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The "Apocalypse Vault', the global seed bank located on the island of Spitsbergen in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, has received another 14,000 seed samples to protect the planet's agricultural biodiversity. The facility,...

Klaus Iohannis is leaving Cotroceni today. Definitively, following his resignation, after having served two full terms as president of the country, plus an almost two-month extension granted by the Constitutional Court. Iohannis is leaving...

The price of Arabica coffee futures hit a new record high on Monday in New York, as weather forecasts show dry weather in the main regions of Brazil where this agricultural raw material is grown.

The presence of Asian workers on construction sites, in traffic on scooters and bicycles, in restaurant kitchens and in many other places has become a habit. Discreet, they go about their business and generally work seriously. We know very little...

The price of Arabica coffee futures on Wednesday topped $4 per pound for the first time in history on the New York Stock Exchange, as concerns about global supply have driven prices to double over the past year, Bloomberg reported.

Commodity prices have experienced significant volatility in recent years, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, disruptions in the global supply chain and geopolitical tensions.

Coffee and cocoa bean futures prices have seen some of the biggest increases among commodities in 2024, fueled by a sharp drop in supply and escalating global trade tensions.

Climate change is causing milder winters, with a greater number of days in which temperatures exceed 0 degrees Celsius, according to a report published by Climate Central and cited by AFP. The phenomenon has major implications for tourism,...

Bee-killing pesticides have been found in 85% of rivers tested in England, an analysis of UK government statistics has revealed. Environmental groups analysed Environment Agency data on neonicotinoid pesticides present in rivers tested in...

Increasing subsidies, developing the irrigation system, access to financing and amending the lease law are the main demands of farmers in our country, according to the White Paper on Agriculture 2024 document launched yesterday by the National...

A record number of Americans have become entrepreneurs during the pandemic, with the demand for new businesses reaching huge proportions, according to a visualcapitalist.com analysis based on figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)...

Reporter: In EU Member States we are witnessing a debate on GMO and NGTs cultivation. Farmers would like to grow plants that give higher yields and are more resistant to climate change, frost and drought through genetic modification, while...

Ukraine's economy grew by 4.2% in the first ten months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, thanks to the construction, transport and manufacturing sectors, the country's Economy Ministry announced, according to...

Good news travels as fast as bad. The rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 30.6% in one year, between August 2023 and July 2024, a development presented as a success for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who promised to fight...

The law of retaliation (an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth) seems to dominate the conduct of the two main powers in conflict in the Middle East. Both the authorities in Tehran, which ordered 180 ballistic missiles to be sent to Israel on...

In the fall, the crops are gathered and the students are counted. The rector of the University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology "George Emil Palade" from Târgu Mures, Leonard Azamfirei, declared during the opening ceremony...

Oil and products made from this raw material represent, on average, 30% of global merchandise exports, valued at 1.5 trillion dollars annually, according to a visualcapitalist.com analysis.

• Recolta UE, în scădere 

• EU Harvest Decline 

The Federation of Associations of Energy Utility Companies (ACUE) requests the Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) to establish for the operators of natural gas distribution networks a remuneration rate for the invested capital different from that...

Albania is not only the country of Skenderberg, or the coast of the Adriatic Sea or the tradition present everywhere in the cities of Elbasan, Berat or Korcea, but also the state where agro-tourism is in full development, despite the problems...

Heavy rainfall and flooding have caused severe damage in southern China, causing landslides and making roads impassable.

The world is meteorologically in a transitional phase. The probability that the La Nina weather pattern, characterized by low temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, will develop between July and September is 65%, a US government weather agency...

In May, Ukraine set a new record for the amount of sugar exported in a single month, 108,000 tons, of which 65% went to the EU and 35% to other countries, the acting president of The National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine (Ukrsugar),...

Grampet Group will inaugurate today the largest railway grain transshipment terminal in Dorneşti, Suceava county. The terminal was built to facilitate the transit of Ukrainian grain through our country to river ports and seaports, from where they...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the temporary blockade of its Black Sea ports have redirected the flow of grain from the "breadbasket of the world".

The price of wheat futures reached, this week, the highest level in the last 15 months on the Paris Stock Exchange, amid the intensification of fears related to deliveries from the Black Sea area, after the reduction of estimates for the harvests...

Up more than 80% since the start of the year, shares of Nvidia Corp. were one of the engines behind the 2024 stock market rally, according to a Statista analysis. It shows that the momentum in shares of the US chipmaker, which has benefited from...

The futures price of cocoa beans has risen more than 150% on the New York market in the past three months, and from March 2023 to date, it has gained 255%, as a result of the decrease in global supply. Profile crops are affected by unfavorable...

Humanity is also preparing for an extreme crisis situation. A warehouse set up in an area of the Arctic covered in ice to save the world's agricultural crops from extinction has received batches of seeds from the largest number of new...

Drought is creating big problems in several areas of Europe. After Spain, Italy began to take measures to limit the damage. The lack of precipitation in Italy worsens the pollution. The circulation of the most polluting cars has been banned in...

Protests by farmers in EU member states were crowned with success yesterday when the European Commission adopted the regulation granting a partial exemption for European farmers from the rule forcing them to leave land fallow (GAEC 8) this year....

The European People's Party requested yesterday, through a letter sent to Ursula von der Leyen - the president of the European Commission, the allocation of more funds for farmers, said the European deputy Siegfried Mureşan - vice-president...

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Florin Barbu, is decided to request today, within the Agrifish Council, the resignation of the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, according to the announcement made...

The faulty management of the former management team of ASF, headed by Nicu Marcu, with particular consequences in the insurance market, where in recent years we have witnessed the bankruptcies of the companies City Insurance and Euroins Romania,...

The producer of organic inputs for agriculture Norofert (NRF) contracted a loan through the IMM Invest Plus program, in the amount of 4.15 million lei, for the purchase of irrigation systems and equipment for agricultural crops, according to a...

A.6. Jubilee (Yowel)

Liberation from Economic and Political Servitude

In the last twenty years, we have become accustomed to consider that Black Sea tourism only means the Romanian and Bulgarian coasts, the latter flooded with attractive all-inclusive or ultra all-inclusive offers.

Poor air quality shortens life expectancy. There are plenty of examples of this. The air quality in the capital of India deteriorated at the beginning of this week when pollution levels reached their highest this year after weak winds in the cold...