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Payment problems disrupting Iran food deals
LONDON/ANKARA: Payment problems are disrupting commercial food cargoes to Iran, with hundreds of thousands of tonnes of grain and sugar stuck in transit, as Western banking sanctions complicate deals...
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Palm oil hits 2-week high on export data, demand hopes
JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures rose to their highest in two weeks on Wednesday, boosted by a combination of data showing a rise in exports and expectations for an uptick in demand ahead of the...
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USDA Announces Support for Renewable Biomass Energy
Biomass Producers and Energy Facilities Soon Can Apply for Qualification in Renewed Biomass Crop Assistance Program. WASHINGTON, May 20, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced...
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Thai army rulers rush to placate rice farmers, boost economy
BANGKOK: Thailand’s new military rulers are moving fast to tackle economic problems caused by the absence of a proper government since December and are making it a priority to pay arrears owed to rice...
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Exports soar as Italy’s rice fields find ‘niche markets’
VERCELLI: The rice fields around Vercelli in northern Italy stretch as far as the eye can see with the snow-capped Alps behind. The first shoots coming up will eventually end up as fragrant risotto on...
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A farm is greater than the sum of its parts
How a whole-farm approach to reducing emissions can create additional benefits for smallholder farmers New off the press, the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report’s section on mitigation highlights the value...
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LEAP Fellowships for Agricultural Research at US Universities
The Norman E. Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (Borlaug LEAP) offers fellowships for graduate students from developing countries for agricultural research at universities in the...
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Thai rice farmers paid $2.9 bln of arrears, state bank says
BANGKOK – Thailand’s military government has paid rice farmers all the arrears of 92.4 billion baht ($2.86 billion) owed under a controversial state purchase scheme, a senior official of the bank that...
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Small farms making big impact in US agriculture
LOGAN: As a teenager, Danelle Myer wanted nothing more than to leave her family’s farm in Iowa and become a big-city advertising executive. Now, the 42-year-old juggles orders for cabbage and deals...
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‘Peak soil’ threatens future global food security
LONDON: The challenge of ensuring future food security as populations grow and diets change has its roots in soil, but the increasing degradation of the earth’s thin skin is threatening to push up food...
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Malaysia Scraps Palm Oil Export Tax for Two Months to Help Sales
Malaysia, the world’s largest palm oil producer after Indonesia, scrapped an export tax on the crude variety for two months to boost shipments and reverse a decline in prices to a five-year low....
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Commodities Fall to 5-Year Low With Plenty of Supplies
Commodities fell to a five-year low on speculation abundant supplies and slowing economic growth outside of the U.S. will curb demand for raw materials. The Bloomberg Commodity Index declined to the...
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Canada’s canola stocks to slump to 18-year low
Canada’s canola inventories will near-halve to their lowest in 18 years, farm officials said, citing weaker farmer seeding expectations than initially thought, at a time of resilient export demand....
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Tanzania coffee harvest, exports to hit record high
Tanzania’s coffee crop will hit a record high, taking a large step towards meeting an ambitious government target, boosted by weather improvements and official support measures. The Tanzanian coffee...
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The New Organic Walmart Is Eating Whole Foods’ Lunch
Over much of the past 30 years, Whole Foods Market co-founder John Mackey enjoyed wild success selling organic groceries to the masses. That brought media buzz, fast growth, and high profit margins to...
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Bangladeshi Mango in UK Supermarkets: A Success of FAO Technical Assistance
For the first time, Bangladeshi mangoes are to be available in a major UK supermarket. This is thanks to the efforts of the farmers in several mango producing districts (Satkhira, Chapainawabganj and...
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Inspiring Future Food Leaders
Ask most kids the first thing that comes to mind when you say “vegetables,” and they’ll probably complain that their parents are always asking them to eat them. It’s unlikely that they think much about...
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Farming data continues to be hot in Silicon Valley
The rise of the use of agriculture data means more food, with less energy, water, and land. Between 2013 and 2014 Silicon Valley’s interest in backing agriculture and food-related startups soared,...
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Zero waste: How to stop food being lost
As the 2015 Universal Exposition in Milan explores the sustainability of food systems, waste remains a major obstacle to feeding the planet, with about one-third of what the world produces lost or...
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Palm ends lower on selling pressure, prices rangebound
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures ended lower on Wednesday as the contract succumbed to selling pressure in late afternoon trade, reversing gains stemming from a weak ringgit which had lifted...
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