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Postponement Notice of 23rd China International Agrochemical and Crop Protection Exhibition (CAC2022)

  Dear exhibitors, visitors and partners, In view of the current epidemic prevention and control situation in China, we prudently decide to postpone 23rd China International Agrochemicals and Crop Protection Exhibition, 13th China…

USDA Extends Crop Insurance Flexibilities To June Due To COVID-19

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, has extended program flexibilities for Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) and agricultural producers through June 30, 2022 or later. These…

What has been the impact of COVID-19 on people's livelihoods, health and food systems?

The Covid-19 has caused a great deal of loss of human life around the world. In addition, the disruption of the economic and social system is catastrophic, approximately tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty,…

After COVID-19, India’s next challenge could be mega-sized locust attack this summer

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s response to natural disasters is expected to be tested again this summer when a giant locust storm from the Horn of Africa is expected to attack farmlands in South Asia. Official sources said that the…

Luis Planas: Las medidas de apoyo al sector agroalimentario anunciadas por la CE son un paso adelante en la buena dirección

LA COMISIÓN EUROPEA PRESENTA SUS MEDIDAS PARA HACER FRENTE A LOS EFECTOS DEL COVID-19 Incluyen ayudas al almacenamiento privado para los sectores lácteo y cárnico, medidas de impulso a mercado en sectores muy afectados y flexibilidad en…

Fertilizers: latest impacts of Covid-19 on global market

Global fertilizer markets continue to be challenged by the logistical and associated economic impacts of Covid-19. But the impacts are highly uneven across markets and not all are negative. The main effect remains the constraints on logistics,…

EU: Production and movement of seed under coronavirus restrictions

The European Commission clarified that the production and transport of agricultural inputs such as plant reproductive material is included in the list of essential goods and services to which the so-called “green lane” procedures at borders…

Protocolo de actuación frente al Covid-19 en el ámbito de la agricultura

El papel de los agricultores en nuestra lucha frente al Covid-19 está siendo encomiable. Pero es igualmente importante protegerse de un posible contagio. Desde el comienzo de la crisis sanitaria provocada por la pandemia global generada por…

La agricultura, ganadería, pesca, industria alimentaria y sus actividades relacionadas son servicios esenciales

El Real Decreto-Ley por el que se regula un permiso retribuido recuperable para las personas trabajadoras de los servicios no esenciales, publicado en el Boletín Oficial del Estado la noche del 29 de marzo, ya está en vigor. Según se recoge…