After years of steady decline, child labour in agriculture has started to rise again in recent years, threatening efforts to end global hunger and poverty, according to FAO as it observed World Day Against Child Labour
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Political leaders appeal for greater efforts to tackle global food issues
Political leaders at the fifth annual EAT Stockholm Food Forum called for greater efforts to tackle issues plaguing the global food system
IRRI partners with Intertek on rice DNA markers
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) said that it has entered a partnership with Intertek, an industrial testing services provider to allow the company use rice DNA markers that IRRI develops
Nutriad strikes distribution deal in Japan
Animal feed additive maker Nutriad said that Watanabe Chemicals agreed to distribute its products in Japan
Indonesia demand boosts Vietnam's rice exports
Vietnams Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said that the countrys export of rice rose nearly 40 per cent in value in the first four months of 2018 due to demand from Indonesia