Singapore develops a new accreditation scheme to ensure local produce is pesticide-free

Highlights

• New standards are being developed focusing on sustainability, resilience and digitalization 
• New accreditation program is being developed to certify farms for producing sustainable and pesticide-free vegetables 

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E-MART SOUTH KOREA TRAINS ITS EYES ON PULSATING LOS ANGELES MARKET

• The country's largest retail store E-mart is envisaging opening a new high-end facility providing groceries and restaurants in Los Angeles sometime next year, as part of its U.S.-concentrated business strategy.
• To accomplish this, E-mart plans to invest 83.7 billion won.

JAPAN PM ANNOUNCES TO BOOST INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGIES TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE

Highlights –

• Japan PM announces to boost investment in technologies to tackle climate change.
• A government panel suggested offshore wind farms as a primary renewable energy source.
• The plan calls to build an infrastructure for 30 giga...

ONE CONFIRMED CASE OF MOSQUITO BORNE JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS IN S KOREA

• South Korea on Thursday pronounced one sure-shot case and two doubtful cases of the Japanese encephalitis, all three of them originating from Gyeonggi Province. 
• According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, a woman in her 60s was identified with the mosqui...

ASIAN BEARS IN ILLEGAL CAPTIVITY IN KOREA; HARMING ITS SPECIES

• Last month it was got to the notice about people who illegally killed Asian black bears, an endangered species, and even consumed their meat. 
• This is not been a long time with Asian black bears still being illegally reared and raised on farms in inadequate conditions, and...

COVID19 INFECTION IN MINK FARMS AND ITS WORKERS IN SPAIN; 90,000 MINKS TO BE CULLED

Highlights: 

• The Spanish farm will cull its animals for public safety 
• The Netherlands have already culled thousands of minks due to covid infection

With seven workers of a mink farm testing positive for covid19 along with 90 animals in a f...

E COLI SUSPICION IN GROUND BEEF, BATCHES RECALLED FROM ACROSS THE US

Highlights:

• The USDA has called the recall a class 1 recall which means that the consumption of this batch of beef can even turn fatal

• Two brands sell the ground beef from the meat producer: The Marketside Butcher and the Thomas Farms

RENEWABLE ENERGY WILL PLAY VITAL ROLE IN RECOVERING EUROPEAN ECONOMY

Highlights

• Over 13 billion euros are invested in onshore wind farms

• Poland made fifth largest number of acquisitions after investing over 900 million euros in offshore wind projects

From the economic point of view, 2019 was not good year in terms of ren...

Scotland’s Agro sector advised to go max organic

In its efforts to contribute the least possible to global pollution, Scotland is leaving no stone unturned. The Scottish farmers are now advised to go as organic as possible. They have also been recommended a practice that will further curb emission: to grow trees as a part of the farm.

Water Management crucial for Sustainable Agriculture

Water management practices are extremely crucial for sustainable farms. It particularly holds importance for water-scarce areas. Depleting groundwater tables and growing water scarcity is further aggravating the problem.

Matt Yost, Researcher, Utah State University is researching to fin...

National Milk Day in India

How many of you recall we had to drink the signature glass of milk each morn? A few of us enjoyed it, while some had to pinch their noses to push it down the throat. India's Rs 9,168 billion dairy market is handled by a complex system of farmers, dairy cooperatives, private players, cooperati...

The new study observes faster wind speed as a result of climate change

Amidst all the changes the earth is witnessing due to climate change, a new study reveals that climate change might increase the generation of electricity by wind energy. The finding came out when higher wind speed was observed for windfarms. 

The Research was published in the peer...