Symaga, a leading global supplier of silos for the major storage projects, significantly increased the number of important projects in its portfolio in 2018, ensuring a growing turnover and references list for the next few years
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Indonesia takes steps to implement food security

The target and realisation of the procurement of rice-grain in East Java is set to be improved. (Image source: Carsten ten Brink/Flickr)
Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture boosts grain uptake of East Java farmers
New standards to curb spread of plant pests and diseases

A technician checks olives for pests infestations in Italy where Xylella fastidiosa has led to the decline of 180,000 ha of olive groves. (Image source: FAO)
The International Plant Protection Convention has adopted standards on fumigation and six pests including Xylella fastidiosa and the oriental fruit fly
Green energy increases on-farm production
The role of renewable energy within the farming mix is to be discussed at an Agri-Tech East meeting, ‘We’ve Got the Power; On-Farm Solutions to Energy Demands’ on 23 May 2019 at Hethel Innovation, the UK
WRAP field trials increase crop yields

The trials involved 14 potato growers from ASDA’s Integrated Procurement & Logistics (IPL) fresh produce business. (Image source: Jing/Pixabay)
Field trials conducted during the 2017 growing season in the UK have shown that the use of smart technology can help maximise crop yields