How Israel destroyed Gaza’s ability to feed itself | Israel-Palestine conflict News
At the start of summer, Gaza's fields are usually bursting with ripening crops and fruits of all colours, scents and sizes. But, nearly nine months…
New Zealand scraps ‘burp tax’ on livestock after backlash from farmers | Agriculture News
Centre-right coalition gov’t says it will focus on ‘practical tools and technology’ to reduce agricultural emissions. New Zealand has scrapped plans for a so-called “burp…
China lifts ban on Australian beef exporters in the latest sign of thaw | Agriculture
Move follows lifting of restrictions on imports of Australian coal, timber and barley. China has lifted an import ban on five Australian beef producers, the…
Ivorian cocoa farmers ‘barely survive’ while chocolate company profits soar | Agriculture
Aboude, Ivory Coast – It’s 11am in Aboude, a village in southern Ivory Coast, and Magne Akoua has already been working on his cacao farm…
Woolworths contributes little to food waste but rejects bananas that are ‘too big’, SA committee hears
In short: Woolworths CCO Paul Harker told a South Australian parliamentary committee food could be discarded because of poor eating quality or how long it'd…
‘Why should we vote?’ India’s jute workers blame politicians for woes | India Election 2024
Kolkata, India — Amirul Laskar has been out of a job for the past three months, since the jute mill where he was employed shut operations…
California farmworkers cheer new housing in town scarred by mass shooting | Housing News
Half Moon Bay, California – Almost a year and a half after a mass shooting took the lives of seven farmworkers in the town of…
At least 8 people dead as bus carrying farmworkers crashes in Florida | transport News
Bus was carrying 53 farmworkers when it collided with a pick-up truck in central Florida, authorities say. At least eight people have been killed after…
Top 7 EU Initiatives That Are Transforming Tourism in Portugal
Tourism is a vital sector for Portugal, contributing significantly to its economy and cultural exchange. As part of the European Union, Portugal has been able…
Polish farmers suspend blockade of Ukraine border | Agriculture News
Polish farmers end blockade at the Ukraine border, after months of protests over cheap imports. Polish farmers have called off their protest at the last…
The inexplicable rise of kidney disease in Sri Lanka’s farming communities | Health
Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka – In the sleepy, verdant village of Ambagaswewa, in the Polonnaruwa district of Sri Lanka’s North Central province, 63-year-old TMH Gamini Sunil…
Ukraine detains agriculture minister in $7m corruption case | Corruption News
Ukraine has pledged to bolster its anticorruption efforts as part of its bid for European Union membership. Ukraine’s Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky has been detained…
Muster dog experts Neil McDonald and Jenny Parsons lend decades of experience to women getting into trade
An acclaimed working dog trainer in Western Australia says more women are taking on the challenge of training pups for a life on the land.Tenterden…
Inside the pressures facing Quebec’s billion-dollar maple syrup industry | Business and Economy News
Saint-Urbain-Premier, Quebec, Canada – In clear safety glasses and heavy beige overalls, Jean-Francois Touchette is in his element. All around him are pipes, tubes, temperature…
Why are British farmers pleading for a universal basic income? | Agriculture News
A new lobby group in the United Kingdom is calling for a universal basic income (UBI) for all British farmers amid concerns that government funding…
Chocolate prices to keep rising as West Africa’s cocoa crisis deepens | Agriculture News
Long the world’s undisputed cocoa powerhouses, accounting for more than 60 percent of global supply, Ghana and its West African neighbour Ivory Coast are both…
Angry farmers block Brussels to protest EU policies, cheap Ukraine imports | Protests News
Farmers threw beets, sprayed manure at police and set hay alight in Brussels as hundreds of tractors sealed off streets close to the European Union…
Baralaba South coal mine proposal signals renewed fight from farmers with Dawson River concerns
In short: An international company has launched fresh plans to develop a mine in central Queensland that locals have fought against for more than a decade.Farmers…
London Grown: Roots of Resistance | Agriculture
In London, a city farmer battles to preserve her community’s green sanctuary in the face of soaring costs of living. For at least a decade,…
Boom time for Myanmar opium farmers amid coup chaos | Drugs News
In a remote corner of Myanmar, a line of farmers moves through a field of nodding poppies, making small cuts in the greenish-purple pods to…