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Millions continue to face hunger

Latest UN FAO report reveals that for third successive year no progress has been made on reducing world hunger

21 August 2024 NEWS OK

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Brief news snippets from USA, China, Britain and Ukraine.

31 July 2024
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Commissioner calls for more CAP funding

European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski looks back on a term of ‘crisis management’ and recommends that more money is secured for the next CAP.

17 July 2024 NEWS OK
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Colm McCarthy: practical measures needed to turn targets into policy

Targets in conflict are a recipe for delay and cost escalation. The latest domain for this habit of political evasion is defence policy.

17 July 2024
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Opinion: glasshouse repairs are needed before I throw any stones

A clumsy and disappointing pair of factual errors have left me slow to join the pile-on Joe Biden is experiencing, but he is now an outside shot to retain the US presidency.

29 June 2024
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Global pig numbers ramping up as EU production falls

The Irish Farmers Journal spoke Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) pig chair Roy Gallie to get an overview of the current climate in the sector.

5 June 2024 NEWS OK
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Ireland's neutrality is financially savvy

Neutrality is seen as an expression of sovereignty and echoes the success of the 1939 decision to keep out of World War II.

22 May 2024 VIEWPOINTS OK
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Fertiliser suppliers' profits jumped 160% when prices soared in 2022

Companies boosted earnings by holding percentage gross margins steady.

15 May 2024 NEWS OK
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Food security fears in wake of Ukraine invasion will remain – McConalogue

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue believes that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could ultimately lead to separate food production and environmental funds for farmers.

29 April 2024 NEWS OK