International Trends
President Buhari’s ABP Initiative Drives Nigeria’s Food Industry to Self-Sufficiency
ABP is a critical policy to reduce Nigerian’s reliance on imported food and industrial raw materials CBN collaboration with RIFAN...
Palm Prices Seen Lower in 2022 on Output Rise, but Firm so Far- Reuters Poll
Palm oil prices are set for another year of volatility and tight supply as Malaysia makes slow progress in tackling...
Agriculture Ministers Commit to Focus on Innovation, Profitability of Farmers
Ministers of Agriculture from Africa and the Americas committed to working together to develop a cooperation agenda The ministers also...
Soybeans Close 30¢ Higher, Corn Up 11¢ Per Bushel
On Wednesday, the CME Group soybean market closed up 30¢. At the close, the March corn futures closed 11¢ higher...
Cattle and Hog Futures Firm; Supplies Remain Tight
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and hog futures rose on Wednesday, with tight supplies supporting prices after a slowdown in...
Ghana’s Farmers Arm Against Freak Weather With Crop Insurance
Farmers in Ghana increasingly hit by drought, flooding and pests Project uses satellite data, field visits to calculate crop loss...
Ukraine Says EU Allows Resumption of Imports of Ukrainian Poultry
Ukraine, a major supplier of poultry products, said on Monday the European Union had lifted all limits on Ukrainian poultry...
Ozone harms East Asian crops, costing $63 bln a year, scientists say
Fossil fuel emissions aren’t just driving climate change and worsening air quality, they’re also hurting crop yields enough to cause...
Looking ahead at tractor supply & demand in 2022
The tractor market has been in a unique place since the pandemic started. What does 2022 look like for it?...
Powerful sensors on planes detect crop nitrogen with high accuracy
Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers transformed agriculture as we know it during the Green Revolution, catapulting crop yields and food security to...