Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum has once again brought attention to its oil industry. This prompted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to threaten to cut off
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Fertilizer Update: Wisconsin Farmers Provided Cost Savings for Pesticides and Fertilizers
Wisconsin farmers are going to pay less for crop nutrients and pesticides under the new stage budget that was signed last week. The package includes
Market Update: PotashCorp Temporarily Curbs Production
Saskatoon-based Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. said it was about to temporarily curb production at two mines to balance its overall production. The Canadian corporate
Northeast Asian Flashpoint: China Limits Oil Trade with North Korea
China has decided to curb its oil exports to North Korea on top of stopping its textiles imports from the rogue country. China’s oil exports
Morocco’s Green Transition: Rabat to Invest $40 billion by 2030 in Renewables
Morocco is to invest $40 billion by 2030 in energy sector and most of it in renewable energy. Rabat wants to target projects that aim
German Bayer Invests in a Plant-Based Fertilizer Start-Up
Germany’s Bayer AG is to invest $100 million in the next big breakthrough in crop fertilizer. Its Bayer LifeScience Center division and biotech Gingko Biowork
Market Update: Venezuela Abandons US Dollar in Oil Trade
Venezuela is no longer receiving or sending payments in US dollars in response to the sanctions imposed by the White House in August. Oil traders
Nigeria Rolls Out a Countrywide Program for Affordable Fertilizer
Nigeria’s Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, PFI, will deliver 4 million bags of 50kg Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium (NPK) crop nutrients to farmers across the country at
Fueling Europe: How to Turn the Mediterranean into an Energy Powerhouse
The European countries have been excited over the past few years about newly discovered gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean and rightly so. The newly
The Untapped Potential of Renewables in the MENA Region
Renewable energy has been promoted all around the world on the grounds of cost reduction, increasing energy demand, and socio-economic benefits. The region of the