FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences and chemical manufacturing company based in Philadelphia, the USA, announced the launch of its ‘AgSenso Star Farmer App’ a mobile application for farmers in the Philippines
Agriculture
Arrigoni workshops shows products to grow berries in non-native climates
Arrigoni presented its agrotextiles tested in different places in the world to ensure the possibility of growing berries. (Image source:Arrigoni)
Arrigoni, a design and agrotextiles production group, held a workshop titled ‘Cultivating berries in non-native environments – protective screens for every environmental need’, at Macfrut, an international fruit and vegetable exhibition
USA opens first Department of Agriculture Office in Cambodia
USDA’s data shows that Cambodia is a growing market for U.S. agricultural exports. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
The United States opened its first US Department of Agriculture (USDA) office in Cambodia this month to support growing agricultural trade between the two countries
IFAD: Small-scale farmers need better wages
Majority of rural people in developing countries earn their incomes from agriculture. (Image source: IFAD)
As the rural small-scale farmers in developing countries are mostly paid a pittance for their work, the president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has urged the world leaders attending the UN Food Systems Summit to take concrete actions to change this
Vietnam and Belgium boost agricultural trade relations
Agro-forestry-fishery products of the two countries are set up to be complementary and non-competitive. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
National assembly chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Minister of agriculture and rural Development Le Minh Hoan met with the Belgian delegation to boost bi-lateral agriculture trade