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Irish Government expands loan scheme for agri-food sector by €500 million
The Future Growth Loan Scheme aims to support SMEs and farming and fishing businesses as they navigate COVID-19 and Brexit.
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Report provides framework for understanding climate risks to agriculture
The USDA report described five indicator categories to assess the impacts of climate change on agriculture, including physical, crop and livestock, biological, phenological and socioeconomic.
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Report calls for International Coffee Agreement to end African exploitation
A report by Selina Wamucii has given a ground-up perspective on how Africa’s coffee farmers are being exploited by an industry that makes billions of dollars every year.
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Trade and Agriculture Commission formally launched
International Trade Secretary Liz Truss goes ahead with new Trade and Agriculture Commission.
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FDA announces new round of funding to support food safety education
The funding will support food safety targeted outreach, education and training at the University of Arkansas Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative and the National Farmers Union.
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Livestock expansion increases risk of pandemics, study warns
The study set out to trace global patterns of livestock expansion, biodiversity and infectious diseases in order to determine their possible links.
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Plant hormones and crop quality
Gideon Ashworth’s latest ‘Talking Crop’ discusses the effect of plant health and hormones on food quality, and the impact climate change is having on the agri-food market.
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Canadian Governments to help agri-food industry mitigate spread of COVID-19
The Governments of Canada and Manitoba have announced a new $3 million programme to support agri-food and agri-product processors, food distributors and agri-food industry organisations during the next stage of the pandemic.
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The time is now for organic, says Soil Association campaign
Focusing on sustainability, the campaign hopes to continue some of the organic trends that emerged as a result of the pandemic and has stated that “this shift means now, more than ever, is the time be championing the organic.”
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Study findings pave the way for environmentally friendly fungicides
The study has identified a sub class of peptides which inhibit to growth of Botrytis cinerea, a grey mould causing fungus which is said to be a major problem for farmers growing strawberries, grapes, raspberries, tomatoes and lettuce.
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Innovative UK agri-tech projects to benefit from £24 million investment
The nine projects to receive funding are applying big data, artificial intelligence and robotics to UK farming, with the aim of establishing a more efficient system of food production that cuts costs and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
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Report identifies “hotspot countries” heading for COVID-19 food crises
FAO and WFP have collaborated on an analysis of countries which could be part of the "worst food crisis in generations".
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Study reveals scale of illegal soy and beef exports from Brazil to EU
A peer-reviewed report has revealed that large quantities of head and up to one-fifth of Brazil's surging soy exports to the European Union are tainted by illegal deforestation.
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Diversity in the Trade and Agriculture Commission
Chris Elliott points out some crucial gaps within the newly announced Trade and Agriculture Commission, including a lack of women, animal welfare champions and expertise in international trade.
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Study lays out future steps to optimise vertical farming
The interdisciplinary study combining biology and engineering set out steps towards accelerating the growth of this branch of precision agriculture, including the use of aeroponics which uses nutrient-enriched aerosols in place of soil.