Climate change and food security discussed at COP29
An event themed "Science and Innovation for Low-Emission and Resilient Food Systems” was held today as part of COP29 in Baku. …
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COP29 hosts event on launch of Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative
An event themed "Launch of Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers: Empowering Farmers for Climate Resilience" is underway today at COP29.
Camels to be exported to Azerbaijan from Kazakhstan
Astana and Baku have reached an agreement on several veterinary certificates, the Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture …
Türkiye hopes to resume grain deal
Erdoğan said that the grain deal should be resumed, but in a new format that would involve supplying grain not to the West but to countries in need, including African ones.
Russia completes grain deliveries to African countries
Russia has completed grain deliveries to six poorest African countries, providing them with 200,000 tons of grain as humanitarian aid, Russian Agriculture Minister …
In China, tourists get acquainted with new farming
Red tourism is still flourishing, not only as inbound China's domestic tourism
Insects are vanishing worldwide
Over the past 20 years a steady trickle of scientific papers has reported that there are fewer insects than there used to be. Both the combined weight (what scientists call biomass) and diversity of insect species have declined. …
Smart farming advances China's modern agricultural development
China is pursuing modernization in its agriculture and rural areas at a fast pace. Zhou Shijie, a tomato grower …
Russian-Turkish grain deal gives world 16 million tons of grain
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan summed up the results of the last year's grain deal with Russia, which ensured the export of Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea. Erdoğan said that from July 22 to December 31, 16 …
UN: Russian ship with fertilizer to leave for Africa on Monday
A Russian ship with fertilizer blocked in a European port will leave for Africa on Nov. 21, the head of the UN trade office said on Friday. Rebeca Grynspan spoke to journalists at a news conference following the agreement to extend the …
Türkiye assists Pakistan in addressing its food security issues
Türkiye's government-run relief organization is helping Pakistani farmers affected by floods to lessen a looming threat to food security brought on by recent extreme floods and rains that submerged millions of acres of …
Turkiye reveals grain deal’s revival process details
Turkey has been in intensive negotiations with Russia and Ukraine to restart the grain deal, Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar reported. According to him, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan actively discussed this …
Russia resumes participation in grain deal
Russia announced that it is returning to implementation of the grain export deal, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the ministry, it became possible through the mediation of the United …
UN 'deeply concerned' about grain deal
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply concerned” about the Black Sea grain deal and has delayed his travel to Algiers for the Arab League Summit by a day to focus on the issue, a U.N. spokesperson said. …
Turkey and UN resume inspection of ships under grain deal
Turkish and UN specialists resume inspection of ships under the grain deal after Russia announced its decision to suspend its participation in the deal, a UN representative told Reuters Monday. On October 30, the UN mission to the Joint …
Russia ready to supply up to 500,000 tons of grain to poorest countries
Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev said that Russia, including with Turkey’s participation, is ready to supply up to 500,000 tons of grain to the poorest countries in the next four months free of charge. Russia said …
UN, Turkey, Ukraine agree on vessels’ navigation in Black Sea on October 31
The United Nations, Turkish, and Ukrainian delegation to the Istanbul-based Joint Coordination Center (JCC) have agreed on a schedule for the movement of 16, instead of 14 previously reported vessels along the marine humanitarian corridor on …
US disappointed by Russia's decision to suspend grain deal
The US regrets that Russia has decided to suspend its participation in the grain deal, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken informed. He stressed that Washington encourages all parties to continue this important and life-saving …
EU urges Russia to return to grain deal
The European Union calls on Russia to reconsider the decision to suspend the grain deal, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell informed. "The EU calls on Russia to …
Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, UN failed to agree on ship traffic
Today, at the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) in Istanbul, representatives of Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and the UN failed to agree on the ship traffic in the framework of the grain deal, JCC spokeswoman Ismini Palla said. "The JCC …
