As for food security, the foundation would do better by supporting agroecological (agrochemical-free) approaches to agriculture, which various high-level UN reports have advocated for ensuring equitable global food security. This would leave
China has moved to tighten restrictions on fertilizer exports in response to global supply disruptions triggered by the war involving Iran, a conflict that has begun to push crop nutrient prices sharply
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Sri Lanka is preparing to introduce a QR code system to regulate fertilizer distribution, Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation Minister K.D. Lal Kantha announced while briefing the media in Colombo about the
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India’s fertilizer subsidy bill is poised to climb in the current and upcoming fiscal years as tensions in the Gulf region threaten to drive up natural gas prices and freight costs, industry
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An audit has found that Sri Lanka’s Department of Agrarian Development spent nearly 90 million rupees to construct crop storage facilities intended to support small and medium-scale farmers, yet many of the
More Sri Lanka’s rice sector, long considered the backbone of the country’s food security, is facing a crisis that exposes deep systemic problems and unfulfilled government promises. According to farmers and union leaders,
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India’s interim trade agreement with the United States has ignited widespread backlash from farmers’ organizations, turning agriculture into a major flashpoint just as New Delhi seeks closer alignment with Washington. The deal,
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A rice tycoon has become a clout chaser, posting ostentatiously on social media about his extravagance ad nauseam. He has been TikToking his newly acquired Rolls-Royce to boost his ego and online visibility.
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Dozens of French farmers brought central Paris to a standstill on Thursday, blockading key routes and parking tractors along the Seine in protest against a proposed European Union trade agreement with South
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U.S. farmers bracing for steep losses this year offered cautious thanks for President Donald Trump’s newly announced $12 billion aid package, but many told Reuters the support barely scratches the surface of
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Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is widely viewed as the father of the American hemp industry, given his role as then-Senate majority leader in pushing across the finish line the 2018 farm bill
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