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Tenth of China`s farmland contaminated

A tenth of China's farmland is contaminated with fertiliser, polluted water and heavy metals, threatening the country's food supply, official Chinese sources have said. As much as 12.3m hectares of farmland are affected by pollution from liquid and solid waste, some of which makes its way into the food supply, China's official news agency Xinhua reported. The statistics, sourced from the ...

Apr. 27, 2007

By edie.net - Faversham House Ltd.

European Farms Growing Slowly but Surely

There are around 14 million farmers in the European Union, and the average size of farms is just 14 hectares. By comparison, the USA has just 2 million farmers, yet the average size of farms is 180 hectares. Just under 50 percent of the EU’s surface area is covered by fields, 30 percent by forests and 20 percent by something other, such as cities. Family farms are traditional in Europe, ...

Jun. 9, 2014

By Valtra Inc. - part of AGCO Corporation

2020 Predictions for the Fish Feed industry

What does the future hold for the fish feed and aquaculture markets? Our world's population is growing more rapidly than ever before, causing strain on our ability to produce enough food for everyone, partially because of the increase in the number of people and partially because of the related loss of arable land from the same factor. At the same time, the push for a healthier diet has improved ...

Nov. 4, 2019

By Adifo NV

How IDEN BIOTECHNOLOGY works on delivering new bio-based products & processes to meet the UN SDGs at EFIB 2019

The 17th and 18th of October the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology & the Bioeconomy (EFIB) was be held in Toulouse organized by EuropaBIO. The EFIB’s mission is to foster engagement between policy makers and a broad range of stakeholders connected with the existing biobased value chain. Industrial Biotechnology is currently worth €23 billion representing 6% in sales of ...

Oct. 23, 2018

By Iden Biotechnology

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Produced by the UK’s Arable Sector Significantly Lower Than Previously Thought!

Nitrous oxide is an important greenhouse gas, contributing more than 40% of agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions. Previously, production levels of nitrous oxide from soil were calculated at 1% a unit of nitrogen (N) applied. However, Farmers Weekly report that the five-year average Minimising Nitrous Oxide (MIN-NO) research study estimate for UK arable land is 0.46% of N applied, taking ...

Nov. 9, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

Soaring food prices put further pressure on African agriculture

Food insecurity has been exacerbated in Africa by the current rapid rise in food prices together with challenges such as climate change, greater demand for food products in emerging economies, agricultural production used for biofuels, rapid population and urbanization as well as transboundary animal and plant diseases, said FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf on June 19th at the 25th FAO Regional ...

Jun. 19, 2008

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

First 4th Generation T Series Reach Customers

Coinciding with the launch of the new T-series in November 2014, the factory in Suolahti, Finland, began mass production of the newly developed and extensively tested tractor range. Across Europe, including in Germany, the first machines are already working on farmland and with contractors. We were present at one of the handovers, and talked to the new owners. A white T174e Direct with front ...

May 20, 2015

By Valtra Inc. - part of AGCO Corporation

Japanese Professional Agro-Industrial Delegation to Visit Israel this Week

A delegation comprised of 25 executives and researchers from a variety of Japanese agricultural enterprises, arrived to Israel Sunday for a week-long visit. The visit's aim is to study the Israeli agricultural model and encourage cooperation between Israeli and Japanese agricultural sectors. During their stay the delegation will get acquainted with Israeli methods of greenhouses, desert ...

Nov. 27, 2014

By Kenes Exhibitions

Data Highlight: Arab Grain Imports Rising Rapidly

The Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa make up only 5 percent of the world’s population, yet they take in more than 20 percent of the world’s grain exports. Imports to the region have jumped from 30 million tons of grain in 1990 to nearly 70 million tons in 2011. Now imported grain accounts for nearly 60 percent of regional grain consumption. With water scarce, ...

May 2, 2012

By Earth Policy Institute

Bayer expands site in Switzerland

Bayer CropScience is expanding production at its Muttenz site in the Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft, and today inaugurated a new production facility. The new facility is a reaction to the growing demand for agricultural commodities and will expand Bayer's production capacities in the area of crop protection. "This recently undertaken investment of approximately EUR 100 million will make ...

