Georgia Peanut Commission Research Funding, and USTR on Foreign Trade Barriers
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**The Georgia Peanut Commission board of directors has approved over $791,000 in research project funding for the
2024-25 research budget year.
According to www.morningagclips.com, this action was taken during the commission’s March board meeting.
The research projects approved include 40 proposals submitted from the University of Georgia, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and the USDA Agricultural Research Service.
For more information … got to www.gapeanuts.com
www.morningagclips.com/gpc-approves-funding-for-fy-2024-25-research-projects/
**U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai released the 2024 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers.
The NTE Report highlights barriers affecting U.S. agricultural trade, including China’s requirements across a range of food and ag products, such as sanitary and phytosanitary measures that aren’t based on science and applied beyond a reasonable period.
Others include Mexico’s take on agricultural biotechnology products, and the EU’s non-science-based policies on innovative crop protection.
**The agriculture sector faces numerous challenges around the world, including the impacts of climate change and labor shortages.
www.agrimarketing.com reports robotics can help agriculture tackle these challenges by automating machines and supporting vertical farming.
Against this backdrop, according to GlobalData, the robotics industry is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 17% from $63 billion in 2022 to $218 billion by 2030.
www.agrimarketing.com/s/149040
