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English Winemakers Celebrate Exponential Sales Amidst Warmest Summer

England’s wine producers are betting on exports to sustain growth after domestic sales leveled off, as this year’s record-warm summer.

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Matcha Faces Global Boom Amid Rising Demand and Limited Supply

Matcha, the vibrant green Japanese tea once niche outside its homeland, is now a global obsession — and it’s creating.

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Fish Stocks Rebound, Overfishing Persists: FAO Report

Marine fisheries across the globe show a mixed picture of recovery and overexploitation, according to a new Food and Agriculture.

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Global Aridification Accelerates, Posing Serious Risk to Agriculture

A long-term shift toward drier conditions is reshaping landscapes and livelihoods across the globe. Known as aridification, this gradual drying.

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New Discovery Could Help Farmers Fight Pests Naturally

Farmers around the world use nearly four million tonnes of pesticides every year to protect crops from pests. While these.

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EU Chalks Out Plan for Wine Sector as Trump Returns

The European Union is preparing to unveil a package of support measures for its struggling wine sector, which is facing.

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From Tradition to Technology: Trends in Rice Industry in 2025

The global rice industry is on the cusp of transformation, driven by shifting consumer preferences, advancements in technology, and a.

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Why Global Coffee Rates Are Spiking?

Global coffee prices have soared to their highest in nearly 50 years due to poor weather in Brazil and Vietnam,.

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UAE, Bill Gates Unveil AI-Powered Agriculture Solutions

Her Excellency Mariam Almheiri, Head of International Affairs Office at the Presidential Court, recently welcomed Bill Gates, Chair of the.

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Faircraft Raises €15m for Lab-Grown Leather Production

Faircraft, a French startup focusing on lab-grown leather through cellular agriculture, has raised €15 million in a funding round led.

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Saudi Delegation Gains Insights on Sustainable Agriculture in Morocco

The Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program, Reef Saudi, organised an international training programme in Morocco recently. The initiative aimed to.

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FarmDroid Secures €10.5m for Agro Robot

FarmDroid, a Danish startup helping farmers and plant breeders reduce their costs of manual labor, secured €10.5 million investment to.

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Artificial Coral Farm Boosts Marine Life in Oman

Recent diving surveys at the largest artificial coral farm in the Middle East, located in Suwaiq in Oman’s North Batinah.

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Swedish Startup Uses Hydroponics, AI for Fresh Vegetables

Estimates suggest that 16 billion pounds of food goes to waste every year in American supermarkets alone. As much as.

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Opinion

How Mycorrhizal Fungi are Transforming Indian Agriculture

In the fertile plains of Punjab, India, farmers have been experimenting with mycorrhizal fungi to boost crop yields. By introducing.

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Lawmakers Concerned About Risks from Chinese Drones

A group of U.S. lawmakers urged the Biden administration recently to address potential national security risks posed by Chinese-manufactured agriculture.

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Lobster Fishermen Alarmed by New Size Restrictions

Maine’s lobster industry, a cornerstone of the state’s economy, is bracing for a significant challenge as new regulations mandating stricter.

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Cargill Advances Cotton Farming with Irrigation Tech

In a bid to enhance irrigation efficiency and promote sustainable cotton farming, commodity trading giant Cargill has partnered with Australian.

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Vietnamese Green Coffee Brand Raises $25m

Phuc Sinh Corp., a leading coffee and pepper producer based in Ho Chi Minh City, has secured a significant loan.

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Copenhagen Start-up Agrobiomics Harvests €4m

Agrobiomics, a Danish agtech developing sustainable biological solutions for agriculture, has raised €4 million from NOON Ventures to bring the.

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Nigeria Govt Defends Creation of Livestock Ministry

Nigeria’s federal government recently explained the rationale behind the proposed ministry of livestock development, saying that it is needed to.

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Opium Cultivation Plunges 95% in Afghanistan

The Taliban-ordered crash in opium production in Afghanistan, long the world’s dominant supplier, could drive up overdose deaths as heroin.

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Tribe, Indonesia Palm Oil Firms Collide Over Land

In a jungled corner of Indonesia’s Papua, the Awyu tribe await a Supreme Court verdict that will determine whether thousands.

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Italian Agro Industry Affected by Climate Change

Italian agricultural production shrank last year as wine, fruit and olive oil output all took a hit from extreme weather.

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New Zealand to Scrap ‘Burp Tax’ Plan for Cattle

In a significant policy reversal, New Zealand’s centre-right government has announced it is scrapping a scheme to price greenhouse gas.

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USA Farmers Choose Soy to Limit Losses

Mark Tuttle planted more soy and less corn on his northern Illinois farm this spring as prices for both crops.

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Farmers in USA Using AI to Screen Crops

Artificial intelligence (AI) remains light years away from displacing the farmer or agronomist in the agronomic decision-making process, but when.

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Hexafarms Secures 1.3m Euros in Pre-seed Funding

Hexafarms, a pioneer in agricultural tech leveraging AI to optimise greenhouses to power the future of food production, announced the.

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Falling Crop Prices in USA Lead to Slower Farm Equipment Sale

Falling crop prices are leaving agriculture equipment sellers with an excess of unsold tractors and combines. To cope with the.

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Kazakhstan Using Flood Water for Agriculture and Industry

Specialists in the West Kazakhstan Region are carrying out the safe passage of flood waters, as the region experiences its.

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Qatar Dairy Firm Signs $3.5b Deal with Algeria

Qatari food company Baladna has signed a $3.5 billion agreement with the Algerian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to.

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