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Virus sparks boom for local farmers in import-dependent Hong Kong
World

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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