Farming
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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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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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