Tag: Agriculture
UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms
LONDON -- With banners, bullhorns, toy tractors and an angry message, British farmers are descending on Parliament on Tuesday to protest a hike...
French farmers mobilize for protests over EU-Mercosur trade deal
PARIS -- French farmers are mobilizing for widespread protests called Monday targeting the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. They argue the deal threatens their livelihoods...
Food aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should they do more?
CHIPINGE, Zimbabwe -- Gertrude Siduna appears to have little appetite for corn farming season.Rather than prepare her land in Zimbabwe’s arid southeastern Chipinge...
NitroVolt is helping farmers make their own fertilizer using renewable power
When Suzanne Zamany Andersen arranged her trip to greenhouse grower Koppert Cress in the Netherlands, she thought she would just be pitching her...
California farmers enjoy pistachio boom, with much of it headed to China
LOST HILLS, Calif. -- In a sprawling plant in the heart of California's farmland, millions of shells rush down a metallic chute and...
The US extends avocado import permissions to Guatemala, but don't expect cheaper guacamole soon
MEXICO CITY -- The U.S. government extended avocado import permissions to Guatemala on Friday, but don’t expect that to result in cheaper guacamole...