German chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer can start integrating the US seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto
Agriculture
FAO promotes contract farming in Fiji
![Contract farming is an agreement which establishes conditions between a buyer and farmers for the production and marketing of farm products. (Image source: akumi800/Flickr)](/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_Fiji__contract.webp)
Contract farming is an agreement which establishes conditions between a buyer and farmers for the production and marketing of farm products. (Image source: akumi800/Flickr)
The government of Fiji and FAO have announced to continue their partnership to promote contract farming as a means to coordinate links between farmers and agribusiness firms in the region
NEF and Agribusiness to explore Australia’s agricultural potential
![Australia is taking initiatives to explore agricultural potential in the country. (Image source: JIRCAS Library/Flickr)](/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_australia__10.webp)
Australia is taking initiatives to explore agricultural potential in the country. (Image source: JIRCAS Library/Flickr)
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), representing Australia’s 84,000 farmers, and Agribusiness Australia, representing individuals and corporations across the agri-food chain, have signed a MoU agreement to boost Australia’s agricultural sector
Omex establishes new trials site in Sicily
Omex Agrifluids has set up a new trial and demonstration site for its soluble plant nutrient products at a horticultural holding near Catania in Sicily
Forest and Farm Facility initiative to improve livelihoods of farmers
The Forest and Farm Facility initiative, a partnership among FAO, IIED, IUCN and AgriCord initiated in 2013, has announced efforts to help forest and farm producers and their organisations develop climate-resilient landscapes, strengthen enterprises and generate work opportunities and create more enabling policy environments for the rural poor