PM for addressing climate displacement to avert future human crisis
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called for international support for the countries which are worst-affected by climate displacements to prevent such situations from turning into a humanitarian crisis, reports UNB. “Most climate displacements take place within national borders and across borders in some dire situations,” she said. The prime minister said this in a […]
A Brief History of PRAN – Future Startup
The PRAN-RFL Group is one of the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh with a dominant position across the food, beverage, and plastic industries. Its main objective is to help reduce poverty and boost the agricultural sector in Bangladesh, with a focus on creating job opportunities and promoting dignity and self-respect among its peers. PRAN has been […]
Winter Fair is chance to discuss opportunities and future of farming in Wales
The Minister will be at the showground in Llanelwedd today and has reiterated the climate and nature emergencies are the biggest threat to the agriculture sector and has emphasised the important role farmers have to play. The Minister said: It is great to be back in Llanelwedd after a very enjoyable Royal Welsh Show in […]
MLA raises the alarm on future of N.B. farming after 404 farms shutter between 2016-2021
Concern about the future of farming in New Brunswick reached the legislature this week after Green Party MLA Kevin Arseneau informed the house that 404 farms shuttered between 2016 and 2021. That’s about 18 per cent of the total amount of farms in the province. According to Statistics Canada, seven per cent […]
Future farmer wins #AgDayAU photo competition – National Farmers’ Federation
An image capturing a determined toddler trying to help feed the rams has been awarded first prize in the 2023 National Agriculture Day photo and video competition. Belinda Dimarzio-Bryan’s photo of her little helper caught the judges’ attention for encapsulating this year’s theme #GrowYouGoodThing. National Farmers’ Federation President David Jochinke said the judges had a […]
Agriculture will be smart, tech-dependent in future
RAJSHAHI, Nov 20 (BSS): Existing manual-based agriculture will be transformed into smart and technology-dependent for boosting production as the government has been working in this field relentlessly. The government, under the dynamic and prudent leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has given utmost importance to popularise agricultural technologies among farmers with a view to increasing […]
Agriculture will be smart, technology-dependent in future: experts | Agriculture News
Agriculture will be smart, technology-dependent in future: experts RAJSHAHI, Nov 20, 2023 (BSS) – Existing manual-based agriculture will be transformed into smart and technology-dependent for boosting production as the government has been working in this field relentlessly. The government, under the dynamic and prudent leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has given utmost importance […]
After the Storm, Malawi’s Farmers Face a Precarious Future
It takes Ellen Sinoya, 43, two days to walk to work. She leaves her three children with their grandmother at home in Mwenye, a small village in southern Malawi’s Machinga District, then hikes across the border into Mozambique, stopping only to sleep by the side of the road. After working for a piece rate on […]
The 5-year Journey of iFarmer: Imagining the Future of Farming in Bangladesh – Future Startup
In this fascinating guest post, iFarmer Co-founder and CEO Fahad Ifaz reflects on iFarmer’s journey, highlighting a mission-critical approach that sustained the company through ups and downs, and shares his entrepreneurial lessons from building in Bangladesh’s crucial yet underrated agricultural sector on the eve of iFarmer’s 5th anniversary. My daughter and iFarmer both turned 5 […]
War plunged Israel’s agricultural heartlands into crisis, raising fears for its farming future
It’s potato planting season for the farms of southern Israel, a region near the Gaza border that the Agriculture Ministry calls the country’s “vegetable barn” because it supplies at least a third of Israel’s vegetables. But Chivivian — one of the few remaining farmers in the area since the brutal Oct 7 cross-border attack by […]