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Tech offers path to transform Puerto Rico’s agriculture
Agri-tech is increasingly seen as essential to building a sustainable and cost-effective future for agriculture. (Credit: Suwin Puengsamrong/Dreamstime) Puerto Rico’s agriculture has long been defined by small and medium-size farmers, many of whom...

South Africa agribusiness confidence holds despite livestock, trade concerns
The Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) fell for a second consecutive quarter by 2 points to 63 in Q3 2025. Most respondents highlighted the adverse effects of foot-and-mouth disease and trade frictions with the US as their primary...

Nam Cheong pulls plug on Japan OSV contract
AsiaOffshoreRenewables Nam Cheong Malaysia’s Nam Cheong has terminated a charter deal for one of its offshore support vessels with an offshore wind farm contractor in Japan after the charterer failed to meet its obligations. The Singapore-listed...

Press review: Russia, China unveil major gas project as Trump sends warships to Venezuela
MOSCOW, September 3. /TASS/. Russia and China unveil the world’s largest gas project; plans for the use of nuclear weapons are expected to be worked out in two drills in Belarus; and Donald Trump deploys warships to Venezuela in a bid to pressure...

Pig sector unites to keep African swine fever out of Britain
British pig producers are on red alert as a new cross-sector campaign has launched to keep the devastating African swine fever (ASF) out of the country. The National Pig Association (NPA) has partnered with AHDB and Pig World to highlight the most...

Opinion | Contradictions Of Trump’s Foreign Policy: A Threat To India-US Relations
Last Updated:September 03, 2025, 16:49 IST Foreign policy requires patience, foresight, and continuity. Trump offers none of these The India-US partnership has been built not on vanity but on shared values and mutual respect. Trump’s bullying...

At the farmers market, slashed benefits threaten MAHA’s food-as-medicine goal
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — There is no time like late August for a farmers market, when the earth blesses shoppers with its juiciest delights. The folding tables and tents pop open, and by 9 a.m. a musician is crooning over the zucchini, bubbles from a...

Revival of Silk routes significant for Pak, Central Asian transit trade
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Sep 03 (APP):The revival of the Silk Route’s legacy is significant for increasing Pakistan’s and Central Asian Republics’ (CARs) transit trade and bilateral economic ties, as well as for enhancing economic and trade...

COMMENTARY: Rice can feed the world even with fewer farmers
In a world worried about looming food shortages triggered by the climate crisis, the collapse in rice prices -- now approaching their lowest in 18 years -- is evidence that interventions by governments and modern agricultural methods may save the...

The Rift Valley’s spirulina farming pioneer
Janno van der Laan, founder of Nasaru Naturals (centre, with dog)) with some of the Masai community who live beside Lake Natron © Nasaru Naturals Can you tell us a bit about your background and what inspired you to start farming spirulina? I’m...

Government Launches Rs 24,000 Crore Scheme For Farmers' Support.
In a chief improve for the agricultural region, the crucial authorities has authorised a new initiative aimed toward transforming rural farming practices and increasing farmers' incomes. Named the PM Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana, this scheme will...

Starved for Cash, Farmers Face Agriculture’s Toughest Year, Bushel CEO Says
The conversation about innovation today tends to revolve around data centers, silicon and power cables. Dirt, roots, seed and tractors, the backbone of the first economy in the United States, agriculture, rarely take center stage. Yet in 2025,...

₹1.15 trillion boost powers India’s farm infra revolution
The government’s Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, which aims to finance post-harvest crop management, has attracted investment worth over ₹1.15 trillion in 123,650 projects across India since its launch in July 2020, according to two officials...

Burlington County promotes local farmers markets through commissioner visits
Burlington County officials are urging residents to support local agriculture by shopping at the county’s numerous farmers markets and farm stands during the remainder of the summer and fall seasons. Commissioner Deputy Director Allison Eckel, who...

Indian firms target small-town growth that’s insulated from US tariffs
Indian companies are betting on small towns and villages to sustain growth at a time the third-largest Asian economy is bracing for pain from US’s punishing 50% tariffs. Businesses from biscuits makers to building materials suppliers underscored...
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Science Leaves no Doubt: The Commission Must Close the Door on Fur Farming [Promoted content]
While most of Europe was already off holidaying, the European Food Safety Authority quietly released its long-awaited scientific opinion on the welfare of mink, foxes, raccoon dogs and chinchillas kept for fur production. This opinion, released on...

11.2m more women suffer food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa – Report
A new report has established that 11.2 million more women than men experienced moderate or severe food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa in 2024. This was revealed in an overview of The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa...

Dragon Fruit Dreams: From Farmer to Trailblazer
Udalguri: Satyendra Basumatary, a progressive farmer from Udalguri district, has emerged as a symbol of rural self-reliance by turning to dragon fruit cultivation—an unconventional yet highly profitable agricultural venture. With timely support...

Business News | Government Assures Farmers All Cotton to Be Procured, Giriraj Singh Reviews Preparedness
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): Union Minister for Textiles Giriraj Singh has assured that all cotton arriving in the market that falls under MSP guidelines will be procured without disruption this season, as he reiterated the government's...

80-year-old Free State farmer arrested for murder, SA divided after decomposed body found on farm
An 80-year-old farmer in the Free State has been arrested and charged with murder and defeating the ends of justice The police have urged citizens not to spread unverified information that could compromise the ongoing case South Africans weighed...