
From Kisho Kumari Sucedaram HUANGSHAN, June 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is seeking to forge strategic partnerships with China’s Anhui Province in the digital economy, green technology and palm oil sectors under the Regional Comprehensive Economic...
Bail hearing set for Chinese researcher accused of smuggling farm fungus into US
Malay Mail
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June 5, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 5 — A Michigan court has scheduled a bail hearing on Thursday for a Chinese researcher accused of smuggling biological samples into the United States. Yunqing Jian, 33, and her boyfriend Zunyong Liu, 34, who conducted biological...
Ancient DNA Uncovers Neolithic China’s Dual Clans
Bioengineer.org
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June 5, 2025
A remarkable discovery emerging from the realm of ancient genomics is fundamentally challenging long-standing assumptions about social structures in early human societies. Newly analyzed ancient DNA from the Neolithic Fujia site in China reveals...
WTO Seeks India's Backing For China-Supported Investment Proposal: Director-General
MENAFN
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June 5, 2025
(MENAFN- KNN India) New Delhi, Jun 4 (KNN) World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Tuesday urged India to reconsider its opposition to a China-backed investment facilitation initiative, emphasising the need for...
How Indira Gandhi’s nationalisation of banks enhanced the infrastructural power of the Indian state
Scroll.in
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In early August 1969, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, M Karunanidhi, penned an enthusiastic missive to the prime minister. “I emphatically welcome this bold step of yours,” he wrote, “which is perhaps the most significant in the last 20 years of...
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and others discuss ways to support aging farmers
WBNG - New York
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June 5, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBNG) -- Helping America’s aging farm workforce was the theme behind a U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on Wednesday. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who was the ranking member, and other members of the committee led the...
world Brazil rules out bird flu case on a commercial farm in Rio Grande do Sul state
Asiaone
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June 5, 2025
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — Test results for a suspected bird flu outbreak on a commercial farm in the town of Anta Gorda in Rio Grande do Sul state came back negative, according to an analysis of samples released by the Brazilian Agriculture Ministry...