Agriculture

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How a credit lifeline for India’s farmers has turned into a debt trap | Debt News
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How a credit lifeline for India’s farmers has turned into a debt trap | Debt News

Meerut, India – The last of the paint had begun to peel off Mohammad Mohsin’s house two years ago. The faded green, white...

Why are ice cream prices soaring this summer? | Agriculture News
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Why are ice cream prices soaring this summer? | Agriculture News

Staying cool just got a little more expensive this summer. The price of coconut oil, a key ingredient in ice cream, has soared...

The Golan: A Battle For Power | Agriculture
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The Golan: A Battle For Power | Agriculture

Syrian farmers in the occupied Golan Heights oppose an Israeli energy company’s plans for wind turbines on their land. A battle over land,...

Truck accident unleashes 250 million honeybees in northwestern US | Environment News
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Truck accident unleashes 250 million honeybees in northwestern US | Environment News

People asked to avoid swarms of stinging insects after truck hauling 250 million bees rolls over near the Canadian border. A truck carrying...

India’s latest coffee hub? Beans and brews offer new hope to Nagaland | Agriculture
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India’s latest coffee hub? Beans and brews offer new hope to Nagaland | Agriculture

Dimapur, Mokokchung, Wokha, Chumoukedima and Kohima, India — With its high ceilings, soft lighting and brown and turquoise blue cushioned chairs, Juro Coffee...

French farmers protest in Paris for law loosening environmental regulations | Agriculture News
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French farmers protest in Paris for law loosening environmental regulations | Agriculture News

Farmers demonstrate against changes to legislation that would ease restrictions on pesticide and water use in farming. French farmers have disrupted highway traffic...

More than 95 percent of Gaza’s agricultural land unusable, UN warns | Israel-Palestine conflict News
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More than 95 percent of Gaza’s agricultural land unusable, UN warns | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli attacks on land, wells and greenhouses are exacerbating the already critical risk of famine in Gaza, the FAO says. Less than five...

US banana giant Chiquita fires thousands over Panama strike | Agriculture News
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US banana giant Chiquita fires thousands over Panama strike | Agriculture News

President Jose Raul Mulino, whose changes to social security laws prompted the protest, called the strike ‘illegal’ and said the company has ‘just...

Japan faces a ‘rice crisis’ as price nearly doubles for food staple | Inflation News
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Japan faces a ‘rice crisis’ as price nearly doubles for food staple | Inflation News

The price of Japanese-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector. Japan is facing a...