Farming
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Biden races against time to unlock Ukraine’s trapped grain
President Joe Biden surprised some European and U.S. officials this week when he publicly announced that the U.S. was working…
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India isn’t the only one banning food exports. These countries are doing the same
The war has triggered a huge spike in wheat prices, with Russia and Ukraine among the biggest exporters of the…
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Young Indian farmers are turning to an ancient crop to fight water stress and climate change
With 1.4 billion people to feed, and such heatwaves set to become more common, the country clearly needs more sustainable agriculture.…
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Minimum pay requirements for farm workers take effect today and you might see that price in your basket
It is the first day of a new wage structure for workers in the horticulture industry, marking one of the…
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Water sources are disappearing. How can we adapt?
If forests are the ‘lungs’ of our planet; absorbing twice as much carbon as they emit each year, then we…
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Climate change: Key crops face major shifts as world warms
Key coffee regions in Brazil, Indonesia, Vietnam and Colombia will all “drastically decrease” by around 50% by 2050. BBC Suitable…
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The race to protect the food of the future – why seed banks alone are not the answer
I knew from the start that my harvest, if any, would be meagre. Helen Anne Curry The Conversation The plants…
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Farmers could be paid for post-Brexit ‘rewilding’ land changes
When the UK was part of the EU, farmers were given grants based on how much land they farmed. Claire…
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It’ll take away our livelihoods’: Welsh farmers on rewilding and carbon markets
Teleri Fielden is suddenly very despairing. Tom Levitt The Guardian After skirting around the topic for the best part of…
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India’s Modi to repeal controversial farm laws that led to protests
Farmers, who form one of India’s most influential voting blocs, have camped out on the outskirts of the capital since…
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TikTok videos humanise Colombia’s cocaine workers
Viral social media videos in Colombia reveal how the people on the lowest rung of the cocaine industry work and…
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Why the fate of our planet’s environment depends on the state of its soil
“The nation that destroys its soils destroys itself,” he wrote, highlighting what remains a fundamental truth: that the state of…
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The powerful new use for cocoa
If you’ve indulged in a chocolate dessert lately, there is a good chance that its cocoa came from Ivory Coast.…
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Is Brazil ‘overkilling’ its cattle herd to meet China’s demand for beef?
China’s escalating demand for beef is being met by Brazil — the world’s biggest beef exporter — but at least…
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Ending Nigeria’s Herder-Farmer Crisis: The Livestock Reform Plan
If this initiative fails, there could be more rural violence. ICG Abuja should work with donors to raise both money…
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The Climate Factor in Nigeria’s Farmer-Herder Violence
Africa is especially vulnerable to climate change, as millions are already experiencing record heat, extreme precipitation and rising sea levels.…
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