Browsing: agriculture

A farmer drives a tractor in the Marajah village of the Mishkhab District north of Iraq’s central city of Najaf. In Najaf, desert farming has expanded significantly, with local agriculture authorities stating that crop yields have been boosted by new irrigation methods and increased rainfall this winter. ©Ahmad Al Rubaye/AFP

The Emirati city’s agricultural tech center, Silal’s Innovation Oasis (iO), signed an agreement with Square Roots to promote indoor and desert-adapted farming innovations and conduct experiments with desert-suited crops.

After achieving productivity levels above the national average in palm cultivation, the company Denpasa launched a project in the Brazilian state aimed at family farmers. Read the fourth feature in ANBA’s series on Pará’s agribusiness.

In the third feature of ANBA’s series on livestock and agriculture in Pará, the state hosting COP30, discover the cooperative founded by Japanese immigrants that introduced the agroforestry system in the municipality of Tomé-Açu, combining forest species with productive crops.

Starting on Thursday (30), ANBA begins publishing a series of reports showcasing the Brazilian state’s rural activities and its efforts toward diversification and sustainability. Pará’s capital city will host in November the United Nations COP30, the world’s most important climate negotiations.