Acai berry craze boosts incomes in the Brazilian Amazon, but at a cost | Environment
Working in the sweltering heat of the Brazilian Amazon, Jose Diogo scales a tree and harvests a cluster of black berries: acai, the trendy “superfood”…
Working in the sweltering heat of the Brazilian Amazon, Jose Diogo scales a tree and harvests a cluster of black berries: acai, the trendy “superfood”…
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Countries have pledged to channel more money toward environmental protection — but that won't…
Washington requests settlement panel under North American trade deal in push against Mexican curbs on corn imports. The United States has escalated its objections to…
Last month, three days after Russia pulled out of the Black Sea grain deal, India imposed a ban on July 20 on the export of…
“Tomato King” Ramesh Pangal, a farmer in the north Indian state of Haryana, had a good yield despite a heatwave that began earlier than usual…
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — It’s officially August, which means the last Eurocrats are heading out of town…
The dogs bark and stare as Kim Jong-kil approaches the rusty cages housing the large, short-haired animals he sells for their meat. Kim opens a…
One person remains missing after a blast in a grain silo in Parana state triggers two more, authorities say. At least eight people have been…
Europe is grappling with extreme weather from soaring temperatures in southern Italy to powerful storms in Croatia and Italy, piling pressure on emergency services and…
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. African leaders have long been reluctant to criticize Russia and now that President Vladimir…
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal is expected to drive food prices higher in Asia but the impact will be…
Russia on Monday pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a U.N.-brokered accord that has made it possible for Ukraine to export tens of…
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. STRASBOURG — Gather round, gather round, it’s the last big match of the season.…
In 2007, as Sudan faced Western pressure and sanctions over the bloody conflict in Darfur, the country’s ambassador to the United States famously held up…
Australia's passionfruit farmers have a problem — no matter how well they care for their vines, yields of the delicious fruit are declining. Key points:Passionfruit yields are declining…
Year 8 student Ally Chapman says she struggles to listen and focus in the classroom, but out in an orchard picking avocados those challenges dissipate.On a sunny…
The United States becomes the second country in the world, behind Singapore, to allow sales of lab-grown meat. Two companies, Upside Foods and Good Meat,…
Brazilian president says he plans to discuss stalled trade deal between the EU and bloc of South American nations. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da…
Hundreds of thousands of locusts have descended on crops in northern Afghanistan under the helpless gaze of farmers and their families already stalked by food…
United States grains merchants Bunge and Glencore-backed Viterra are merging to create an agricultural trading giant worth about $34bn including debt, the companies have said,…