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Global food prices rise in July

Global food prices continued rising for the second consecutive month in July, led by vegetable oils and dairy products, according to the benchmark United Nations report. The Food and Agriculture Organization's Food Price Index averaged 94.2…

India’s kharif rice sowing up 19% so far, thanks to good rains

Among cash crops, cotton planting has risen by 11.29 per cent to 121.25 lakh hectares so far in the current kharif season of the 2020-21 crop year (July-June) from 108.95 lakh hectares in the year-ago period. Area sown to rice, the main kharif…

Data: An average 500 LMT of Fertilizer per year was used in India in the last 10 years

Land is a limited resource. To ensure food security for a growing population and to meet increasing demand, it is imperative that there is adequate food production in the country. Chemical substances such as fertilizers and pesticides are used…

ESPAÑA - Buen ritmo de ventas y mejores cotizaciones para la fruta de hueso

 La producción de fruta de hueso, a falta de datos de nectarina, se estima en 1,35 millones de toneladas esta campaña, un 2 % menor frente a la anterior, según las previsiones del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA) …

Is India headed towards a locust plague

The global upsurge of locusts is on the brink of becoming a plague, aided by unusually favourable weather for three years and the international community’s failure to curb their growth. Swarms of locusts took Delhi and the National Capital…

FAO partners with the Adaptation Fund to help vulnerable countries fight the impact of climate change

July 3, Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been accredited as an implementing partner of the Adaptation Fund and will work with the international fund on projects to help vulnerable countries fight the…

Six states on high alert as govt warns of more locust swarms

More swarms of crop-eating locusts are likely to migrate from Somalia to the summer breeding areas along the India-Pakistan border, the agriculture ministry has said in a statement, prompting officials in six most “at-risk” states to be…

Correction - Top 20 agricultural countries who produced coarse grain, oilseed, cottonseed in 2018/19

The top 20 agricultural producing countries in the world are the top performers in world agriculture - a vital element for world livelihood. Agriculture is one of the indispensable sectors of the world economy which is not only one of the highest…

Últimos días para presentar la solicitud única de ayudas de la PAC para 2020

Los agricultores y ganaderos españoles disponen hasta el próximo 15 de junio para presentar la solicitud única de ayudas de la Política Agraria Común (PAC) y, en su caso, la solicitud de acceso a la reserva nacional de derechos de pago…