Iran produces 61% of central, western Asia rice
Head of International workshop on national rice development strategies for Central and West Asia (RRTC-CWA) Dr. Shahdi Komala said that...
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How the AfDB wants to spur economic growth in Africa by transforming agriculture
The African continent can very much be the food basket of the world, but not yet. There is currently an...
EU agri-food exports reach record high in 2016
The annual value of EU agri-food exports in 2016 reached a new record level with total exports reaching €130.7 billion,...
Import of livestock from Brazil to GCC countries increased 12% with $1.363 billion
Blairo Maggi, Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, successfully completed his visit to the GCC, throwing the spotlight on the high quality...
Building farmers’ resilience thanks to climate-smart agriculture in Iraq
In Iraq, more than 3 million people are food insecure. When the fighting becomes too intense and remaining in their...
New technology launched to fight hunger and malnutrition in Africa
International researchers launched a new computing technology to fight hunger and malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The researchers from the...
Nestle launches a new factory in the UAE to bolster its presence in the region
The Swiss giant food company unveiled a new factory in the United Arab Emirates as part of its regional expansion...
Oman to reject imported food products without certificate
Vegetables and fruit importers will have to submit a certificate indicating the maximum allowed percentage of pesticide content in all...
Egypt’s Food Export Council aims to double exports to Africa
The Food Export Council aims to double the size of exports to the African markets in the coming period. Hani...
Italy and UNIDO launch new agrifood project in Lebanon
Italy and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation UNIDO have launched a project with funding to the tune of 500,000...
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