Agriculture & Food Security
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India to donate 10,000mt wheat to Afghanistan amid an acute food crisis
INDIA – The Government of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to deliver humanitarian assistance…
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India’s wheat production is likely to reach 108 million metric tons in MY 2023/24: USDA
INDIA- A Global Agricultural Information Network report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasts MY 2023/2024 wheat production…
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US spring wheat plantings down 2.4%, hard winter wheat areas face drought
USA- The US Department of Agriculture’s latest Prospective Plantings report predicts spring wheat plantings in the US to be down 2.4%, and the lowest in…
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South Australia’s grain harvest rises by 51%
AUSTRALIA- South Australia’s 2022-23 grain harvest of 12.788 million tonnes is 51% higher than last year and more than 70% above the five-year average, according…
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Rwanda receives funding to tackle food security by lessening crop losses due to pests
RWANDA – The Rwandese government has launched a US$5.4M project aimed at enhancing food security through lessening crop losses due to pests. According to New…