All posts tagged "agriculture"
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114Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishUS to fund lower-emission fertilizer with eye to greener ethanol
The US Department of Energy is investing $36 million in technologies to reduce emissions from synthetic nitrogen fertilizer used in ethanol production....
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125Sugar News in EnglishSugar Council questions importation
The Sugar Council has expressed confusion over the government's plan to import sugar despite exporting raw sugar to the US. The council...
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104Rice News in EnglishTraders union welcomes rice, maize import window with mixed feelings
The National Harmonized Traders Union of Nigeria has mixed feelings about the Federal Government's tax holiday on imported food items like rice,...
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114Wheat News in EnglishEU farming group sees soft wheat crop falling to 117.5 million tons
The European Union's farming association, Copa-Cogeca, forecasts a 6% decline in soft wheat production to 117.5 million metric tons, the smallest crop...
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119Rice News in EnglishImports unlikely to cut rice prices
Former Party-list Rep. Argel Joseph T. Cabatbat criticized President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.'s plan to lower rice prices through imports, citing that...
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117Sugar News in EnglishNCPC to conduct studies on management of armyworms in sugarcane
Bacolod City: The National Crop Protection Center (NCPC) of UP-Los Baños will study fall armyworm management in sugarcane in Negros Occidental, where...
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117Rice News in EnglishPH wants to boost rice cooperation with Vietnam
During his visit to Vietnam's An Giang province, Philippines Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel emphasized the need to strengthen rice cooperation to...
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128Maize News in EnglishSix ways to tackle high cost of food for Nigeria – Tinubu suspend tax on imported brown rice, corn, odas
President Bola Tinubu has announced the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes on key food imports via land and sea borders in...
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146Maize News in EnglishMaize sowing increases in current year
As of July 8, 2024, the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare reported significant progress in kharif crop sowing across India. Maize...
