agriculture

Hong Kong to cull 6,000 pigs as first swine fever case found

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong will cull 6,000 pigs after African swine fever was detected in an…

Many sharks closer to extinction than feared: Red List

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse Human appetites are pushing makos and other iconic sharks to the brink of extinction,…

Trump urges China to remove tariffs on US agricultural products

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Friday urged China to abolish tariffs on agricultural products…

Bean bonanza: coffee cafes pop up in remote corner of Indonesia

TORAJA, Indonesia (AFP) -- For decades, there wasn't a coffee shop anywhere in Indonesia's Toraja region even as its high-quality beans…

Thousands protest in Berlin against industrialised agriculture

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Thousands of protesters, backed by a procession of farm tractors, marched in Berlin Saturday for environmental…

Human diet causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to planet: study

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change…

Sustainable natural farming, isinusulong ngayon sa lalawigan ng Pangasinan

[gallery link="file" columns="6" size="large" ids="258995,258996,258997,258998,258999,259000"] (Eagle News) -- Isinusulong ngayon ang sustainable natural farming sa mga bayan sa lalawigan ng…

S.Africa’s neighbours slap import bans over foot-and-mouth disease

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Countries neighbouring South Africa have banned the import of cloven-hoofed animals and their products over…

Moroccan saffron farmers battle knockoff spices

MOROCCAN (AFP)- Saffron farmers in southern Morocco have long taken pride in the coveted spice they produce from the purple-petalled…

N. Korea food production down in 2018: UN body

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Food production has fallen this year in isolated, nuclear-armed North Korea, according to the UN's…

McDonald’s unveils plan for cutting antibiotics in beef

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- McDonald's announced a plan on Tuesday for a phased reduction of antibiotics in beef,…

Woman charged over Australia strawberry needle scare

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A woman has been charged after a "complex" investigation into an Australian strawberry scare where…

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