Tag: Agriculture

Drought forces Kenya's Maasai and other herders to look beyond cattle — even to fish

KAJIADO, Kenya -- The blood, milk and meat of cattle have long been staple foods for Maasai pastoralists in Kenya, perhaps the country's...

Chocolate's future could hinge on success of growing cocoa not just in the tropics, but in the lab

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate lovers need not despair, say...

Seeds are gifts from nature, says a major organic producer. So now it's going to give them away

NAPLES, New York -- A major organic seed company has surprised its supporters by announcing it will end sales and give hundreds of...

Game of inches: Lobster fishermen say tiny change in legal sizes could disrupt imperiled industry

PORTLAND, Maine -- Gerry Cushman has seen Maine's iconic lobster industry survive numerous threats in his three decades on the water, but the...

India has pushed hard for solar. But as its billions demand more power, coal always gets the call

BENGALURU, India -- India Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the midst of a monthslong reelection campaign this April when he took to...

Britain has a farming problem, warns boss of Hawksmoor steakhouse chain

British farmers no longer believe there is “honour and profit” in agriculture, the boss of one of Britain’s most celebrated steakhouses has warned.Will...