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Canada’s federal and provincial ag departments, ahead of the April 1 launch of their new ag policy funding framework, have opened their new AgriMarketing program to applications from the industry. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, speaking Thursday in Edmonton, fleshed out details for both the AgriMarketing and AgriCompetitiveness arms of the new federal/provincial ag framework, […] Read more

Canada’s federal agriculture department is poised to hand off its responsibility for policy and support relating to the co-operative sector. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s oversight of Canada’s Rural and Co-operatives Secretariat (RCS), which the department has held for over 30 years, is to be transferred to Industry Canada. Further details weren’t yet available on the […] Read more

Up to half of all the food produced worldwide ends up going to waste due to poor harvesting, storage and transport methods as well as irresponsible retailer and consumer behaviour, a report said on Thursday. The world produces about four billion tonnes of food a year but 1.2 to 2 billion tonnes is not eaten, […] Read more

Canada’s federal food inspection agency plans to set up a new model of "single-window" access for processors and agency inspectors to get needed information, through 16 sector-specific "centres of expertise" across the country. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, speaking Monday at Crop Production Week in Saskatoon, said the new centres "will pool expertise and make […] Read more

Raiders armed with guns, machetes and spears killed 30 people, including several children, and torched their houses in Kenya’s coastal region on Friday, police said, heightening security concerns ahead of next year’s election. Nine of the raiders were also killed in what appeared to have been a revenge attack by settled Pokomo farmers against the […] Read more