farming
Virus sparks boom for local farmers in import-dependent Hong Kong
World
April 6, 2020
Virus sparks boom for local farmers in import-dependent Hong Kong
After a coronavirus-fuelled wave of panic-buying briefly left Hong Kong’s supermarket shelves bare, residents are turning to local producers for…
Hunger stalks southern Africa as climate crisis deepens
World
February 12, 2020
Hunger stalks southern Africa as climate crisis deepens
Just under a year ago, Alice Posha fled her home in the middle of the night and then watched as…
Yemenis go solar amid war energy shortage
Middle East
November 17, 2019
Yemenis go solar amid war energy shortage
ANAA (Reuters) – When electricity was cut to Yemen’s capital four years ago after war broke out, Ebrahim al-Faqih saw…
Pig farmers pessimistic as China tries to talk down swine fever
World
October 2, 2019
Pig farmers pessimistic as China tries to talk down swine fever
Sun Dawu sighs sadly when asked about the death of thousands of his pigs, killed by the African swine fever…
Climate change impacts Egyptian food security: Agriculture Minister
Egypt
September 10, 2019
Climate change impacts Egyptian food security: Agriculture Minister
Climate change poses a serious threat to Egypt’s agricultural sector, as it raises the rates of desertification, threatens biodiversity and…
Humanity’s next test: feed 10 billion without ruining Earth
World
August 2, 2019
Humanity’s next test: feed 10 billion without ruining Earth
Experts Friday began negotiating the most comprehensive scientific assessment ever of the role the land we live off plays in…
After years of war and drought, Iraq’s bumper crop is burning
Middle East
June 20, 2019
After years of war and drought, Iraq’s bumper crop is burning
BAQUBA/NINEVEH PLAINS, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi farmer Riyadh woke on May 13 to find his wheat crop ablaze. In his…
Prehistoric settlement in Turkey bears telltale signs of modern woes
Middle East
June 18, 2019
Prehistoric settlement in Turkey bears telltale signs of modern woes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Overcrowding. Violence. Infectious diseases. Environmental degradation. It may sound like the worst of modern mega-cities. But people…
Livestock rustlers face jail time as New Zealand tightens laws
World
June 14, 2019
Livestock rustlers face jail time as New Zealand tightens laws
When livestock rustlers came for sheepbreeder Daniel Wheeler’s prize ewes in the dead of night, they didn’t take the animals…
Egypt’s Agriculture Ministry announces regulations for crocodile farming
Egypt
June 9, 2019
Egypt’s Agriculture Ministry announces regulations for crocodile farming
The Ministry of Agriculture has announced the requirements for the licensing of crocodile farms. The area of the crocodile farm…