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Japanese company creates first farm operated by robots

February 3, 2016 The Japanese lettuce production company Spread believes the farmers of the future will be robots.

Dairy UK unveils new industry export strategy

February 3, 2016 Dairy UK has published a new export strategy to help the dairy industry unlock a "new world of opportunity" on international markets.

Zimbabwean government to introduce tax on vegetables

February 3, 2016 The Zimbabwean government plans to impose tax on vegetables, mineral water and fruits, among other produce, starting February 1, 2016.

Pesticide for potato pest has nasty side effects

February 3, 2016 A pesticide used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to kill a rare potato pest has turned out to have nasty side effects for several eastern Idaho farmers.

Tomato prices in Jordan drop below cost of empty box

February 3, 2016 Jordan reported a sharp decline in the price of most vegetables sold to supermarkets, especially tomatoes, which have dropped to prices below the cost of the empty box.

Seafood exports from Vietnam reached $6.57 billion

February 3, 2016 In 2015, total seafood exports from Vietnam reached $6.57 billion, down 16.1% compared with 2014.

Indonesia slams France's progressive palm oil import tax

February 3, 2016 Indonesia has again voiced out against a plan by the French government to impose progressive import taxes for palm oil starting from 2017.

Gladstone, Queensland, set to eradicate fire ants within months

February 3, 2016 Queensland Agriculture Minister Leanne Donaldson has praised Biosecurity Queensland for being on the verge of eradicating fire ants from Gladstone.

60,000-square-foot facility to triple amount of local produce for NY Tri-State

February 2, 2016 Gotham Greens, a producer of local vegetables and herbs, opened its 60,000-square-foot facility on Jamaica Avenue in the Hollis section of Queens, New York City.

LatAm countries target China with their fruit

February 2, 2016 Rapid enlargement of the well-off middle class in China has turned out to be an attraction for Latin American fruit producers.

El Niño causing huge losses in Cuban agriculture

February 2, 2016 El Niño weather is causing millions of dollars in losses in Cuban agriculture, affecting the island’s crops of sugar cane, tobacco, rice, coffee and vegetables.

Modi wants 50% of farmers to get crop insurance in 2 years

February 2, 2016 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the recently held Start-Up India programme had dispelled the notion that start-ups were only about computers.