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Ghana bans cashew exports till May 31 to help local processors

March 22, 2016 Ghana's Ministry of Trade and Industry has issued an Administrative Directive on the purchase and export of raw cashew nut (RCN).

Climate change shifting wine grape harvests in France and Switzerland

March 22, 2016 A new study from NASA and Harvard University finds that climate change is diminishing an important link between droughts and the timing of wine grape harvests in France and Switzerland.

AHDB: Extreme storage losses for Britain potato stocks

March 22, 2016 The UK potato industry cannot continue to stand the storage losses it’s seen this season.

USDA to distribute $272 million to rural schools in 41 states and Puerto Rico

March 21, 2016 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the investment of more than $272 million will go to 41 states and Puerto Rico this year.

Scientists blame rising methane levels on agriculture

March 21, 2016 A breakthrough in understanding about the causes of climate change has been published online in the journal Science.

EC presents regional approach to conservation measures for fisheries

March 21, 2016 The European Commission has presented a proposal for new conservation measures for fisheries in European seas.

RPA updating farmers on outstanding payments

March 21, 2016 The Rural Payments Agency has said over 72,700 farmers (almost 84% of all eligible claims) have now received their 2015 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments.

Romania owns widest farmland of high nature value in Europe

March 21, 2016 Romania currently owns one of the widest farmland and high nature value areas in Europe, according to WWF-Romania, ADEPT Transilvania Foundation and ProPark Foundation.

French legislators approve neonicotinoid ban to protect bees

March 21, 2016 French legislators have moved closer to banning controversial pesticides which have been implicated in pollinator declines.

Estonia issues new alert over African swine fever threat to Europe

March 21, 2016 Everything possible must be done to prevent African swine fever (ASF) spreading further across Europe, a high-ranking delegation from Estonia warned EU farm ministers.

Drop in local production will force Malaysia to import rice

March 21, 2016 The Government is ready to import more rice if local grain production drops as a result of the persisting El Nino phenomenon.

Sri Lanka confident to revoke EU fishery ban this year

March 19, 2016 Sri Lanka is to send a high level team to Brussels on March 30 to hold talks on a fishery ban imposed by the EU, a statement by the Ministry of International Trade said.