Government / Policies

08/24/2020 SOURCE: www.dawn.com

UN to spend $10m on food security in Balochistan

UN resident coordi­na­tor visits Chagai, Nushki and Dalbandin.

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Topics: Economics, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Commentary: How much tariffs will be levied on a COVID-19 vaccine?

High import tariffs by many middle-income countries are driving up prices of medicines for their patients, say Philip Stevens and Nilanjan Banik.

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Topics: Economics, Sustainability, Fermentation/Vineyard/Wine, Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, Ag Australia/NZ,

Poisoned chalice: Why China's scrutiny of Australian wine is bad news

While the Australian Government and winemakers deny any wrongdoing in a spat with China over wine prices, there could be more to the latest bump in the rocky relationship with our largest trading partner.

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08/20/2020 SOURCE: www.inewsguyana.com

Agriculture Ministry working to lift US catfish ban

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha has committed towards lifting the US-imposed catfish ban, which was instituted against Guyana in early 2018 under the Granger-led administration. He shared t…

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Topics: Sustainability, Fishing (Commercial), Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,

China issues new sustainability rules for its notorious fishing fleet | South Africa Today

China has made the first major revisions to regulations governing its distant-water fishing fleet in 17 years. The new rules aim to curb illegal activity, increase transparency and improve sustainability in commercial fishing. As dominant nation in the global fishing industry, yet ranked worst for fishing offenses, China could have a huge positive impact through […]

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Topics: Water, Economics, Government / Policies, Ag Australia/NZ,

'Simply unfair': Farmers left high and dry in national water infrastructure rebate scheme

Farmers believe they are owed millions of dollars through a Federal Government water infrastructure scheme, which was run by the states.

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