World needs food system ‘transformation’ to tackle climate: expert
by Kelly MACNAMARA Food is fundamental to the efforts to tackle climate change, according to a scientist who has spent…
4 years ago
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Haulage strike paralyzes Argentina’s farming exports
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- A four-day-old strike by Argentine grain transporters, demanding higher freight rates in the face of…
4 years ago
International agencies call for urgent aid to address food insecurity
Major international organizations issued an appeal Wednesday for urgent measures to deal with rising food insecurity in poor countries, including…
4 years ago
As Ukraine sowing season starts, fuel shortages threaten food supply
by Selim SAHEB ETTABA Agence France-Presse Bahaté, Ukraine (AFP) - In an endless field in southwest Ukraine, farmers began to…
4 years ago
Tunisian eco-pioneers battle to save Sahara oasis life
by Francoise Kadri Agence France-Presse NEFTA, Tunisia (AFP) - A remote oasis in Tunisia's desert was exhausted by decades of…
4 years ago
Bolsonaro proposes Amazon mining over fertilizer shortages
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday proposed lifting a ban on mining in indigenous territories in…
4 years ago
Morocco announces $1 billion drought relief plan
RABAT, Morocco (AFP) - Morocco said Wednesday it will launch a nearly $1 billion aid programme to help its agriculture…
4 years ago
Saudi coffee legacy percolates through the generations
by Haitham El-Tabei Agence France-Presse JIZAN, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - For Farah al-Malki, growing coffee plants in Saudi Arabia's southwestern…
4 years ago
Start ups bringing Pakistan’s farming into digital age
by Yann SCHREIBER Agence France-Presse CHAK TWENTY-SIX SP, Pakistan (AFP) - Agriculture entrepreneurs are bringing the digital age to Pakistan's…
4 years ago
Agri dep’t to import 60K metric tons of fish to avert fish supply shortfall this first quarter
Says projected supply shortfall due in part to damage to fisheries subsector after typhoon "Odette" (Eagle News) – The…
4 years ago
Sticky situation: Canada taps maple syrup reserves to meet soaring demand
by Anne-Sophie THILL Agence France-Presse LAURIERVILLE, Canada (AFP) - Pancake lovers, fear not. Strong demand for maple syrup after a…
5 years ago
Vietnam’s spectacular terraced ricefields wait for tourists
YEN BAI, Vietnam (AFP) -- As the morning sun finds its way through the mist over Vietnam's terraced rice fields,…
5 years ago
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