Farmers
In the first six months of 2025, local farmers in the Philippines have already suffered a staggering P54.5 billion in losses due to low palay prices, according to the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF). The organization is urging the government to control rice imports and reinstate the 35 percent
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A recent study conducted at Lebanese International University, published in the Sustainability journal, has shed light on the critical factors influencing customer satisfaction and loyalty towards farmers' markets in India. The research, which involved a sample of 235 customers, identified convenience, variety, quality, price, health and hygiene, and service
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The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), a law that has provided immeasurable benefits to Americans by increasing demand for corn, reducing fuel prices, and strengthening America's energy dominance. Since its passage in 2005, the RFS has created
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In a bid to combat the harsh effects of climate change, livestock farmers in Garissa County are increasingly turning to financial cooperatives. Members of the Garissa Butchers Co-operative claim that the shift to this model has transformed their businesses and lives. The cooperative provides access to markets, credit, and policy
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More than 142,000 rice farmers in the Bicol Region are set to benefit from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s decision to temporarily suspend rice importation for 60 days starting September 1, 2025. This move aims to give local farmers a chance to negotiate higher farmgate prices during
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Researchers from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Central Institute of Fisheries Education conducted a study to analyze the impact of fisheries development programmes on the livelihoods of fish farmers in Chhattisgarh State, India. The study involved 120 beneficiaries from four blocks of Raipur District and found significant improvements
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Research conducted by Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, with funding from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and ICAR Junior Research Fellowship, has examined the economic aspects of composite fish farming with Indian major carps in West Bengal. The study used cost concepts and the Cobb-Douglas production function to analyze
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Sri Lanka's rural economy continues to stagnate due to the Paddy Lands Act of 1958, which compels nearly half of the country's poorest farmers to plant rice, despite alternative crops offering significantly higher profits. This outdated law, originally enacted to protect tenant cultivators, has instead become
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A delegation of onion exporters and farmers from Maharashtra met with Union consumer minister Pralhad Joshi in Delhi on Monday, highlighting the challenges faced by the onion industry. The delegation, led by Vikas Singh, Vice-President of the Horticulture Produce Exporters Association (HPEA), and Deepak Pagar of the farmers' association,
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Representatives Alma S. Adams and Jill Tokuda, members of the House Agriculture Committee, have led a letter signed by 38 House Democrats to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, urging the department to reverse the elimination of the Regional Food Business Center (RFBC) program. The program&
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In a move to implement policies benefiting Taiwan and farmers, the Fujian Provincial Department of Finance and the Fujian Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs jointly allocated 910,000 yuan in loan interest subsidy subsidies to Taiwanese-funded agricultural enterprises in the Taiwan Innovation Park. This allocation is part of
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The Ghana Cocoa, Coffee, and Sheanut Farmers Association (COCOSHE) has expressed strong support for the government's announcement of a new cocoa producer price for the 2025/2026 crop season. The national president, Alhaji Alhassan Bukari, commended the government and Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) for increasing the price from
