Agriculture

• Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 06:56 UTC

  Brazilian ministers object Bolsonaro's plans to merge Agriculture and Environment

  

  Brazil’s environment and agriculture ministers on Wednesday criticized President-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s plans to merge their departments, saying it would hurt the country’s agenda on both fronts. Bolsonaro has pledged to roughly halve the number of existing ministries in an effort to reduce bureaucracy and government bloat. He also vowed to merge the planning, finance and industry ministries into one super ministry.

• Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 21:50 UTC

  Chilean scientists manage to keep fruit from turning black

  

  A team of Chilean researchers at the University of Santiago has developed a product that keeps fruit fresh for up to a month after being cut, and is particularly useful in the case of avocado or apples, which need to be consumed instantly or, after a while, they turn dark.

• Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 08:28 UTC

  Scottish government confirms case of “mad cow” in a Aberdeenshire farm

  

  The Scottish government has confirmed a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) on a farm in Aberdeenshire. Movement restrictions have been put in place at the farm, while further investigations are carried out, the government said in a statement.

• Thursday, October 18th 2018 - 17:44 UTC

  Brazil, China sugar trade scuffle brought before WTO

  

  Brazil has taken the case to the World Trade Organisation as Chinese authorities unilaterally decided to cut down their demand of sugar in a move to protect domestic production.

• Monday, October 15th 2018 - 08:15 UTC

  FAO food price index down in September because of growing inventories

  

  Global agricultural food commodity prices fell in September due to growing inventories of key staples. The FAO Food Price Index declined 1.4% from August and is now 7.4% below its level during September 2017.

• Friday, October 12th 2018 - 08:43 UTC

  Despite poor weather Argentina expects a 2018/19 wheat crop of 19 million tons

  

  Frost and a lack of rain could scale back Argentina's wheat crop for the 2018-19 season, which is currently seen at a record 19.7 million tons, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said on Thursday.

• Monday, October 8th 2018 - 08:17 UTC

  Double purpose rocket launch: Argentine satellite for farmers and recovering first stage

  

  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying an Argentine satellite has blasted off from California. The primary purpose of Sunday's mission is to place the SAOCOM 1A satellite into orbit, but SpaceX will also try for the first time to bring the Falcon's first stage back to a landing at the Vandenberg Air Force Base launch site.

• Wednesday, October 3rd 2018 - 18:15 UTC

  Against hunger and for peace, EU and FAO are “committed to build a sustainable future”

  

  The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reaffirmed today at an event held in Rome their commitment to jointly address the challenges they share at the global level, such as stopping the increase in hunger, promote prosperity and peace, and build a more sustainable future for all.

• Wednesday, September 26th 2018 - 09:08 UTC

  Brazil expected to import a million tons of soybeans from the US

  

  Brazil, the world's No 1 soy exporter, is expected to import around one million tons of the oilseed in coming months from its largest global competitor, the United States, as local supplies dwindle, according to Sao Paulo-based grain trader Agribrasil.

• Saturday, September 22nd 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Argentina ready to launch a satellite to monitor natural disasters and soil moisture

  

  Argentina is launching a new microwave imaging satellite to monitor natural disasters and soil moisture, in a long-term bid to bolster the farm sector, an industry that has historically been the backbone of the country’s economy.