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As the West Bank prepares for the annual olive harvest, thousands of Palestinian farmers are facing unprecedented risks to their livelihoods due to growing restrictions from Israeli forces and settlers. The olive harvest season, which runs from September to November, is a time of uncertainty and struggle for farmers who
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Farmers in Telangana have been protesting against the acute urea shortage in the state, with many waiting for hours in long queues in front of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) to buy the essential fertilizer. The shortage has become a major issue, with farmers allegedly not receiving adequate supplies, leading
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The province of Punjab in Pakistan has been ravaged by the worst flooding in decades, leaving over two million people affected, with over 2,000 villages inundated. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reports that nearly 760,000 people and 516,000 animals have been evacuated, while at least 33
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The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is providing financial assistance to over 4.63 million households growing dry-season and wet-season rice, totaling 50 billion baht. The program includes the 2025 Dry-Season Rice Farmer Support Project and the 2025/26 Rainy Season Rice Farmer Support Project, aiming to promote
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In a landmark initiative, the Micro Cassava Enterprise Support Programme is revolutionizing small-scale cassava farming in Osun State, Nigeria. CATO Foods and Agroallied Global Concepts, in partnership with the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF), is empowering 100 smallholder farmers with comprehensive resources, training, and guaranteed market access. This pioneering
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Ukraine has made significant progress in its early grain and legume harvest, with a total of 28,370,600 tons harvested as of August 29, 2025, on an area of 6,887,600 hectares. This marks a notable increase from the previous report on August 22, 2025, which stood at
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Michigan, a top producer of blueberries in the United States, is facing significant threats from Peru's potentially unfair trade practices. The country's cheap blueberry imports are flooding the market and suffocating domestic blueberry production. U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten is requesting a United States International Trade
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Farmers in the Lambussie District, affected by last year's drought, are receiving support to enhance agricultural productivity and boost food security in the area. The initiative, which includes the provision of agrochemicals, improved maize seeds, and fertilizers, aims to increase crop yields and improve the livelihoods of farmers
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Pingchuan Town in Lanzhou's Linze County, Gansu Province of China, has recorded a bumper harvest of seed corn in the golden autumn season. The large fields are filled with corn stalks bent by the weight of full ears, and farmers are busy harvesting, transporting, and processing the golden
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Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has begun issuing payments to farmers worth approximately £250 million as part of the Sustainable Agriculture Programme (SAP). The payments under the Farm Sustainability Transition Payment (FSTP), Young Farmer Payment, and Protein Crop Scheme are the first major
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The governor of Enugu State, Mr. Peter Mbah, has flagged off a new round of free fertilizer and agro-inputs distribution to over 60,000 farmers across the state. This effort is part of the state government's initiative to boost food security, reduce poverty, and transform farming into a
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The North East Governors' Forum (NEGF) has expressed concern over the high cost of agricultural inputs in the subregion, which it warns could have dire consequences on farm outputs in the upcoming farming season. The forum, which comprises the governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe States,
