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Greenbot Launches Autonomous Robot For Weed Control In Woody Crops
(MENAFN- Robotics & Automation News) GreenBot unveils autonomous system for weeding woody crop areas July 9, 2025 by David Edwards The GreenBot project has taken a key step towards sustainable agriculture with the field deployment of a...

Trump tariff threat to hit SA white farmers he vowed to protect
US President Donald Trump’s threatened 30% tariff on South African exports is set to deal an economic blow to a community he has vocally and controversially championed: white farmers. Citing false claims that white South Africans are being...

Pau Solanilla: ‘Spain can help Africa become more competitive’
The third edition of the Africa Spain Summit was held in Madrid with great success, organised by One Africa Forums. The main objective of the event was to strengthen ties at all levels between Africa and Spain. Among the participants at the event...

US tariffs on South Africa set to hit white farmers Trump has embraced
By Wendell Roelf CITRUSDAL, South Africa (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened 30% tariff on South African exports is set to deal an economic blow to a community he has vocally and controversially championed: white farmers. Citing...
US tariffs on South Africa set to hit white farmers Trump has embraced
By Wendell Roelf CITRUSDAL, South Africa (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened 30% tariff on South African exports is set to deal an economic blow to a community he has vocally and controversially championed: white farmers. Citing...

The three new holiday destinations British Airways is launching to this year from affordable capitals to Spanish cities
BRITISH Airways is adding more short-haul flight destinations to its roster for the winter season - and one has highs of 20C in November. The airline has revealed it will be flying from London to Rabat in Morocco, Graz in Austria and adding more...

Here’s how Spain would be impacted if eight million immigrants were deported – and it isn’t pretty
SPAIN’S far-right party Vox was on the receiving end of a powerful backlash after it outlined a radical plan to deport all eight million immigrants in the country – including those already naturalised and even their kids. Vox’s demographic...

At Spain’s Finca La Bobadilla, Modern Luxury Meets Timeless Traditions
Finca La Bobadilla Courtesy of the hotel Toward the end of the last century, a great many hacienda hotels were constructed in southern Spain in a style that was meant to look old. Their architecture was oriented around central cobbled plazas and...

Bank robbers executed 13 lucrative heists across Spain by fooling security guards with ‘front-door’ ruse
A BANK robbery crew behind at least 13 heists has been brought down in a joint operation by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. Nine people have been arrested- six on the Costa Blanca- with searches carried out at 11 homes and seven garages...

ODOS closes €680,000 to drive sustainability in the agri-food sector
The Irish start-up driving climate action in the agri-food sector, ODOS, has closed a €680,000 funding round. ODOS is a climate-tech startup helping companies take effective climate action without sacrificing productivity. By simplifying data...

Brussels to Preserve Core Farming Subsidies as Parliament Calls for Independent CAP Budget Post-2027
23The European Commission is expected to safeguard the majority of farming subsidies under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in its forthcoming multiannual budget proposal, despite parallel efforts to redirect European Union funding towards...

Elmi Mohamud Nor Ali: ‘The relationship between Spain and Somalia is growing’
Madrid hosted the Africa Spain Summit 2025 with the aim of strengthening existing cooperation between Africa and Spain at all levels. Various personalities contributed their knowledge and experience, adding value to the important summit organised...

MP Chief Minister Mohan Yadav To Visit Dubai, Spain To Woo Investors; Eyes For Foreign Investment
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): To attract investment, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will go on a tour of Dubai and Spain from July 13 to July 19. He will meet various industrialists and appeal to them to invest in Madhya Pradesh. Notably, before the Global...

Europe Off-Highway Electric Vehicle Industry Report 2024-2025 & 2034 Market Surges Amid Growing Adoption In Mining, Construction, And Agriculture
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The Europe off-highway electric vehicle (OHEV) market is set for remarkable growth, projected to expand from $1.39 billion in 2024 to $13.78 billion by 2034, reflecting a CAGR of 25.76%. This surge is driven by the...

Tajikistan's Almosi Valley becomes first CIS site recognized as global agricultural heritage
11:16, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The Almosi Valley in Tajikistan has made history by becoming the first site in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to be officially recognized as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS)....
Trump tariffs sour fortunes of SA’s citrus farmers
Ntando Thukwana Walk down the aisles of a Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods Market in the US, and chances are many of the piles of oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruit will be labeled “Produce of South Africa.” They have become a staple in the US - the...

Farmworkers Heal Climate-Scarred Land With Native Seeds
Around 2010, he began teaching the intricacies of native seed collecting to Manolo Sánchez, who had been working in peach orchards near Yuba City. Both were hired as collections experts by Hedgerow Farms in 2017. “They’re some of the best...

‘I watched in terror as raging fire circled my home in Spanish heatwave’
Laia Viñas returned home to her village of Xerta just before a lockdown was declared by authorities as flames took hold in Catalonia MADRID – A writer told of her terror when she returned to her Spanish village to find it was circled by a huge...

"We stopped our watermelon campaign after the start of the Spanish campaign"
Some Moroccan exporters of fresh produce chose to end their watermelon campaign once Spanish watermelons arrived on the market. This was the case for Said Aghzou, the CEO of Valyour. Aghzou said: 'We stopped our watermelon campaign 20 days ago,...

Massive Coastal Highway Farming Project Gets Green Light with Conditions
The National Environmental Appraisal Committee (NEAC) has approved the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the Spanish Lookout Community Corporation Limited’s proposed farming development. As we recently reported, the 6,719-acre...