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Irish Minister for Trade and Development visits FAO agriculture recovery projects in the Philippines

Irish Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello visited an FAO rice seed project funded by the Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and witnessed the positive impact of Ireland's financial support on the livelihoods of typhoon-affected farmers in Barangay Olotan, municipality of Jaro, Leyte. Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) damaged 600 000 hectares of agricultural ...

Mar. 21, 2014

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

Tractor market: a critical scenario

The 2018 figures indicate a decline in sales in Europe, China and Turkey, and growth in the United States and India. The slowdown in French and German markets penalizes Italian exports. The slight improvement in agricultural prices could encourage investments, but the general trend of the Italian economy and the critical issues on the world scenario point to a difficult 2019. The European ...

Feb. 25, 2019

By FederUnacoma Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Federation

Maximising the yield of agricultural crop residues and biomass from forestry

There is a huge potential for yield increase of agricultural crop residues and biomass from forestry in the European Union, Ukraine, Russia and Belarus. In a study for the European Commission, Ecofys has investigated the realistic and technical-sustainable potential for these regions. The research team developed and assessed best practice strategies for residue yield increase with regard to their ...

Jun. 13, 2016

By Ecofys

United Kingdom contributes to FAO’s work in Syria and Lebanon

The United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) is donating £10 million to FAO humanitarian projects in Syria and Lebanon. Part of the United Kingdom’s contribution will go towards boosting winter wheat and barley production in Syria, where more than 4 million people are food insecure. Ongoing conflict has hit food production in the country. Many farmers had ...

Oct. 21, 2013

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

$190M for Bangladesh to fund recovery from floods and cyclone

The Asian Development Bank and its development partners are providing more than $190 million in assistance to help Bangladesh recover from the destruction wrought by the floods and cyclone that devastated the country in 2007. ADB is extending a loan of $120 million equivalent and a $200,000 technical assistance grant to the Emergency Disaster Damage Rehabilitation Project. The Japan Bank for ...

Jan. 31, 2008

By Asian Development Bank

“Greening” fisheries could calm troubled waters

The global fishing industry is suffering from a "failure of management" that will likely lead to the collapse of several fisheries unless unsustainable subsidies are scaled down or phased out, according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Fishing is a critical means of providing food, livelihood, trade, and economic growth in many developing countries, as well as the United States and other ...

May 27, 2010

By Worldwatch Institute

Minister ZAIA inaugurates the 109th FIERAGRICOLA - Recovery for consumption and prices. GMO: Open debate

The Minister for Agricultural Policies, Luca Zaia, accompanied by the Under-secretary for Health, Francesca Martini. The keyword, after a difficult 2009 for Italian agriculture, is "optimism". And facts and figures of Fieragricola confirm that sector experts expect a turnaround. Zaia unveiled the New Holland world premiere and (also) spoke about GMO: "I oppose GMO and we will take legal action ...

Feb. 4, 2010

By Veronafiere

From trash to treasure: Daly plastics transforms dirty agricultural and packaging film into high-quality regranulate

Daly Plastics is one of the largest plastics waste processing companies in the Netherlands. At the Zutphen site, the subsidiary Caroda Polymer Recovery recycles agricultural and packaging films. The aim is to produce regranulates of the same quality as virgin material. That requires innovative solutions. Two Jupiter 2200 and four Micromat 2000 shredders from Lindner Recyclingtech provide the ...

Mar. 14, 2019

By Lindner-Recyclingtech GmbH

Philippine fishers and fish farmers facing immense damage to sector

Philippine fishers face immense damage to the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in regions affected by Typhoon Haiyan, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said today, calling for prompt and sustainable actions to help rebuild livelihoods. “Even though we still only have a partial picture, it is clear that the damage caused to the fisheries sector is immense and spans the entire value ...

Dec. 11, 2013

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

How green was my vertical farm?

By 2050, 80% of the earth’s population will live in cities and 3 billion more people will need to be fed. The simple fact is we are running out of available land to grow enough food to feed them. If we can’t grow our cities outward to find more arable land, the only solution is to grow them upwards. This may change the way we design cities forever. The problem is real and immediate. ...

Jul. 22, 2008

By GLOBE SERIES

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