The COP28 UAE Presidency on 24 July, launched its Food Systems and Agriculture Agenda, which forms a part of its continued work to define the COP28 Action Agenda leading into this years climate conference
Agriculture
Farmvina seeks partners to develop Vietnam's agricultural market
Farmvina, a leading Vietnam-based agricultural website has invited investors to involve in the exploration and development of the countrys agricultural market
Cambodia and Ghana plan to enhance agriculture sector collaboration
Ghanian Ambassador, Florence Buerki Akonor and Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Dith Tina recently met to discuss ways to boost cooperation between the two countries on various sectors, particularly agriculture
Syngenta introduces novel seed treatment to combat soil pests
Syngenta Crop Protection’s Seedcare business on 5 June, introduced EQUENTO, novel seed treatment that provides outstanding control of various soil pests while helping farmers increase the sustainability of their farming operations
Challenges and progress in agricultural sector's targets
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the agricultural sector strives to successfully achieve the set targets, as the total export turnover of agro-forestry-fishery products in the first six months of 2023 reached US$24.59bn, down 11.1% over the same period in 2022