China to Prioritize Grain Security The Chinese government recently stated that prioritizing grain security and guaranteeing the supply of major farm products would be the country's top priority in agricultural development this year. Several efforts have been made since the beginning of 2013, including the following:
Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) officials on 17 February announced at a working conference that the country plans to secure over 111.27 million hectares of land for grain farming this year. MOA will send 27 teams of agriculture experts to rural areas to help local farmers manage spring plantings. Meanwhile, the Chinese government already has allocated $19.6 billion from the central budget to support spring grain production...
Key Takeaways: Brazil confirmed a Newcastle disease outbreak at a commercial turkey farm in Santa Catarina on 18 October, raising concerns about potential disruptions to poultry exports despite the outbreak being confined to a single facility thus far. Mexico and Malaysia have imposed nationwi...
Yesterday, Alberta held a referendum on whether to begin the process toward independence from Canada. With more than one million votes counted as of early Tuesday morning, around 77 percent supported remaining in Canada, and 23 percent voted to start the process of separation, according to unof...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Pakistan’s smaller wheat farmers have been holding protests to complain about the lack of a support price for wheat and the potential expansion of GMO crop production. They also want the reinstatement of PASSCO, the governme...
