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Jonathan Urges African Leaders to Ease Credit for Farmers, De-Risk Lending to Boost Food Security
Arise News
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June 12, 2025
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on African governments to implement policies that ensure farmers’ access to affordable credit, aiming to enhance food production and security across the continent. A statement by his media aide,...
New Data Shows What’s Driving Forest Loss Around the World
World Resources Institute
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Thanks to satellite data, we know how much forest the world is losing, and where. But that’s only part of the story. Unless we know what’s driving tree cover loss, it’s impossible to know if it’s permanent or temporary; what the impacts are for...
Belizean Agritech Experts Return From Peru to Boost Local Potato Production
Love FM
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June 12, 2025
Technical staff from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise (MAFSE) is working with local potato farmers to improve production after completing an exchange visit to Peru. The exchange visit was held from June 2 through to the...
Tariff Talks Hit 'Swadeshi' Snag: RSS Affiliate SJM Resists US Agri & Dairy Access | Exclusive
News18
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June 12, 2025
Last Updated:June 12, 2025, 08:00 IST SJM is not only dissatisfied with Donald Trump's sudden tariff push but also wants to prioritise indigenous or Swadeshi industry, particularly after the recent Indo-Pak conflict The US is pushing for steep...
Ghana Launches Agricultural Transformation Drive to Boost Exports
News Ghana
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June 12, 2025
President John Mahama has unveiled an ambitious agricultural development plan aimed at positioning Ghana as a global leader in horticulture exports. Speaking at the Ghana Horticultural Expo 2025, the President outlined a comprehensive strategy to...
Rice prices are Japan's hot political issue, on and off the farm
Japan Today
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June 12, 2025
All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki's rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a row over the cost of the staple in Japan is threatening to deal the government a blow at the ballot box. Shortages of the grain caused by a...
40 Central Coast Farmworkers Detained by ICE in Workplace Raids
Noozhawk - California
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June 12, 2025
At least 40 farmworkers from Santa Maria, Ventura and Oxnard were taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on Tuesday during workplace raids on agricultural fields. Erica Diaz, senior policy advocate for the Central...
Rep. Mann adds pressure in tariff talks to benefit Kansas farmers
KWCH 12 - Kansas
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June 12, 2025
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has been on a trade mission, visiting various countries with which the United States has a trade deficit. A trade deficit is when the U.S. imports more goods from these countries...
Environmentalists on both sides of border fear impact of planned North Dakota dairy farms on Lake Winnipeg
Winnipeg Free Press
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June 11, 2025
Two massive dairy farms planned just south of the border in North Dakota could deliver a devastating blow to Lake Winnipeg and its already fragile ecosystem, environmental and animal advocates warned Wednesday. “There’s a need to really get the...
North Country at Work: Bringing the Schroon Lake Farmers Market to life
North Country Public Radio - New York
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June 12, 2025
Jun 12, 2025 — Ana Williams-BergenNorth Country at Work: Bringing the Schroon Lake Farmers Market to life 28-year-old Alexis King has always been big into farmers markets. She relied on them to shop seasonally and get to know her farmers. When she...
MCVET Partners with Seed World Group to Evolve Seed Manitoba Magazine and Digital Access to Variety Trial Data
Seed World
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June 11, 2025
The Manitoba Crop Variety Evaluaion Trials (MCVET) Committee has entered into an agreement with Seed World Group to publish Seed Manitoba magazine beginning with the 2026 edition. The partnership will ensure the continued delivery of independent,...
Check out this gorgeous 17th Century farmhouse with impressive equestrian facilities, 123 acres, a tennis court and more...
Horse & Hound
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June 12, 2025
Hollow Farm has a farmhouse at its heart and extensive equestrian facilities, with panoramic views across its own land that extends to around 123 acres, all located within a ring fence. This property is in a private position, approximately six...
Politics Thursday: Ginny Andersen and Mike Butterick talk Fieldays, Kiwisaver for farms and corruption
Newstalk ZB
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June 12, 2025
It's Fieldays this week - and it coincides with a poll finding just 3 per cent of farmers support Labour, while 54 per cent back National. Why is National seemingly the party of farmers? Also, should farmers be able to use their Kiwisaver to...
Tanzanian shilling strengthens to become world’s top-performing currency
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. The Tanzanian shilling has rallied to become one of the top performing currencies in the world, due mainly to record high gold prices and a surge in inflows of U.S. dollars from agriculture, tourism, and transport sectors. The...
Wind farms provided 33% of Irish electricity up to May
RTE Ireland
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June 12, 2025
Irish wind farms have produced 33% of the country' electricity since the start of the year, new figures from Wind Energy Ireland show today. Wind Energy Ireland said around 22% of demand was meet by windfarms last month, up slightly when compared...
Group condemns killing of three farmers by suspected herders in Enugu
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 12, 2025
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the killing of three farmers, allegedly by armed Fulani herdsmen, who attacked the Mgbuji autonomous community in Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Council of Enugu State, on Monday,...
Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper says 'don't worry' after confirming 'not good' health update
Birmingham Live
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June 12, 2025
Clarkson's Farm star, Kaleb Cooper, has shared a major health update, after revealing he was admitted to hospital. The farmer shared how he had fractured his ankle via a social media post, explaining how the situation was "not goof." Kaleb said he...
Vietnam among world’s most food-self-sufficient nations: study
VietnamPlus
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June 12, 2025
Brussels (VNA) – As concerns mount over the potential for disruptions to global trade, a new study published in the journal Nature Food has identified Vietnam as one of the few countries with a high level of food self-sufficiency, capable of...
FG to forfeit $10m World Bank loan over audit deficiencies
Daily Trust
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June 11, 2025
The federal government is set to forfeit a $10million dollar loan from the World Bank due to audit deficiencies and delays in launching a national budget portal. Additionally, the forfeiture is coming amidst a slow implementation of revenue...
Georgia: National Forest Agency reveals facts of violation of law
Georgia Online
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June 12, 2025
Georgia: The employees of the Environmental Supervision Department of the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture together with the National Forest Agency revealed facts of violation of law in the Kakheti and Mtskheta-Mtianeti regions....