Wheat
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Tunisia to raise cereal hectarage to 1.2M in push to halt imports by 2035
TUNISIA – The Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries has unveiled a new development strategy that aims to increase the area devoted to cereal…
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Egypt seals deal to import 360,000 tons of wheat from Russia, Romania
EGYPT – Egypt’s General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) has sealed a deal to import 360,000 tons of wheat to maintain strategic reserves, according to…
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Scientists complete einkorn genome to boost resilience in bread wheat
USA- Researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have sequenced the complete genome for einkorn wheat, the world’s first domesticated crop, a development that will…
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Tanzania sets new target for wheat production, invests US$3.2M on irrigation infrastructure
TANZANIA – Tanzania Agriculture Research Institute (TARI) plans to produce 2,500 tonnes of basic wheat seeds by 2030 to meet the country’s demand which has…
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Food Index surge in July on the back of collapsed Black Sea grain deal, India’s ban on rice exports-FAO
GLOBAL – The FAO Food Index report, which is compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, climbed 1.3% in July compared…