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
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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
Khapra beetle endangers grain security in Australia

According to the Australian government, 80% of the country’s grain exports would be at risk if khapra were established in the country. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
The government of Australia has issued measures to reduce the growing risk of khapra beetle entering Australia with stricter import conditions to apply to all high-risk plant products exported on or after 30 September 2021
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