Agriculture & Food Security
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Alltech Crop Science snaps up Ideagro in the quest to provide solutions in the agro-food sector
Spain-Alltech Crop Science has acquired a Spain-based agri-food research and development expert, Ideagro, in a move to extend a world-leading understanding of the interface between…
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Argentina soybean, corn to decline by up to 25% as drought continues to wreak havoc on farms
ARGENTINA-The Buenos Aires grains exchange has slashed its forecast for Argentina’s 2022/23 soybeans and corn production by up to 25% if drought in the South…
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Egypt raises local wheat procurement prices by 42% as global prices experience a drastic lull
EGYPT – Egypt has raised the price of local wheat procurement for the new harvest season, which starts in April 2023, by 42 percent to…
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China expands its soybean hectarage to 10.6 million as it strives to achieve self-sufficiency
CHINA-China, the world’s top buyer of soybeans, has expanded its planting area to 10.26 million hectares, an increase of 1.82 million hectares year-on-year as the…
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Ghana schemes to offset US$1.3 billion rice import bill by increasing local production
GHANA-The government of Ghana plans to start producing its local rice to offset the US$ 1.3 billion financial burden used to import the commodity annually.…