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China's just-launched International Import Expo, which will be an annual event, has attracted thousands of companies from dozens of countries with the promise of large orders from Chinese firms. But, if the expo contributes to increasing imports, China's export sectors will benefit, too. 
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The disease has caused a spike in pork prices since first emerging in August, and has fuelled growing fears of a major effect on the world's largest pig produce.
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As the potential EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) edges closer, Europe’s agri-food chain partners are joining forces to urge politicians to ratify the trade deal quickly. A number of trade bodies want EU producers to take full advantage of the new opportunities and tariff-free trading that would result from what would be the world’s largest open economic area.
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Good day and welcome to the Sprout, where it’s National Pickle Day! If you happen to find yourself in a pickle today … just celebrate it. Now, here’s today’s agriculture news. The Lead We start in Singapore, where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang just days after Canadian and Chinese officials in Beijing discussed …
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to implement two major water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives during his first term in office. While both initiatives have had limited success, they are likely to feature in his 2019 re-election campaign.
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The country’s agricultural sector lacks comparative advantage to feed China’s main food imports like wheat, corn, beef and soybeans.
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From meat substitutes to clean living, impact investing is emerging as a source of healthy financial returns as well as a means of making lasting contributions to societal and environmental well-being. Here are five impact funds you don't want to miss out on.
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In a region that hosts the majority of the world’s megacities, Asia is seeing malnutrition following the masses to urban areas.
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Russia may partially replace the United States as the lead exporter of soybeans to China, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday during his visit to China.
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In March, Tim Bardole, a farmer from Rippey, Iowa, borrowed about $500,000 from banks to plant soybeans in the 700 acres of farmland his family manages, and by October, he would have started to sell the harvested soybeans and prepare to pay back the loans.
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The government of the world's second biggest plastic polluter will issue a policy this year requiring producers and retailers to take greater responsibility for the waste generated by their products.
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Asian countries' exports are potentially vulnerable to the U.S.-China trade war on two fronts: changes to global supply chains and slowing Chinese domestic demand.
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The Harapan lowland rainforest in Sumatra, one of only 36 global biodiversity hotspots, could be lost to oil palm plantations within the next five years.
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President Uhuru Kenyatta deal with China's Xi Jinping to create market for avocado and macadamia. Farmers will soon be able to export fresh produce to China, starting with avocado and macadamia, the Government has stated.
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Canada’s Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food has identified China as a nation with “significant opportunities for growth” as it ramps up its efforts for new market openings.
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Pig industry experts warn of the dangers of the disease spreading across the region and even to the US
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Hector Padilla Gutierrez, the former president of the Mexican Association of Secretaries of Agricultural Development, spoke about the importance of diversifying Mexico's agricultural food trade with the countries of the Asian continent, where Mexico exports 5 percent of its primary products and from which it buys 3 percent of their products.
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A full-scale trade deal between Canada and China is possible even as Canada remains open to striking smaller sector-by-sector agreements, says International Trade Minister Jim Carr.
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The majority of beef demand growth over the next ten years will be in Asia, top analysts of the sector have predicted.
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Millions of smallholder farmers in South and Southeast Asia are missing out on new, resilient seeds that could improve their yields in the face of climate change, according to an index published on Monday.
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With the aim of building an international stage for Shanghai's agriculture industry, the Shanghai Facilities and Agricultural Equipment Association (SFAEA) will bring its members to participate in the 2nd HORTI CHINA held at the Shanghai National Exhibition & Convention Center on November 21-23.
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China is going to double its agricultural trade with South Korea and Japan within next 10 years, local media reported on Sunday, citing Chinese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Han Changfu.
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Smallholder farmers managing between one to 10 hectares of land provide up to 80 per cent of the food supply in Asia.
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The trade wars between China and the U.S. are impacting the manufacturing business. Is there a better way to approach it so it doesn't impact American business and consumers?
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Companies that use palm oil have much to gain from certification. But some firms are claiming to use sustainable oil without genuine grounds for doing so. What's at stake?
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