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Ethiopia considers fruit crops as being high-value strategic, agricultural export commodities.

On July 25, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its judgment that organisms created through many newer genome editing techniques are to be regulated....

On June 14, 2018, an agreement on the successor to the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) was reached for 2021-2030.

The production of sesame and soybeans is forecast to climb in MY18/19 (Oct-Sep), while Niger seed production is expected to remain unchanged.

This report provides an overview on the biofuel use mandates in the various EU-28 member states. It supplements the EU-28 Biofuel Annual Report.

On June 14, 2018, negotiators from the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission found a political agreement on the next iteration of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II).

The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson recently issued a report underscoring food safety’s critical importance to achieving the Malabo Declaration goals of ending hunger, reducing poverty....

In May, the Ethiopian Ministry of Environment approved Bt cotton – the country’s first biotech crop – for cultivation.

The EU Council formally adopted the text of the new Regulation on organic production and labeling of organic products.

The Ethiopian Sugar Corporation (ESC) recently floated an international tender for 200,000 metric tons of sugar.

Ethiopia’s coffee production for MY18/19 (Oct-Sep) remains largely unchanged from the previous year at 7.1 million 60-kilo bags (~426,000 metric tons).

Pulses play an important role in Ethiopia’s food security and economy. Production is estimated at 2.5 million metric tons in 16/17 (Jun-Jul).