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Articles with tag "Agriculture"
Russia’s FSB Arrests Ex-Official Accused of Embezzling $22.6 Mln
Oleg Donskikh, who headed one of the Agriculture Ministry’s departments until 2012, was arrested after 12 years of being on the run.
EU Approves 'Prohibitive' Tariffs on Russian Grain Imports
The measure will "tackle illegal Russian exports of stolen Ukraine grain into EU markets," the bloc's trade commissioner said.
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A Toxic Invasive Plant Has Conquered Russia. Authorities Want to Fight It by Punishing Dacha Owners.
As hogweed takes over roadsides, fields and dachas, experts question how effective the new law will be without systemic solutions.
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Latvia Parliament Bans Food Imports From Russia, Belarus
Earlier this month, thousands of farmers demonstrated to call for a ban on Russian grain — which they said was funding the Kremlin's war efforts in Ukraine...
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Russia Charges 4 Egg Producers With Price Fixing
The cost of chicken eggs in Russia has gone up by 45% since the start of the year, prompting a personal apology from Vladimir Putin this week.
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Russian Firm to Make 'Agricultural' Drones in Uzbekistan
A local official said the drones were designed for "agricultural" purposes only.
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Moscow Imposes Quarantine in Multiple Districts Over Bird Flu Outbreak
This month, 22 outbreaks of the H5N1 subtype of the influenza virus have been recorded across Russia.
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Any Ukraine Peace Talks Should Be About 'New World Order' – Lavrov
The top Russian diplomat was in Turkey — which has retained ties with both Moscow and Kyiv — to hold talks with his Turkish counterpart.
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Three Leading Grain Exporters to Quit Russia by July
Distributors Cargill, Louis Dreyfus (LDC), and Viterra all plan to leave Russia by the summer.
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Top Agriculture Trader Cargill to Stop Exporting Russian Grain
Top global agricultural trader Cargill is to end its exports of Russian grain this summer while maintaining its other operations.
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UN Reports 'Progress' on Talks to Allow Russian Fertilizer Exports
Negotiations underway to unblock exports of fertilizer from Russia have made "important steps forward," one of the main United Nations negotiators said...
Bitter Harvest: Russia Gathers Grain in Occupied Ukraine
Russian troops are overseeing the work of farmers in the fields.
Russia Withdraws Troops From Ukraine’s Snake Island
Moscow claimed that the withdrawal was a voluntary show of “goodwill.”
Investigations Uncover Russia’s Alleged Ukrainian Grain Smuggling
Russia has been accused by Western powers of using food as a weapon in its war with Ukraine.
Russia’s Food Exports Earned Record Revenues Amid Soaring Global Food Prices
The agriculture sector added $7 billion in exports even as volume decreased.
In the World’s Biggest Country, Vertical Farming Gains Ground
Despite Russia’s status as an agricultural superpower, hi-tech, intensive, indoor farming is gaining a foothold.
Russia Sets Record Food Exports Amid Pandemic, Rising Prices
For the first time ever, Russia became a net exporter of agricultural products in 2020.
Russia’s Booming Intensive Animal Farming ‘A Ticking Time Bomb’ for Future Viruses
Following the discovery of the first case of H5N8 bird flu in humans, virologists fear farms will become virus “petri dishes.”
Russia’s Agricultural Sector Boosts Output Despite Pandemic
Growth in 2020 slowed down, but total output was almost record-breaking.
Russia's Food Price Cap Could Lead to Shortages
Government body flags “systemic risks” of capping prices of agricultural goods.
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