Farming
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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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No end in sight for India’s protesting farmers
Several rounds of talks between the government and farmers have failed to break the deadlock. BBC Since November, tens of…
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Brexit risks dragging UK pesticides laws deeper into shadows, critics warn
Brexit was supposed to give British citizens closer scrutiny of the laws that govern them. Eddy Wax Politico But when…
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Deeply Rooted: Coca Eradication and Violence in Colombia
Bogotá and Washington should abandon their heavy-handed elimination efforts and help growers find alternatives to the hardy plant. ICG What’s…
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Kiribati and China to develop former climate-refuge land in Fiji
A block of land the government of Kiribati bought in Fiji half a decade ago – ostensibly to serve as…
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Vertical farming’s sky-high ambitions cut short by EU organic rules
Anders Riemann’s indoor farm in the suburbs of Copenhagen is pesticide-free, chemical fertilizer-free, and promises not to emit any greenhouse gases…
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Deforestation destroyed more than two football fields of Brazil’s Amazon a minute last year
Deforestation destroyed the equivalent of more than two football pitches each minute in the Brazilian Amazon in 2020, another devastating…
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Government consults on gene editing for UK farms to tackle ‘challenges of our age’
The government will consider the use of cutting edge biotechnology that could see the genes in crops and farm animals…
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Europe lags behind in lab-grown meat race
When Singapore became the first country to approve and commercially sell lab-grown meat this month, Ira van Eelen couldn’t help…
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Europe’s sugar farmers give in to cravings for banned pesticides
The farmers feeding Europe’s sugar addiction are hooked on a much less appealing substance: bee-killing pesticides. Eddy Wax Politico Sugar…
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United Nations urges world leaders to declare a state of climate emergency
More than 70 world leaders were due to address the one-day virtual gathering aimed at building momentum for much steeper…
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High paying Australian jobs bosses can’t find staff for
High-paying jobs with stacks of benefits, including free accommodation and a car, are going unfilled by fickle Australians. Benedict Brook…
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How the regenerative farming movement transformed Charles Massy’s sheep station
High up on the Monaro plateau that runs off the flank of Mount Kosciuszko he could see his homestead and…
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