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    Australia pledges $68 million more in aid to drought-stricken farmers

    Australia pledges $68 million more in aid to drought-stricken farmers

    27 Sep 2019

    Australia will set aside an additional A$100 million ($68 million) to support drought-stricken farmers as continued dry weather threatens business for many growers, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on...

    Shah’s ‘one nation, one language’ idea draws fury

    Shah’s ‘one nation, one language’ idea draws fury

    14 Sep 2019

    Nirmala Joseph Prominent south Indian leaders have flayed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s proposal for “one nation, one language” formula. Shah pitched the idea on Saturday on the occasion...

    Specialist insurance policies give French farmers drought relief

    Specialist insurance policies give French farmers drought relief

    03 Aug 2019

    Hundreds of French farmers, who signed up for specialist policies aimed at insuring against freak weather are getting swift payouts, which could help them recover from heatwaves and prolonged droughts...

    ADB cuts India’s GDP forecast

    ADB cuts India’s GDP forecast

    19 Jul 2019

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday revised downwards its outlook for India’s GDP growth for the financial year 2019-20 to 7 per cent from its previous forecast of 7.2...

    France raises estimates for wheat stocks, still at five-year low

    France raises estimates for wheat stocks, still at five-year low

    11 Jul 2019

    Farming agency FranceAgriMer raised its estimate of French soft wheat stocks at the end of the 2018-19 season last month but the volume was still a five-year low for the...

    Pest attacks hit Asia’s small farmers, badly affect economy

    Pest attacks hit Asia’s small farmers, badly affect economy

    23 Jun 2019

    Looking out at his empty, red-earth field, Thai farmer Puang Timdon said his two-week-old maize crop didn’t stand a chance against the fall armyworm pest. “All the 8 rai (1.28...

    Weak monsoon to hit India’s economy

    Weak monsoon to hit India’s economy

    08 Jun 2019

    A weak monsoon season will not only impact agricultural production, but also subdue consumption and consequently slowdown the country’s economic growth. According to a report authored by Sreejith Balasubramanian, Economist...

    Egypt buys 2.7mt of local wheat

    Egypt buys 2.7mt of local wheat

    02 Jun 2019

    Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer has bought 2.7 million tonnes (mt) of wheat from its farmers so far this season, the state-owned newspaper said. Egypt has said it aims...

    Zimbabwe farmers venture into vegetables after no or less rain

    Zimbabwe farmers venture into vegetables after no or less rain

    14 May 2019

    Farmer Talita Matutu in Zimbabwe twists open an under-sized maize cob in a field she stopped tending after no rain came for months and most of her crop wilted. “If...

    India hikes wheat import duty to support local farmers

    India hikes wheat import duty to support local farmers

    27 Apr 2019

    India has raised its import duty on wheat to 40 per cent from 30 per cent, the government said late on Friday, as the world’s No.2 producer of the...

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