WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – JBS SA workers returning to a meat-processing plant in Texas on Wednesday (June 2) afternoon have been told to be ready to…
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Lebanon battles swarms of locusts after wind changes direction
BEIRUT (REUTERS) – Army helicopters are spraying agricultural land in northeast Lebanon to help farmers battle swarms of locusts that flew to the country in…
S'pore high-tech farms seek to export not just produce but their technology too
SINGAPORE – Farming in Singapore is going high-tech, and some companies here are setting their sights beyond just selling their produce. Local vegetable company Sky…
How $13 strawberries are helping one Japanese tsunami-hit town recover
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – Plump, shiny and priced at an eye-popping US$10 (S$13.40) each, premium strawberries are helping one Japanese town to recover from the effects…
HDB rooftops to get more urban farms
SINGAPORE- The Republic’s skyline is set to become a little greener. On Monday (Feb 23), the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) launched seven urban farming sites…
S’pore firm's high-rise fish farm to produce 2,700 tonnes of fish a year by 2023
SINGAPORE – High-rise living is not just for humans in Singapore. An eight-storey fish farm – the tallest in Singapore and the region – is…
Protesting Indian farmers begin hunger strike after week of clashes
NEW DELHI (REUTERS) – Indian farmers began a one-day hunger strike on Saturday (Jan 30) in protest against new agricultural laws after a week of…
Australia scrambles to find customers outside Chinese for its cotton
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australia is seeking to boost demand for its cotton from countries such as Vietnam as tensions with China threaten to leave Canberra…