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UN-backed forum to study climate forecasting and sustainable farming

More than 80 scientists, farmers, and agriculture experts from around the globe gathered at a United Nations-backed conference in Queensland, Australia, this week to work on long-term sustainability of agriculture through improvements in worldwide distribution of weather and climate projections. The two-day conference in Toowoomba, Queensland, will “identify the needs for improving current ...

May 19, 2009

By United Nations

FY 2010 exports expected to rise to $104.5 billion; imports drop to $76 billion

Fiscal 2010 agricultural exports are forecast at $104.5 billion, up $4.5 billion from the February forecast and $7.9 billion above final FY 2009 exports. Strong oilseed and grain shipments support the overall export forecast. The soybean export forecast contributed most to the improved overall trade forecast, with exports spurred by record U.S. soybean production and record early season sales to ...

Jun. 12, 2010

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Uptake of Compact Tractors Impacted by COVID-19, Market to Remain Dormant in Near Term, Projects Fact.MR

Initially pegged at US$ 28.3 billion in 2020 and expected to add value worth US$ 10.8 billion during the forecast period, the compact tractors market is slated to show a bearish trend at a CAGR of 3.3% amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Fact.MR’s analytical research estimates that the market will witness acute dormancy due to the anticipated global economic slowdown and nationwide lockdowns to ...

May 29, 2020

By Fact.MR

African farmers need more relevant climate predictions

Seasonal climate predictions have been limited in their ability to meet the needs of rural farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a study. Uncertain rainfall and climate affect 70 per cent of Sub-Saharan Africa's population, hampering efforts to promote agricultural production, improve food security and reduce poverty, according to a paper published in Experimental Agriculture this month (5 ...

Apr. 14, 2011

By SciDev.Net

Climate change, malnutrition, family farming and agri-food trade on FAO radar

The impact of climate change on food production figured prominently in the words of FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, as he addressed the opening of the Organization’s Regional Conference for Europe here today, attended by delegations from 46 countries. Graziano da Silva referred to a report released this week by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which ...

Apr. 2, 2014

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Assessing crop damages after extreme weather

Original story at MIT News Producing torrential rain and wind gusts exceeding 180 miles per hour as it made landfall in the Philippines, Typhoon Haiyan left more than 6,000 dead and 4 million homeless. The November 2013 storm also obliterated thousands of hectares of crops, mostly rice, the staple food for about 90 percent of the population. Host to six to nine tropical cyclones per year since ...

Aug. 10, 2016

By MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Portfolio Agreement with IHS Markit

Informa (LSE: INF.L), the International Exhibitions, Events, Information Services and Scholarly Publishing Group, today announces further Progressive Portfolio Management (“PPM”) through an agreement with information services group, IHS Markit, that sees Informa’s Agribusiness Intelligence Portfolio exchanged for IHS Markit’s leading portfolio of TMT brands, further ...

May 22, 2019

By Informa PLC

Plant Growth Regulators Market to grow at 8.5% from 2018 to 2025

The Plant Growth Regulators Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $5 billion to over $9.7 billion by 2025; as reported in the latest study by Global Market Insights, Inc. Global PGR market will be driven by increasing investment in the agricultural sector. Europe Union is planning to invest approximately USD 426 billion in the coming years under its Common Agricultural ...

Oct. 16, 2018

By Global Market Insights, Inc.

Controlled Environment Agriculture Market Insights, Trends, Opportunity & with COVID-19 Impact Forecast | Fast. MR

According to a new report published by FAST.MR, titled, “Controlled Environment Agriculture Market” witnessed a market value of USD 51.32 billion in 2018 and is considered to surpass USD 142 billion by 2024, recording a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.1% between 2019 and 2024. The controlled environment agriculture market is analysed based on regions, by crop, by growing ...

Apr. 22, 2020

By Fast. MR

For the first time, GHG protocol to help Brazil measure greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture

This past Sunday, WRI’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol team conducted a session at the Rio+20 event, “The Green Economy: Driving Business Value and Competitiveness.” The session included great dialogue between business leaders, policy makers, and WRI experts, and featured one very significant declaration: The British Ambassador to Brazil, Alan Charlton, announced GHG ...

Jun. 21, 2012

By World Resources Institute WRI

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