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
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
Dr Belinda Clarke is the director of Agri-Tech East. (Image source: Agri-Tech East)
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
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
Around two-thirds of those facing acute hunger are concentrated in just eight countries. (Image source: FAO)
Around 113mn people in 53 countries experienced acute food insecurity in 2018, compared to 124mn in 2017, according to a report by European Union, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the UN World Food Programme (WFP)