Sep. 22, 2014

By Bayer Crop Science AG

Record breaking rapeseed crop last month – liquid fertiliser tanks bring savings

Last month a Northallerton farmer harvested what could well be the highest yield of rapeseed ever recorded. With 7.2t/ha, the crop way outweighs the UK national average of 4t/ha. The restored hybrid variety, Incentive, grew well for a number of reasons attributed by farmer, Steve Tuer. To begin with, the farm used to be a dairy farm, so there is thought to be a lot of inherent fertility in the ...

Sep. 12, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

Increasing cropping frequency offers opportunity to boost food supply

Harvesting existing cropland more frequently could substantially increase global food production without clearing more land for agriculture, according to a new study from the Institute on the Environment (IonE) at the University of Minnesota. The study, published in Environmental Research Letters, tracked global harvest trends of 177 crops between 1961 and 2011. It found that the total amount of ...

Nov. 25, 2013

By University of Minnesota

New seeds of hope for Nepal’s farmers

Farmers badly affected by changing weather patterns in South Asia now have the opportunity to improve food security by planting new varieties of rice capable of withstanding the impact of both severe droughts and floods. This is particularly good news for countries such as Nepal, where around 65% of its more than 26 million people are involved in agriculture. Rice is the country’s most ...

Jul. 30, 2014

By Climate News Network

SEE ALGAE Technology Named to Shortlist for Brazilian Bioenergy Innovation of the Year Award

SEE ALGAE Technology GmbH ("SAT" or the "Company"), a leading developer of infrastructure for the commercial production of high-quality algae, has been named to the shortlist of nominees for the Brazilian Bioenergy Innovation of the Year Award. The Award, which recognizes excellence in innovation in furthering the bioenergy sector in Brazil, is granted by a panel of six independent, expert judges ...

Sep. 12, 2012

By SEE ALGAE Technology GmbH (SAT)

SEE ALGAE Technology to Present at Algae Biomass Summit

SEE ALGAE Technology GmbH ("SAT" or the "Company"), a leading developer of infrastructure for the commercial production of high-quality algae, will present at the upcoming Algae Biomass Summit in Denver. SAT will discuss the technical advantages of the company’s algae photobioreactors in the industrial cultivation of micro-algae for use in the biofuels and livestock feed markets. “By ...

Sep. 21, 2012

By SEE ALGAE Technology GmbH (SAT)

CAP reform and crop diversity can be springboard for growth

Linking CAP payments to crop diversity represents a growth opportunity for farmers, according to anaerobic digestion (AD) specialist EnviTec Biogas UK. Under the new rules, 30 per cent of direct payments will depend on demonstrating environmentally-friendly farming practices – including crop diversification. Full details are yet to emerge, but “greening” the CAP is likely to ...

Sep. 6, 2013

By EnviTec Biogas AG

CropLife Asia Promotes Role of Plant Science & Benefits to Thai Farmers at Tech4Farmers Asia 2.0

Dr. Siang Hee Tan, Executive Director of CropLife Asia, participated today at the Tech4Farmers Asia 2.0 event held in Bangkok. He took part on a panel looking at the issue of 'Creating an Enabling Environment for Market Access'. "The population in Asia is projected to have one billion more people by 2050," said Dr. Tan. "Our farmers need to produce more food to feed a growing world while coping ...

Sep. 14, 2017

By CropLife Asia

SEE ALGAE Technology to Present at Algae Biomass Summit

SEE ALGAE Technology GmbH ("SAT" or the "Company"), a leading developer of infrastructure for the commercial production of high-quality algae, will present at the upcoming Algae Biomass Summit in Denver. SAT will discuss the technical advantages of the company's algae photobioreactors in the industrial cultivation of micro-algae for use in the biofuels and livestock feed markets. "By bringing ...

Sep. 21, 2012

By SEE ALGAE Technology GmbH (SAT)

Drought and oil prices drove 2008 food crisis - not biofuels

A new report commissioned by the UK Government has unequivocally concluded that biofuels was not to blame for the so-called food crisis of 2007/2008. The full report can be found here. '[All] available evidence suggests that biofuels had a relatively small contribution to the 2008 spike in agricultural commodity prices,' the report noted. 'Whilst commodity prices have fallen steeply from their ...

Mar. 2, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

Strengthening links between industry and agriculture to build sustainable food systems

Industrialization can be an important tool for poverty and hunger reduction but should not come at the expense of agricultural development, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today. “Industrial development and agriculture should complement each other,” he told participants at the Second Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Forum (ISID Forum II) in ...

Nov. 4, 2014

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

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