Farmers
The Thai Ministry of Industry has kickstarted its first payment of 3.8 billion baht to 77,044 sugarcane farmers who achieved the highest harvest in Thai history. The payment marks the beginning of the program to promote green sugar, with the goal of increasing its value and supporting farmers.
Farmers
M&S has partnered with AM Farming, a family-run business based in Crossgar, to bring customers the best-tasting local new season Queens potatoes. The farm, run by fifth-generation potato farmer Richard Glover-Orr and his family, has a long and proud history of producing high-quality potatoes, with the Queens variety
Farmers
Despite facing numerous challenges in the agricultural sector, Grace Olayemi Oke has persevered and grown a successful mushroom business in Nigeria. With a background in mushroom cultivation, she has expanded her venture into two thriving farms and has become a leading figure in the industry. Oke's story highlights
Farmers
A recent summit on water security, organized by the National Farmers' Union (NFU), brought together industry experts, water companies, and environmental NGOs to discuss the challenges of water pollution, climate change, and unpredictable weather patterns impacting national food security. NFU Vice-president Rachel Hallos emphasized the importance of treating water
Farmers
Thousands of farmers in Punjab held a rare moment of unity on Wednesday as they took to the roads in a massive tractor rally against the state government's contentious land pooling policy. The protest, led by the state unit of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) and supported by
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In the rural outskirts of China, a small township in Gansu Province has pioneered a groundbreaking approach to livestock and forage development, transforming idle cave dwellings into thriving cattle farms and establishing a closed-loop system of resource recycling. By integrating crop production and breeding, achieving a balanced livestock and forage
Farmers
The Swakop Uranium Foundation has launched a significant initiative to promote sustainable livelihoods in Namibia by distributing 1,000 goats and sheep to local farmers across the country. The Hope Farm Project, valued at N$3 million, aims to uplift communities through the provision of small livestock to selected small-scale
Farmers
U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $60,900,000 in federal funding to help farmers in Virginia recover from Hurricane Helene. This funding, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, will be distributed
Farmers
Hundreds of apple growers in Himachal Pradesh staged a massive protest on Tuesday outside the state secretariat, demanding the regularisation of small encroachments on forest and government lands. The protesters, under the banner of Himachal Kisan Sabha and Seb Utpadak Sangh (apple growers union), gathered outside the secretariat, causing significant
Farmers
Farmers, mostly apple growers, came together with various trade unions, women groups, and organizations to protest against land evictions, deforestation, and government policies outside the Himachal Pradesh Secretariat in Shimla. The protest was held a day after the Supreme Court stayed a high court order directing the removal of fruit-bearing
Farmers
Sugarcane farmers in Nepal have decided to hold a three-phase protest against the government's decision to reduce the subsidy on sugarcane from Rs. 70 per quintal to Rs. 35. The Federation of Sugarcane Producers' Association has announced that they will submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister
Farmers
A $60 billion boost to farm subsidies will disproportionately benefit large farmers, particularly those in the South, exacerbating existing consolidation issues in the agriculture industry. The funding increase, part of President Trump's domestic policy bill, will primarily support commodity crops such as corn and soybeans, benefiting the largest
